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Young Achiever
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The NZIOB 2012 Award winner Brendan Lindsey talks to Di Worthy about his journey to becoming a top achiever.
Pretty cool barn
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This heavy-timber structure on the edge of Christchurch’s red zone will house IT companies displaced by the earthquakes.
Leadership abyss
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BCITO CEO, Ruma Karaitiana, looks at where tomorrow’s skilled workforce, and its leadership, will come from.
A Tip Top job
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The administration building of Tip Top’s iconic Auckland factory has had a makeover. Progressive Building gets up close.
ECQ repair strategy
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Industry professionals are worried that substandard assessments of quake-damaged houses are a ticking time bomb.
2012 NZIOB Awards
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The programme rewards excellence in the New Zealand building profession and recognises individual performance.
Steel Innovations Conference 2013
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Conference, Christchurch,
21 Feb 2013 to 22 Feb 2013
Topics of the two-day conference include seismic engineering, composite steel construction, fire engineering, durability, sustainability and steel bridges.
Topics of the two-day conference include seismic engineering, composite steel construction, fire engineering, durability, sustainability and steel bridges.
Steel Construction New Zealand Conference
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Conference, Christchurch,
20 Sep 2012
Key discussion topics include the proposed new accreditation scheme for fabricators; the report on the Stadium Southland roof collapse; and updated plans for the Christchurch CBD rebuild.
Key discussion topics include the proposed new accreditation scheme for fabricators; the report on the Stadium Southland roof collapse; and updated plans for the Christchurch CBD rebuild.
Driving history
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What are true costs of Auckland’s Central Motorway Junction? Patrick Reynolds muses.
Royal Society impressed with PRESSS
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This project incorporates the latest in seismic design technologies.
Engineering wood
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Seismic design: post-tensioned timber-framed buildings – a Kiwi innovation from the University of Canterbury.
World’s tallest CLT building
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The world’s tallest cross laminated timber (CLT) building is being built in Melbourne.
Westchester Drive extension
Projects
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This extension in Wellington comprises two bridges, a stream, steep terrain and retaining walls.
College Hill project nears completion
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Matter architect Jonathan Smith reflects on what has been achieved throughout the four year construction saga.
Eco-Bank - ASB’s new HQ
Projects
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A large commercial building project in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter.
Making a splash
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Construction of the concrete flume section of Rainbow Springs’ new Big Splash water ride broke all records.