FY23 AGM successfully completed!
HERA’s AGM was held this week and celebrated the achievements of our mahi across FY23. Attended by several HERA members, we overviewed FY23 which was a successful year for us and…
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…
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…
Ep. 90| Rob Woolner – Pacific leadership in business
May102023 Stirring the Pot podcast tile Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 10 May 2023 | Ep.90 – Pacific leadership in business In this episode of Stirring…
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…
Ep. 89 | Mumin Bhat – the barriers stopping businesses from becoming sustainable…
Apr192023 Stirring the Pot podcast tile Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 19 April 2023 | Ep.89 – addressing the barriers to becoming a sustainable business… In…
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…
Meet Ozgur Erdem – the latest team member to join our Welding Centre team
We’re excited to introduce you to Ozgur Erdem, our new addition as Senior Welding Engineer, to the Welding Centre team! Ozgur is joining the Welding Centre team as Senior Welding…
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…