Our Automation and Welding Engineer, Holger Heinzel, and Structural Engineer Reza Kordani, recently attended the University of Auckland’s project presentations for their final-year students. In late October, the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland invited industry representatives to attend the project display day of their final-year students. During the last…
Last week we received confirmation that the planned HERA Innovation Centre has been registered for assessment with the NZ Green Building Council for certification. This registration assessment is under the Green Star – Design & As Built NZv1.0 rating tool. The Centre has been designed by Gaze Commercial and will showcase a range of Industry…
Just recently we had our kick-off meeting with the Construction 4.0 team at HERA House – joined of course, by many of our team across the motu and overseas. It was such a great day for the team of connection and re-connection. So, in this week’s Construction 4.0 report, I am going to focus on…
HERA is excited to announce that we have been successful in the 2022 round of the prestigious Endeavour Fund and awarded a grant of close to $10.3 million to support a four-year Construction 4.0 research project. The Endeavour Fund is part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, and plays a unique role in…
We’re excited to announce that Lydia is our new recipient of the HERA Whanake Scholarship! Ko Lydia Tōku Ingoa Nō Ōtautahi ahau Ko Ngā Puhi Tōko Iwi Ko Ngaitu Te Auru Tōku Hapu Ko whakaruruhuau Tōku Waka Ko Pukerata (Ōtaua) Tōku Marae Ko Pūhanga Tohorā Tōku Maunga Ko Tuhua Mohi Ingoa Whānua Lydia is…
HERA’s AGM was held last week which celebrated the achievements of our mahi across FY22. Auspiciously, it was held the day before Matariki which acknowledges and celebrates those gone before us, brings together people to reflect on the past year, and heralds plans for the future – all things that underpinned the AGM. Attended by…
HERA is beyond excited to advise that our new Zero Carbon Steel Program – Hōtaka Whakakore Puhanga Waro has launched! This is a great leap forward for the construction sector, who will now be able to offer a zero carbon steel option for most steel products used in New Zealand. As part of the offsetting…
Despite the distance Aotearoa New Zealand has from Europe, there are still business impacts to consider when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Undoubtedly, the last few years has seen the world experience disruptions that could not have been anticipated. Covid-19 is a clear example of this, and now, the Russian invasion of…
A homegrown solution to steel decarbonisation is on the way in collaboration with industry. HERA has been tracking research being done by Dr Chris Bumby and team at the Robinson Research Institute for some time now. Their works first coming under our radar after they won our industry award for innovation in 2020. At the…
We’re excited to announce that HERA’s long-anticipated Composite Design Software is now available for our members. In 2019, our Steel Research Panel identified it was important to develop electronic tools to support AS/NZS 2327 to allow our membership to better exploit the benefits of this standard. Responding to that feedback, we are pleased to release…
HERA Foundation PhD scholarship recipient’s Hafez Taheri’s research topic is part of a long-term HERA research program managed by the New Zealand Welding Centre. Its program leader, our General Manager of Fabrication 4.0, Dr Michail Karpenko, explains the underlying strategic objectives of this research and why the Foundation contribution is so valuable: “New Zealand’s major…
Mental health is something that businesses are needing to think more deeply about when it comes to the health and safety of their teams. Workplace pressures including job insecurity, the stress of deadline pressures and more is leading to dangerous mental health outcomes – which left unchecked is not good for our industry as a…