Domes NZ

INTRODUCTION

PLEASE SEE "UNDERTAKINGS" RE: BUILDING PERMIT 1980 FOR 15 ARATORO PLACE, CHRISTCHURCH, NZ.

PLEASE SEE "BROCHURE" FOR BUILDING RESEARCH ASSOCIATION APPRAISAL DATED 1981 AND ENGINEER'S LETTER DATED 1991 FOR NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA.

COPYRIGHT LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE OWNER PLUS 70 YEARS AFTER DEATH.

This method of building a patented form of construction, to form curved sandwich shell structures, was invented in New Zealand by a New Zealand Structural Professional Engineer, W.G.Braine. He invented and developed this sandwich shell structure in the 1970s starting the process in 1971 when he did a Master of Engineering Degree and called them Dome Shells and in 1978 formed his own company, Braineshells Construction Limited in New Zealand.

Dome Construction Limited a New Zealand company founded in 1974 were building ferro-cement domes designed by W.G.Braine. After finding out about this new method of building domes, Dome Construction Ltd NZ signed a letter in 1977 acknowledging the inventor of this new unique method of dome constructions. In 1980 the inventor signed a New Zealand licence agreement with them. They built a number of these Dome Homes, the first one being 3 Dome Shells (shown above) in Christchurch, New Zealand, after many years of research, testing, design and construction by W.G.Braine in 1970s. This licence continued until Dome Construction Ltd went into voluntary liquidation in 1985. Bill Braine then purchased all Dome Construction Ltd assets, including the ferro-cement method, all equipment, materials, including BRANZ Appraisals (see Brochure), drawings, copyright, etc, from the liquidator in 1985 and continued this work with his own company.

Designs and buildings by the inventor included other shaped structures, using his technology successfully and as a structural engineer making design changes as he went along. The inventor of this sandwich shell method and other designs, owns all the assets and copyright (c) on this unique method and designs.

BUILT IN 1980 UNDER A LICENCE AGREEMENT WITH THE INVENTOR/ENGINEER W.G.BRAINE IN NEW ZEALAND

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