195 results found for 'bridge'
Five minutes with Suzanne Wilkinson
11 Aug 2023
This month we caught up with Suzanne Wilkinson, the Associate Dean (Research) in the College of Sciences and Professor of Construction Management in the School of Built Environment at Massey University. Learn about her role and what's driven her academic pursuits.
A generous design
30 Jun 2023
It was a coup for Wellington when philanthropist Sir Mark Dunajtschik donated $53 million towards building Te Wao Nui, a new children’s hospital for the region. Opened in October 2022, it features unique engineering design that will ensure the world-class healthcare facility is built to last.
Resilience requires “revolutionary changes”
12 Jun 2023
In the wake of catastrophic weather events in New Zealand, how do we engineer our way forward?
Emergency response information for engineers
13 Feb 2023
We've compiled information and resources to support members during natural disasters and severe weather events – the full impact of which can take some time to be realised.
Case studies and articles
18 Jan 2023
Want to explore more climate initiatives? Check out these in-depth write ups on interesting projects to provide inspiration and ideas for your own mahi.
Homing in on housing
10 Jan 2023
New Zealand’s housing story has been described as both tragedy and farce, but recently it may have tipped into something more like horror. However, some innovative, engineering-led developments might help pick up the pace of building new houses and go some way to addressing the housing crisis.
Building “a place of transformation and healing”
3 Oct 2022
There are few buildings in the world that are an engineering first, architecturally unique, offer high levels of sustainability and are designed specifically to deliver complete services and accommodation to a community’s most vulnerable people. But HomeGround, the new Auckland City Mission – Te Tāpui Atawhai building in Tāmaki Makaurau is just that.
Green growth in a blue setting
6 Jun 2022
As defined by our Exclusive Economic Zone, this country’s ocean estate is 15 times the size of our land mass. To put it another way, 94 percent of Aotearoa is under water. That presents a massive opportunity, remarks Dr Chris Cornelisen. “The ocean,” he says, “is our future.” So how can we better use it to improve lives and create jobs in a sustainable way?
Five minutes with Kim De Graaf
15 Feb 2022
Kim is a senior lecturer at the University of Waikato in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical). Prior to this, she spent 8 years practising as a geotechnical engineer before taking the opportunity to become an academic. We discuss her varied career, skills she's used in both academia and industry – and more.
