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Engineering a Better Standard for Seismic Resilience

 

Tectonus at a Glance

  • Founded in 2016, spun out of University of Auckland
  • 40+ projects completed across New Zealand, Canada, USA and Japan
  • HCAI-approved seismic technology for California healthcare projects
  • Products tested to ASCE 7 and HCAI requirements
  • Trusted by engineers including Beca, WSP, DIALOG, RJC and others
  • Operating out of a 17,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Auckland, NZ
  • Backed by Kiwi construction veterans Andrew Reding (Fletcher Building CEO) and Anthony Leighs (Founder, Leighs Construction)
  • Partnered with Herrick Steel in California, USA.

WHY ENGINEERS TRUST TECTONUS

Structural Engineers First - Our team combines structural engineering, product development & manufacturing expertise.

Every Device Performance Tested - Every device is tested to the engineer's design level earthquake before shipment.

Proven on Real Projects - Successfully delivered 40+ projects across multiple countries and building types.

Project Support - We support engineers throughout design, peer review, procurement and construction.

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SELECTED PROJECTS

Tectonus works directly with structural engineers around the world to design and specify structural systems. Recent projects give a feel for the scope and scale of our capabilities. 

Project Location Type Scale
Lincoln University New Zealand Education 108 devices
The Hive Vancouver Prestige Commercial 236 devices
Marpole Transit Center Vancouver Transport 506 devices
Forte Health Hospital New Zealand Healthcare 48 devices
850 92nd Oakland Ave California Existing Building 32 devices

 

MEET THE TEAM

The founding team of world-class engineers is joined by commercial leadership and backed by an experienced Board. We're all on a mission to protect lives and livelihoods from earthquakes.  

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Pierre Quenneville Chief Technical Advisor
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Ashkan Hashemi Senior Technical DirectorLinkedIn profile
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Pouyan Zarnani Senior Director - Growth & InnovationLinkedIn profile
Our Vision

LET'S BUILD FOR TOMORROW

As designers and builders of buildings that last for generations we all have a duty to leave behind a built environment that is better than the one we inherited. Tectonus is helping industry build for tomorrow in these four ways:
Future Protected

Let's build structures that provide for long-term asset protection and operational continuity. 
Lighter Structures

Let's build structures that use less materials like steel and concrete, with lower embodied carbon. 
Reuse and Repurpose

Let's build on the buildings we already have and bring them up to seismic standard without breaking the bank.
Mass Timber

Let's build structures out of mass timber, a material that has environmental. biophilic and aesthetics benefits.  

Join these structural designers using Tectonus