GREEN PROOF: NATURAL HABITATS TRANSFORMS INNER-CITY AUCKLAND LIBRARY Auckland’ s Central City Library Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero has a new look and a greener future thanks to Natural Habitats. In response to delivering those climate change targets, a living ‘green roof’, a first for a council asset, has been installed on the central Auckland library locatedContinue reading “Living roof…”
Author Archives: NZ Construction News
Tātaitai Puhanga Waro set to launch zero carbon steel program
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO The month of May will usher in a new zero carbon steel programme for steel products. The program, Tātaitai Puhanga Waro, has been independently developed and based on verifiable data and provides a carbon emission calculator, believed to be a world first, to help companies offset carbon emissions andContinue reading “Tātaitai Puhanga Waro set to launch zero carbon steel program”
WORLD-FIRST ELECTRIC-POWERED HEAVY TRANSPORT COMPLETED
Mammoet has achieved a major milestone in the development of sustainable heavy lifting and transport – undertaking the replacement of a production vessel at a chemical plant in the Netherlands using purely electric power, describing the event as a world first. The Shell facility produces feedstock for a range of everyday applications including medical equipment,Continue reading “WORLD-FIRST ELECTRIC-POWERED HEAVY TRANSPORT COMPLETED”
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONCERN
Winter and economic pressures a slippery slope for workers The coming winter, with its rains and current economic pressures, is a time of heightened danger for New Zealand construction workers who are still too ready to cut corners to save time but end up losing their lives instead. Jason Braithwaite, general manager of New ZealandContinue reading “CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CONCERN”
Aquajet is up for concrete removal, surface prep challenges
Aquajet, a global supplier of hydrodemolition machine manufacturing, offers a lineup of cutting-edge hydrodemolition equipment for concrete repair and restoration in hydropower applications. Paired with the highly versatile Aqua Spine, Aquajet’s Aqua Cutter 710V hydrodemolition robot increases productivity and safety for challenging concrete removal and surface preparation tasks on spillways, dam faces, intake structures, tunnels,Continue reading “Aquajet is up for concrete removal, surface prep challenges”
Shaking things up…
NZ SEISMIC INVENTION IS “GAME CHANGER” IN GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION New Zealand is on the verge of becoming a world leader in low-cost and low-damage seismic engineering, says the winner of the 2022 Ivan Skinner Award, Dr Shahab Ramhormozian. Over the past years, Ramhormozian has significantly improved and finetuned the revolutionary sliding hinge joint technology thatContinue reading “Shaking things up…”
Why WHS is important in the workplace
Creating a safe workplace is easier said than done – especially without the right work practices in place. Consequently, many businesses are at risk of violating Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) regulations. Even worse, they may be putting people at risk. Simply put, WHS is about maintaining a safe workplace and eliminating or minimising anythingContinue reading “Why WHS is important in the workplace”
NEW ZEALAND CITIES GROW UP
Resource Management Amendment Bill Back in October 2021, the Government made what, for many, appeared to be a radical announcement. They introduced the Intensification Streamlined Planning Process (ISPP), which proposed a new streamlined process that would support Tier 1 councils in implementing intensification policies. On top of that, the Government stated that these councils willContinue reading “NEW ZEALAND CITIES GROW UP”
ORANGE MEANS, ‘GO!’
BuildNZ returns to Auckland in June, registrations open Those three simple words announced early April were cause for celebration as the events industry was finally given the go ahead to run shows and confirmation that the long awaited BuildNZ trade event is a go – and show organiser and staff at XPO couldn’t have beenContinue reading “ORANGE MEANS, ‘GO!’”
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
play in construction industry safety A new international research review conducted by New Zealand health and safety software company, SaferMe, has shed light on the role of social relationships in the costly incident record in our construction industry. The research, part of SaferMe’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) – funded project to develop a predictive worker safetyContinue reading “SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS”
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