PO Trust project moving full steam ahead
Our AGGAT team is progressing well on our Pukeroa Oruawhata Trust project in Rotorua for the development of a geothermal spa/bathing recreational facility. On a tight timeline for delivery, construction…
Looking to future pathways
Ground breaking research and development. When it happens – it changes the lay of the land in ways we’d never imagine. Take Edison and his electric light – an apparatus…
Call for interest – Are you a visionary industry member looking for opportunity?
Call for interest – we’re preparing an application for a heavy engineering industry sector-led research partnership under the 2017 MBIE Partnership scheme in response to the Government’s Partnership Investment Plan…
A ‘top’ tour of Top Energy
Recently, our Intern Researcher Jenny Knittel had the opportunity to visit Top Energy Limited at Ngawha Springs, as we work to explore waste heat opportunities throughout New Zealand for the…
Post: Kaikoura earthquake – we need your insight
The 14th November Kaikoura earthquake was a sequence of ruptures with a combined magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, and struck 15 kilometres north-east of Culverden, 95 km from…
New composite design standard AS/NZS 2327 open for comment
The first joint New Zealand and Australian composite design standard DR AS/NZS 2327 has recently been published for public comment. The public comment period will continue until 24 January 2017…
New Dimond Hibond 80 passes loaded fire test
HERA has been working with Dimond since 2014 on their new Hibond 80 deck product, with one of our work packages being the optimization of composite slabs using this deck in fire…
New AS-NZS 5131 Fabrication and Erection Standard
A significant milestone for New Zealand structural steel industry has been achieved with the approval of the new standard AS/NZS 5131 Fabrication and Erection of Steel – released early this…
HERA doesn’t go unnoticed at NZGW2016
The end of November saw a heavy contingent of our AGGAT team attend the 38th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop at the University of Auckland – as we work to share our…
Call for interest – Building research partnerships
HERA has been actively working with the University of Auckland over the past three months to move into a partnership based model for the future of our AGGAT program. This…
HERA proud to support next generation of engineers
University of Auckland As with every year, HERA was at the University of Auckland School of Engineering prize-giving for the best final year projects. This year’s project which caught the…
Industry supporting ‘Stirling’ research at AUT
Recently one of our member companies embarked on a journey – donating funds via HERA charitable trust HEERF towards summer student scholarships at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). This gave…