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…
Endeavour Fund injects $10.3m into HERA’s research programme to build a world-leading construction sector
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…
Ep. 68 | Matt Woodley – decarbonise or die!
May182022 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 18 May 2022 | Ep.68 – Decarbonise or die! In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Donovan…
The moment we have been waiting for! Our Carbon Offsetting Program is now live!
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,…
Ep. 66 | Wairangi Jones – cultural cringe and colonisation in the workplace
Apr202022 Tūtira Mai Māori Engagement and Cultural Advice Specialist, Wairangi Jones. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 20 April 2022 | Ep.66 – Cultural Cringe and Colonisation…
Ep. 65 | Jill Cooper – is steel really sustainable?
Apr62022 Advanced Materials Technologies Materials and Transition Engineer, Jill Cooper. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 6 April 2022 | Ep.65 – Is steel really sustainable? In…
Ep. 64 | Chris Smallbone – SDG’s: a blueprint to a sustainable future?
Mar232022 IIW Fellow, Chis Smallbone. Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 23 March 2022 | Ep.64 – SDG’s – a blueprint to a sustainable future? In this…
Materials passport – reimagining how valuable materials are tracked and recycled
A healthy sustainability solution for structural engineers: nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is reused. Traditionally, structural engineers have followed optimisation procedures to reduce material usage, increase the efficiency…
A breakthrough ‘next step’ in Aotearoa’s steel industry and its transition to a low carbon future
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…
Resource – HERA’s role in progressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
A wero (challenge) that HERA has recently taken up, is to view our work through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The output of this…
Update – Steel Recycling Report
Steel is a hero of the circular economy: study estimates 85% of Aotearoa’s building and construction steel waste is recycled Earlier this year, HERA published a Steel Recycling Report, which…