Mr Barry Brown, of Auckland, MNZM for services to structural engineering
Barry Brown was a founding member and inaugural Chair of Structural Engineering Society New Zealand (SESOC). He remains as a regular contributor to SESOC’s journal. He was Director and then Managing Director of Fraser Thomas, an engineering firm in Papatoetoe. He was Chair of New Zealand’s Building Industry Authority, involved in the nationwide investigation into weathertightness issues, and helped draft national codes of practice for building inspections and consents. He helped write the Department of Building and Housing’s standards for fixing and rebuilding homes following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes. Mr Brown assisted Singapore’s Building Control Authority in developing a policy framework following the 2004 Nicol Highway embankment collapse.