What if we could make buildings stronger, greener, and easier to reuse after an earthquake? This is the rangahau (research) that HERA, in collaboration with our Construction 4.0 research…
This past June, I had the privilege to attend the 13th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF), held at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Over three-days engineers and researchers from…
We’re very excited to report that our search is over for our new Structural Sustainability and Circular Economy Engineer, with the successful onboarding of Marie-Salomé Duval Chanéac. With a…
HERA is very excited to release HERA Report R4-161: Diaphragm design guidelines in steel frame structures. A design guide offering users a comprehensive understanding of in-plane diaphragm design principles applicable…
HERA has launched a practical design tool for engineers, academia, and practitioners to help provide intuitive insight into the design of steel-concrete composite beams with web openings. It is…
Parsa Yazdi, a PhD student in civil engineering at the University of Waikato, is at the forefront of ground-breaking rangahau (research) and is the latest kairangahau (researcher) to join our…
HERA is excited to unveil the release of the second edition of HERA Report R4-156, focusing on the seismic design of steel moment resisting frames. This report has been…
As part of HERA’s pioneering rangahau (research) focused on advancing sustainable construction through circular design within our Construction 4.0 Endeavour Project, a cutting-edge reusable EBF is being developed to revolutionise…
HERA is proud to be partnering with Massey University, to pioneer rangahau (research) focused on circular design principles to transform the construction industry’s approach to sustainability. The goal? To…
In today’s construction landscape, the concepts of “Circular Design” (CD) and “Construction 4.0” (C4.0) are gaining traction, offering promising solutions to minimise waste and enhance sustainability. These approaches, whilst…
Composite slabs with profiled steel decking are widely used in the construction for their outstanding performance. Based on HERA’s many years-experience in analysing several structures in fire, one of our…
HERA and the HERA Foundation are pleased to share that testing has finally been able to begin on the ROBUST building systems project. The ROBUST building systems project was…