Category Archives: Foundations

GREEN TICK OF APPROVAL…

Building designed for extreme climate change recycles 300 tonnes of construction waste A low-carbon building designed to withstand extreme climate change with over 300 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill during its construction, is set to be one of the largest retrofit office projects to achieve a world-leading sustainability standard. The $54 million five-storey building atContinue reading “GREEN TICK OF APPROVAL…”

COLD OR HOT…

Brendon powerwashers built to last When it comes to durability and reliability Brendon Powerwashers are hard to beat says distributor Youngman Richardson due to the robust design and strength of the componentry used in their manufacture. Founded in 1984 Brendon Powerwashers is the largest manufacturer of engine driven power washers in Europe with models nowContinue reading “COLD OR HOT…”

WATER PROJECTS ON TOP…

Top infrastructure projects show their class in challenging times A port completed seven months ahead of time and disaster recovery efforts were amongst the winners in last year’s 44th Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards, celebrating the best of New Zealand’s civil infrastructure construction industry. The top category award for projects over $100m wentContinue reading “WATER PROJECTS ON TOP…”

WÜRTH ACCELERATES AUTOMATION AND DATA PROTECTION

Cloudian announced last year that construction trade supplier, Würth NZ, has deployed Cloudian HyperStore object storage to help store and protect its critical data from ransomware, accelerate data protection, and enable greater automation capabilities across its business. Established in New Zealand in 1987, Würth NZ has become a staple of New Zealand’s automotive, cargo, construction,Continue reading “WÜRTH ACCELERATES AUTOMATION AND DATA PROTECTION”

NZ FIRST…

Fully 3D printed home completed in Paremoremo Qorox’s 3D printed concrete technology has achieved yet another first for New Zealand – the completion of the first fully 3D-printed residential home in the Auckland suburb of Paremoremo. This also becomes the largest fully 3D printed building in the Southern Hemisphere another groundbreaking achievement for Waikato-based Qorox.Continue reading “NZ FIRST…”

Infrastructure can ‘save billions’

The new Government has a unique chance to end the instability in New Zealand’s infrastructure pipeline and save money by committing to a longer-term plan to build what the country needs to grow and prosper. That’s the message from Infrastructure New Zealand as it releases a new report showing the costs of continuing on “ourContinue reading “Infrastructure can ‘save billions’”

ALTERNATIVE POWER OPPORTUNITY…

XCMG DELIVERS MASS METHANOL, ELECTRIC TRUCKS XCMG has delivered more than 350 units of methanol powered XKT136 mining trucks to mines in Xinjiang, China. XCMG says that methanol has high octane rating but very low emission – reducing hydrocarbon emission by 40% in complete combustion state, and the XKT136 can save more than 35% inContinue reading “ALTERNATIVE POWER OPPORTUNITY…”

HOW THE STEEL INDUSTRY IS TRACKING TOWARDS LOW-CARBON DESIGN IN CONSTRUCTION

The sustainability targets of the steel industry are ambitious and far-reaching – and thanks to the collaborative and focused mahi of many contributors, those targets are inching closer by the week. HERA has received $150,000 from BRANZ, funded by the building research levy, to support its $772,000 low-carbon design research project. The objective is toContinue reading “HOW THE STEEL INDUSTRY IS TRACKING TOWARDS LOW-CARBON DESIGN IN CONSTRUCTION”

PRIME PUMP: When you need to over-pump an entire river

Gravel deposits swept into Nelson City’s largest river after flooding in August last year exposed the city to what was described by experts as an unreasonable flood risk. As such, local environment infrastructure firm Nelmac was tasked to remove gravel build-up and instal a flood wall to reduce erosion at a natural turn in theContinue reading “PRIME PUMP: When you need to over-pump an entire river”