HERA has been impressed by the number and calibre of interest from sector participants in joining the Industry Advisory Group (IAG) for our MBIE Endeavour funded project titled “Developing a Construction 4.0 transformation of the Aotearoa New Zealand Construction sector”. Within 2 hours of publicly posting the call for expressions of interest, we had received…
This is a guest article written by Founder of Regeneration HQ, John Luxton, on raising the topic of unconscious bias in the workplace and how we can attract and retain female engineers. It’s not easy. That’s a statement that can apply to any number of different situations and circumstances. It is also a common excuse…
We’re excited to introduce you to our Co-Chair of the Industry Advisory Group, Nicky Luis! Nicky Luis is a strategic marketing professional with fifteen years of international experience in B2B and B2C communications who has joined us as Co-Chair of the Industry Advisory Group. What gets Nicky out of bed in the morning is the…
The research team for the MBIE Endeavour program funded protect titled “Developing a Construction 4.0 transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand’s construction sector” recently had our first Wānanga. This Wānanga was an opportunity for the whole research team to get together, along with the Co-Chairs of the Industry Advisory Group; Saul Roberts and Nicky Luis. We…
Jan182023 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 18 January 2023 | Ep.84 – Deconstructing bias: Te Tiriti or The Treaty? In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Tīmoti Harris. Tīmoti is Managing Director of Empowering Change and is on a mission to bring about transformation in people and organisations by…
Do you want to be part of creating transformation in the construction industry? Do you see yourself as an influencer of change and progression? Yes you say? Then HERA and the Construction4.0hub has an opportunity for you!!! We are on the lookout for the right people to join our Construction 4.0 Industry Advisory Group. You’ll…
2022 has possibly been the most successful year for HERA in its over 40 year history. This was certainly the case for research grant success and strengthening of our research capability for the manufacturing and construction sectors. Decarbonisation In 2022, we at last launched our zero carbon steel program Hōtaka Whakakore Puhanga Waro (mo te…
In the sustainable future research theme of our Construction 4.0 project, we ensure that our transformation is environmentally sustainable. In this research theme, existing greenhouse gas emission datasets (e.g. ecoInvent, BRANZ CO2NSTRUCT) for building materials and products will be adapted and extended to represent the NZ construction situation. They will be used to calculate the…
Dec142022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 14 December 2022 | Ep.83 – Closing the loop. In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Kelly McClean. Kelly is a Senior Consultant for Circular Economy at Aurecon with a background in materials, design and research. She is tasked with helping clients…
Our last research theme is intended to ensure we remain on top of emerging technologies. The Construction 4.0 technologies theme will be research driven to investigate emerging artificial intelligence approaches (typically developed for domains outside of construction) applicable to our research programmes and adapt emerging computing techniques to the complex requirements of Construction 4.0 data.…
The knowledge transfer research theme within our Construction 4.0 project will develop an alternative to traditional linear knowledge or technology required to create transformation. It will investigate the unique organisation and sector specific characteristics of knowledge and technology transfer in the construction sector in Aotearoa New Zealand. This new approach will draw on the principles…
The mātauranga Māori project is focused on building a uniquely Māori framework to address Construction 4.0. So far, we have introduced our over-arching data connectivity standardisation research theme and our three research programs (circular design, smart construction and monitoring 4.0) – we have three more to overview – Mātauranga Māori and construction 4.0, technology transfer…