Meet one of our new 2023 Whanake Scholarship recipients, Taine Naera
We’re excited to announce that Taine is one of our new recipients of the HERA Whanake Scholarship! Ko Kai A Te Whetu te Maunga Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te Waka Ko…
Meet our Construction 4.0 IAG Members
We are excited to introduce our newly elected Construction 4.0 Industry Advisory Group (IAG) who will be integral in creating transformation in the construction industry. We were absolutely blown away…
Meet one of our new 2023 Whanake Scholarship recipients, Brock Colson
We’re excited to announce that Brock is one of our new recipients of the HERA Whanake Scholarship! Tena Tatou Katoa Ko Ruapehu Toku Maunga Ko Kaipara Toku Awa Ko…
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…
Meet Amir ShahMohammadi – our new team member!
HERA is thrilled to have Amir ShahMohammadi join the team as our new Senior Structural Sustainability Engineer. Meet Amir ShahMohammadi, HERA ‘s new Senior Structural Sustainability Engineer. Amir started working…
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…
Current concerns on the impact of battery electric vehicle fire on steel structures
Concerns are raised on the risk of fire and the robustness of the structures that accommodate electric vehicles as news of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) catching on fire surfaces. The…
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…
Industry 4.0 – Industry Advisory Group (IAG)
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 – meet our Co-Chair of the Industry Advisory Group, Nicky Luis
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…
Construction 4.0 – wānanga: imbedding the research themes
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…