Creating technology to protect buildings from earthquake damage is an ever-present challenge for researchers, engineers and concerned building owners in seismically active regions such as New Zealand. A significant new advancement in resilient connection technology has been developed in a collaborative research project between Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the University of Auckland (UoA).
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Water tight? Civil Contractors: ‘Work on NZ’s water networks must continue’
New Zealand’s national association for civil contractors has called for physical work on New Zealand’s water networks to not be undermined by the creation of four new water entities to manage the country’s freshwater, stormwater and wastewater.
Digital tools enable smarter, sharper building in challenging environment
A continued supply chain lag, combined with a skills shortage, is making the case for smarter and sharper building management and digital tools more critical than before.
Productivity, delayed growth investment, staff cuts
Prior to the recent L4 national lockdown, SMEs spoke out about the impact of another lockdown…
Massive rebound in civil construction confidence
New Zealand’s civil construction industry was riding a massive rebound in post-pandemic business confidence – but this may be undermined by skills shortages, which continue to be the industry’s number one challenge (NB: The Survey was conducted prior to the recent L4 New Zealand restrictions).
Resource management reforms – lost in translation already
The proposed changes to our resource management systems are too complex, will take far too long to enact to free up land, and won’t make any meaningful change to our complex planning rules. The whole point – being to make the RMA simpler and easier to deal with – has been lost in translation.
Combustible cladding: New Zealand’s clear and present danger
New Zealand’s remediation of 228 buildings clad in highly combustible, polyethylene materials is a complex task, made all the more challenging by a lack of international standards and testing when it comes to cladding safety.
Construction crossroads: Report highlights major rethink required at Delta lockdown
Global accounting and advisory firm BDO released its fourth annual BDO New Zealand Construction Survey Report that focusses on uncovering insights under four priority sector themes; supply and inflation, labour supply and succession, financial foundations and managing risk.
Wind power sparks solution
Assembly challenge cuts time and labour input by half – with better safety and bolt integrity.
The world’s first fossil-free steel ready for delivery
SSAB has now manufactured the first fossil-free steel in the world and delivered it to a customer. The test delivery is an important step toward a fully fossil-free iron and steel production value chain and a milestone for the HYBRIT partnership between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall.
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