Jan Stanway has been a consulting structural engineer for 29 years working on numerous building, marine and infrastructure projects. Jan is a national leader in the seismic design of wharves and jetties and the seismic performance of non-structural elements in various new and existing buildings including, office buildings, hotels, libraries and hospitals.
Jan is on the Editorial Board for the Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, a judge for the 2023 NZ Timber Design Awards and is the Industry Champion for Theme 3 (Fit for Purpose Building Components) of the Building Innovation Partnership (BIP). BIP is an industry-led programme that supports transformation in the building and construction industry. It is a seven-year programme (2018-2025) which is funded by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and industry and is based at the University of Canterbury. The BIP programme has three themes, the third theme Fit-for-Purpose Building Components which focuses on improving the seismic performance of non-structural elements in New Zealand.
Jan has authored a number of publications focused on improving building and asset resilience along with co-authoring a number of publications with Professor’s Tim Sullivan and Rajesh Dhakal from the University of Canterbury which focus on improving the seismic performance of non-structural elements in New Zealand and the development of a frameworks for the seismic rating of non-structural elements in buildings.
