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This report identifies research gaps in low-carbon circular design for steel buildings, excluding Construction 4.0 topics, which are covered separately under HERA’s ongoing research project.
In this report, a framework for low-carbon circular design is presented, outlining strategies, Life Cycle Assessment principles, and solutions to reduce embodied carbon and enhance…
This report provides guidance on calibration and validation of instruments used in steel construction to AS/NZS 5131 requirements, focusing on measurement uncertainty and cumulative tolerances.
This white paper report reviews academic literature on public governance in Construction 4.0, exploring themes like policy, skills, digital inclusion, data privacy, and societal impacts.
This white paper report reviews Construction 4.0, exploring technology adoption and its social, environmental, governance, and industry implications for the built environment.
This report defines ‘common language’ for steel construction to support HERA’s “Structures as Steel Banks” project, aiding steel reuse through material passports.
This revised HERA Report R4-131:2006 by Charles Clifton details the slab panel method for composite steel floor systems, enabling safe inelastic fire response.
This case study report reviews HERA’s efforts in sustainable heavy engineering, focusing on education, certifications, R&D, and technology transfer aligned with UN sustainability goals.
This report highlights the benefits of recycling steel in Aotearoa and identifies local recycling rates, based on research commissioned by HERA from thinkstep-anz.
This report introduces the effective full penetration butt weld (EFPBW), a cost-effective alternative to CPBWs in moment-resisting frames, with equivalent performance.
This report uses BERL’s economic model to assess the impact of Construction 4.0 technologies on Aotearoa, exploring scenarios for improved efficiency and planning.
This report defines Construction 4.0 within Industry 4.0, starting BERL’s work for HERA to assess Industry 4.0’s economic impact on Aotearoa New Zealand.
This report is designed to update, in summary form, the findings from BERL’s 2018 report for HERA on the metal’s industry’s contribution to living standards…
This report details sequential thermal-stress simulations for carpark fire scenarios, compared with simpler spreadsheet-based structural calculations.
This report presents design guidance on two different types of connections.
This free BERL report assesses HERA members’ and the metals industry’s contribution to wellbeing in Aotearoa using the Treasury’s LSF.
This case study report examines the seismic performance of structural steel buildings in the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, focusing on damage in Wellington’s heavy steel structures.
This report outlines HERA’s stance on policies, highlighting industry challenges and seeking support for changes to boost economic growth and ease doing business.
This report showcases HERA members’ capabilities, supporting NZ heavy engineering, and summarises a study on the impacts of importing heavy fabricated steel.
This report from HERA’s research aims to boost welding productivity, cut costs, and analyse NZ’s welding industry using data from Stats NZ, HERA, and more.
This thesis report develops cost-effective semi-rigid joints for MRSF seismic systems, designed as weak links to endure ultimate earthquakes with minimal damage.
This report explores weld imperfections in fillet welds and thick beam sections, building on research into MRC failures during the Northridge and Kobe earthquakes.