HERA receives $150k of funding from BRANZ
Designing for low carbon HERA is pleased to report that it has received $150K funding from BRANZ, funded by the building research levy, to support the $772K project titled “Circular…
Challenging the Mainstream Narrative: Mass Timber’s Viability as a Sustainable Building Material
Manager Structural Systems, Kaveh Andisheh, and Senior Structural Sustainability Engineer, Amir Shah Mohammadi, discuss Mass Timber’s Viability as a Sustainable Building Material In an interview with the online magazine Dezeen,…
Seismic Application of Fillet and Partial Penetration Butt Welds
We are pleased and honored to receive the 2023 NZSEE/SCNZ Best Steel Conference Paper Award for the paper submitted to NZSEE 2023 Conference entitled “Seismic application of fillet and partial…
Call for structures – multi storey buildings in Christchurch or Wellington wanted!
We are calling out to see if there is any one who may have a multi-storey building that could be structurally monitored as part of our research program to build…
Notice – significant updates made to HERA report R4-155 around OSHJ
We are pleased to announce the publication of HERA Report R4-155 – Optimised Sliding Hinge Joint (OSHJ): Design and Installation Guide for a Low Damage Seismic Resisting System which introduces…
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…
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…
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,…
Software – Slab Panel Method 2022
The slab panel method (SPM) is a design procedure for the design of composite steel floor systems under severe fires – updated software now available! This method is fundamentally different…
Notice – HERA industry 4.0 assessment for steel fabricators now available!
HERA is pleased to advise that we are now able to offer industry 4.0 assessments to steel fabricators – including SIRI, automation of welded fabrication and bottleneck analysis. Developed in…
Resource – HERA R4-159: Common language in Structures as Steel Banks
HERA is pleased to announce the publication of HERA Report R4-159 – Common language in Structures as Steel Banks The HERA “Structures as Steel Banks (SASB)” project has identified the…
Resource – Corrosion maps now available for macro-climate corrosion classification
We are pleased to announce the launch of our online corrosivity map to enable our members to search by address to quickly and precisely determine a recommended corrosion classification for…