Meet Taylah Nicol – our new Comms 4.0 team member!
HERA is happy to introduce Taylah Nicol to the team as our new Digital Administrator. Taylah was coaxed into filling this role temporarily in July by our Manager Customer Experience,…
Construction 4.0 research – smart construction
Smart construction leads and follows smart design. Smart construction is the second research program that we have in our Construction 4.0 project (the first being smart design and the third…
Construction 4.0 research – developing circular design
As part of our wider Construction 4.0 Endeavour Funded project, this research program will challenge the established design procedures and processes used in NZ construction. This circular design approach will…
Awarding the power of communication
Communication is power, and like any power – how you use it matters! The power of communication however, does not come easily. It requires consistency, a commitment to be transparent,…
Notice – welding grade CO2 gas and gas mixtures
Our Welding General Manager Michail Karpenko has recently reviewed welding grade CO2 gas and gas mixtures. The global supply chain has become more challenging following the COVID-19 pandemic. While delays…
Construction 4.0 research – data connectivity standardisation
In order to deliver on our Construction 4.0 program, we need to develop the overarching Construction 4.0 data connectivity standardisation. Construction 4.0 processes require vertical integration of an enterprise’s systems,…
Construction 4.0 research – integrated and holistic
Last week, I introduced our multi disciplinary Construction 4.0 research team. Today I am going to overview the key research themes and programs. Of course, in our Industry 4.0 research,…
Research: investigating the effect of temperature on unprotected secondary beam
Our Structural Fire Research Engineer Fanqin Meng has recently investigated how far passive protection on the primary beam needs to extend when the slab panel method is used. When the slab…
Steel to form basis of planned 6 star greenstar build
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…
Construction 4.0 research – we have kick off!
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…
Calls for feedback – we need your input into our research focuses
Each year, we seek member feedback and input into the research programs that HERA should focus on for the following year. These are then considered by the Steel Research Panel,…
Making construction efficient with Construction 4.0
Major international collaboration led by HERA to position Aotearoa’s construction sector at the forefront of Construction 4.0 I was on leave in the middle of the Australian bush, koala spotting…