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Designing projects with social value at the forefront of our thinking
Posted by · November 05, 2020 12:15 PM
Jacobs recently released a thought leadership paper Before & Beyond the Build. We caught up with Sarah Alexander – Principal Consultant, Social Investment and Innovation and co-author of the report, as well as Juliet Woodward – Executive Director Sales NZ and David Jones – Principle Consultant - Cities & Places, to look into the impact of social value in today's engineering and consulting world.
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We have to build more diverse role models – with Emily Afoa
Posted by · November 05, 2020 9:39 AM
Emily Afoa (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto) is an environmental engineer who became a partner at Tektus Consultants Limited in 2018. We talked to Emily about her career and her experience being a Māori woman in the sector.
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There's no point in turning up with a hammer looking for a nail when a client wants to bake a cake – with Steve Abley
Posted by · November 03, 2020 9:18 AM
Steve Abley is the founding director of Abley, a firm who designs, develops and implements transportation plans and infrastructure. We caught up with him to discuss how technology has always played a big part in his business.
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Successful infrastructure delivery is inextricably tied to community engagement and understanding of expectations
Posted by · November 01, 2020 12:08 PM
Amelia Linzey is Beca's Chief Planner and a moderator at this month's ReBuilding Nations conference. We caught up with her to look at how the engineering industry is coping as we move into the post-COVID redevelopment.
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The industry works better if we plan ahead – with Van Tang
Posted by · October 30, 2020 12:13 PM
Van Tang is GHD's general manager, New Zealand and Pacific. We caught up with her to look at how the New Zealand consulting sector is performing and what we can learn from Australia.
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Our building code allows us to build unhealthy houses, legally - with Katheren Leitner
Posted by · October 29, 2020 10:08 AM
Katheren Leitner is the CE of Asthma New Zealand. The standard of homes is a subject that's close to her heart as nearly 600,000 people in New Zealand use asthma medication, including one in seven children and one in eight adults. We caught up with her to find out why our homes are contributing to some terrifying health statistics.
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New Zealand is an innovative country when it comes to health and safety – with Daniel Hummerdal
Posted by · October 26, 2020 7:19 PM
Daniel Hummerdal is WorkSafe New Zealand’s Chief Advisor Health and Safety Innovation. He has vast experience in the development of new approaches to improving health and safety performance in a work environment. We caught up with him to find out more on new approaches helping improve health and safety in the workplace.
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COVID-19 was a 'real-life trial' of what it's like to work from home - with Matt Harris
Posted by · October 26, 2020 7:18 PM
Matt Harris is the Associate Principal – South Island Business Manager for Babbage Consultants based in Christchurch. He is also the ACE Regional Chair for Otago and Southland and a Board member of Engineering New Zealand. We found out a little more about what makes him tick and what he sees as the significant challenge for the sector post-COVID-19.
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It’s not just about the money - there are other ways consultants can support our engineering students – with Rosalind Archer
Posted by · October 23, 2020 12:13 PM
Professor Rosalind Archer is the Acting Deputy Dean of Engineering at the University of Auckland. She is also Deputy President of Engineering New Zealand. We caught up with her to look at some of the critical challenges that the engineering sector faces.
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The product often hidden - with Sheet Pile New Zealand director, David Broad
Posted by · October 21, 2020 10:35 AM
As consultants and engineers, you'll probably know that sheet piling was used in the City Rail Link project in Auckland to line a vertical hole for the boring machine to begin tunnel excavation. We wanted to know more about sheet piling, and why it's so popular, so we caught up with ACE member and Sheet Pile New Zealand director, David Broad, to find out more.