Digital Rapid Building Assessor templates and data dictionary

Last updated: 3 December 2024

Resources for system administrators for the MBIE rapid building assessment survey templates.

Rapid building assessment survey templates

These survey templates are digital representations of the rapid building assessment form (all event types), and the geotechnical rapid assessment form, designed for territorial authorities to download onto an ArcGIS platform (eg Survey123). 

The templates can be adapted to include other questions, and extended within the additional capabilities of Survey123.

Rapid building assessment survey template (all event types) [XLSX 104KB]

Geotechnical rapid assessment survey template [XLSX 95KB

Terms of use

No access and use constraints. These forms are not formally approved by any government agency, however they use the rapid building assessment form (all event types), and geotechnical assessment form which is provided by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

Guidance for administrators

Guidance is available for system administrators on how to publish the rapid building assessment survey templates into their organisation's ArcGIS Online/ Enterprise for use. 

Publishing the MBIE rapid building assessment survey template

Data dictionary: rapid building assessment templates

In recognition that not all territorial authorities use the Survey123 application, a digital dictionary has been provided for use for alternative digital survey products. 

This dictionary allows for standardisation of data collection and storage across all users of the MBIE Building in Emergencies form templates.

Data Dictionary: Rapid building assessment templates [PDF 626KB] 

Resources

Rapid building assessment resources 

This information is published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Chief Executive. It is a general guide only and, if used, does not relieve any person of the obligation to consider any matter to which the information relates according to the circumstances of the particular case. Expert advice may be required in specific circumstances. Where this information relates to assisting people: