Stirring The Pot

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Shahab Ramhormozian.

Shahab is a Senior Lecturer in Structural and Earthquake Engineering at Auckland University of Technology. Join us as we chat about him being awarded the #INN0V8 impact industry award at the 2023 HERA Future Forum Industry Awards. 

Connect with Shahab:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahab-ramhormozian-b58b7583/ 

Connect with AUT:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/autuni/
Website: https://www.aut.ac.nz/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autuni/

Find out more about HERA’s Industry Awards:

https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/

We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to New Zealand Steel for their invaluable sponsorship of our Future Forum and Nation Dinner events!

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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/craigstevensonaurecon/
Raed: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raed-el-sarraf-2ab0a713/

Connect with Beca:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beca/
Website: https://www.beca.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becagroup/

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/ 

IAG members: https://www.hera.org.nz/iag-branz/ 

Funding of $150K from BRANZ: https://www.hera.org.nz/announcement-of-funding/ 

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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/

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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/sustainability/material-passport/ 

 You might also be interested in our other sustainability focuses:  

Zero carbon steel: https://www.hera.org.nz/sustainability/steel-circular-economy/  

Circular economy: https://www.hera.org.nz/sustainability/steel-circular-economy/ 

Steel recycling: https://www.hera.org.nz/sustainability/steel-recycling/ 

 Find out more about HERA’s Industry Awards:

https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/

We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to New Zealand Steel for their invaluable sponsorship of our Future Forum and Nation Dinner events!

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raed-el-sarraf-2ab0a713/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wspnz/ 

Website: https://www.wsp.com/en-nz/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wsp_in_nz/ 

https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/

Design for low carbon: https://www.hera.org.nz/announcement-of-funding/ 

Corrosion map : https://www.hera.org.nz/resource-corrosion-map/ 

HERA Report R4-133: NZ steelwork corrosion and coatings guide: https://www.hera.org.nz/product/hera-report-r4-133/  

We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to New Zealand Steel for their invaluable sponsorship of our Future Forum and Nation Dinner events!

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fanqin-meng-a759b1204/

HERA profile: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/fanqin-meng/ 

https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/

https://www.hera.org.nz/become-a-student-member/ 

We also wish to express our sincere appreciation to New Zealand Steel for their invaluable sponsorship of our Future Forum and Nation Dinner events!

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byronkonia/ 

Website: https://kupurorirori.co.nz/pages/maua-korero-our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kupurorirori 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kupu.rorirori 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kupurorirori 

Website: https://www.stantec.com/en/offices/new-zealand-locations-hub 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stantec/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StantecInc 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Stantec 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stantec/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StantecInc 

Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/matauranga-maori/ 

Research on the intersection between mātauranga Māori and Construction 4.0: https://www.hera.org.nz/construction40-matauranga-maori/ 

Whanake Scholarship: https://www.hera.org.nz/hera-whanake-scholarship/ 

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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!

Geoff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-bird-176b89a/

Craig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigstevensonaurecon/

Website: https://www.beca.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beca/

https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-finch-508086a1/

Website: https://timberunlimited.co.nz/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/timber-unlimited/ 

https://www.hera.org.nz/sustainability/material-passport/ 

https://www.hera.org.nz/sustainability/steel-circular-economy/ 

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Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

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. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-ellery-70611162/

Website: https://www.tira.co.nz/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tira-nda/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiragroupnz/

https://www.hera.org.nz/our-industry-awards/

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]