Today was the last day of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) conference 2021, the premier conferences in the world on lean construction. Assoc. Prof. Vicente Gonzalez was elected General Secretary (Chair) of IGLC (iglc.net). Congratulations!👏

Associate Professor Asaad Shamseldin shared his comments on the recent flooding events this morning at 1News. He commented that flooding was a result of climate change and it could be the "new norm", so people needed to be prepared for such weather events.

Danial Jahanshahi has recently made the final of the 3 Minute Thesis and will represent the Faculty of Engineering in the final (6th of August - 5-7 pm). Everyone is welcome to attend the final event to support Danial and the faculty. To register: eventbrite.co.nz/e/three-minute…

Yesterday at Watercare's Water Efficiency Expo - He taonga te wai, Associate Professor Asaad Shamseldin from the CEE department gave a talk about water efficiency in the context of climate change. More about the event: linkedin.com/posts/jane-egg…

Congratulations to Civil and Environmental Engineering students Lisa Lin, Matt Payne, and Sabrina Wong - the winners of all three 2021 ACE New Zealand Student Awards. Read more about the winners and what drives them here: acenz.org.nz/meet_the_2021_…

Associate Professor Asaad Shamseldin shared his comments in the interview with Newstalk ZB regarding the floods in West Auckland. He suggested that planning for climate change induced weather events is needed. More: home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.a…

Associate Professor Asaad Shamseldin said in the interview with NZ Herald that "there is an urgent need in NZ for revaluations of the changing risks associated with extreme floods under a changing climate in order to improve resilience". Read more: nzherald.co.nz/nz/weather-cli…

The University has made the decision to remain in online teaching and learning mode for the rest of Semester Two, regardless of alert level. More info on our website: bit.ly/3jR9Vbw

The results for the 2021 Endeavour Awards have been released and the department has had a number of successes. Congratulations to Enrique del Rey Castillo, Max Stephens, Lucas Hogan, Colin Whittaker, Pablo Higuera, Doug Wilson, Tūmanako and Minh Kieu on their continuing success!

Twenty years on from the 9/11 terror attacks, Associate Professor Charles Clifton reflects on the collapse of World Trade Centre Building 7 and the lessons it left for structural engineers. Full article in today's Newsroom: newsroom.co.nz/an-engineering…

Professor Jason Ingham shared his story as part of Restart a Heart Day - his life was saved by two strangers when he had a cardiac arrest during a bike ride in February. Many many thanks to Andrew Marais and Lingfeng for helping Jason with CPR. Full story: stuff.co.nz/national/healt…

Dr Sandeeka Mannakkara will be speaking at an @EngineersNZ webinar this Friday on "Engineering a healthier, sustainable Aotearoa". Please join the free online event if you would like to know more about actions we can take on climate changes. More info: engineeringnz.org/courses-events…

The Association of Commonwealth Universities The Association of Commonwealth Universities had an interview with Dr Sandeeka Mannakkara, talking about a project she is working on regarding the integration of indigenous knowledge with climate change adaptation strategies. Full article: acu.ac.uk/universities-f…

Watercare Watercare is looking for Māori and Pasifika students at their 2nd year of engineering study for the Engineering Pathway Te Ara Tātaki. It's a great opportunity to gain real life work experiences. Please check out this video for more details: vimeo.com/644939549/4938…

Dr Lokesh Padhye was quoted in an article by Stuff about how to use bugs to make wastewater treatment greener. The bugs remove nitrogen and ammonium from wastewater using only 1/4 to 1/3 of the energy current processes need to do that. Full article: stuff.co.nz/environment/cl…

Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo, PhD student Victor Li and Dr Rick Henry are testing new ways of strengthening buildings at higher risk of buckling and collapsing in an earthquake. Watch the testing: youtube.com/watch?v=ePd-83…. Read more: eqc.govt.nz/news/cutting-e…

Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo was interviewed this morning by Kathryn Ryan on RNZ RNZ's Nine to Noon programme, talking about his research on carbon fibre strengthening of concrete walls and floors. The broadcast is available via the following link: rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

Two former doctoral students Lu Wang and Dawei Guan of the department have received the 2022 ASCE J. C. Stevens Award for their discussion article published here: ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.10… Both authors are now Associate professors in China. Congratulations for the excellent work!