In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Troy Coyle, Kaveh Andisheh, and Craig Stevenson. We’ve brought together the team involved in HERA’s $772K project titled “Circular design for a changing environment – a design framework to reduce construction waste, lifecycle embodied carbon, and to enhance the circular economy for construction materials with a pilot for low-rise buildings." Connect with the team on LinkedIn:Troy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-coyle-she-her//  Kaveh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaveh-andisheh-phd-4139ab36/ Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigs ..read more

  In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with our CEO Troy Coyle and the technical lead team Michail Karpenko and Kaveh Andisheh. Together, they reflect on an amazing year of mahi to support the heavy engineering industry of Aotearoa, New Zealand in construction and manufacturing.   Connect with Troy, Michail, and Kaveh: Troy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-coyle-she-her/ Michail: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michail-karpenko-4ab13730/  Kaveh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaveh-andisheh-phd-4139ab36 ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Neil Horsfield. Neil is Beca’s General Manager Global Building Structures. Join us as we chat about the potential for adaptive reuse of our building stock.  Connect with Neil: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-horsfield-41b22622/  Connect with Beca: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beca/  Website: https://www.beca.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becagroup/   Find out more about our materials passport project:  Materials passport for steel re-use: https://www.hera.org.nz/su ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Raed El Sarraf. Raed is Technical Principal at WSP New Zealand. He has extensive experience in corrosion engineering and asset integrity management of structural steel and other metal structures.    Connect with Raed: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raed-el-sarraf-2ab0a713/   Connect with WSP New Zealand: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wspnz/  Website: https://www.wsp.com/en-nz/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsp_in_nz/    Find out more about HERA’s Industry Awards: https://w ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Fanqin Meng. Fanqin, who is no stranger to HERA, is a Structural Fire Research Engineer within our team! We are shining the spotlight on him as the recipient of the Student of the Year Award which he received at this years Future Forum Industry Awards in Ōtautahi Christchurch.   Connect with Fanqin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fanqin-meng-a759b1204/ HERA profile: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/fanqin-meng/    Find out more about HERA’s Industry Awards: https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/   Find o ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Byron Konia. Byron is a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Māori Advisor at Stantec in Wellington.  We last spoke to him back in 2019 when he was just starting off his career as a young Graduate Hydraulic Engineer. Join us as we reconnect and find out what he has been up to and how he thinks the engineering environment has changed to better attract and retain a diverse workforce.   Connect with Byron  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byronkonia/    You may also want to check out his kemu (game) he d ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Geoff Bird. Geoff Bird was this years recipient of the HERA Foundation Keith Smith Memorial Award, for distinguished service to Aotearoa New Zealand’s metals industry. Join us as he chats with our Executive Board Chair Craig Stevenson on his career pathway towards this acknowledgement and everything in between!   Connect with Geoff & Craig Geoff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-bird-176b89a/ Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigstevensonaurecon/   Connect with Beca Website: https://www.beca.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.lin ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Robert Finch. Robert is Director of Timber Unlimited and is also a member of HERA’s Industry Advisory Group for the "Low Carbon Design Framework for Low Rise Buildings” project. He has a background in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering, has managed research and product development, and set research directions for the past 23 years.   Connect with Robert LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-finch-508086a1/   Connect with Timber Unlimited Website: https://timberunlimited.co.nz/  LinkedIn: https://www.link ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Cliff Ellery. Cliff Ellery is General Manager - Innovex at Tīra. From grassroot beginnings in the Taranaki, to receiving the 2023 #INN0V8 change industry award for exporting spiral welding innovations – in this episode we talk about the innovation that led Tīra to the win, its business expansion plans, and what others could learn from their experience with technology innovation.    Connect with Cliff LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-ellery-70611162/   Connect with Tīra Website: https://www.tira.co.nz/ LinkedIn: ht ..read more

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Phil Gaby. Phil is Project Director at Holmes ANZ and a civil structures designer, with expertise in bridges, wharves and water retaining structures.  Specialising in design and constructing projects and alternative designs where value engineering is needed to bring projects back on track, Phil’s passion is delivering efficient, elegant, quick and easy-to-construct affordable structures with the lowest practical environmental footprint. Join us as he chats with our Structural Sustainability Engineer Dr. Amir Shah Mohamm ..read more