What it's like working as a grad at Lumen
One of our Graduate Engineers, John Campbell describes his experience working as a grad at Lumen. I’m structural engineer in the Civil &...
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Mar 86 min read
Celebrating Women In Engineering
Lumen engineering manager Kate de Bruin talks communication, electrical substations, and quantum physics I got into engineering because...
Feb 74 min read
Why your carbon footprint needs to lead your business sustainability strategy
As 2024 begins, the pressure to cut carbon emissions becomes increasingly urgent. We are now just six years away from 2030 – a year that...
Aug 22, 202312 min read
Wal Marshall - the 'Lines Condition Assessment Guy'
Felicity Wolfe - Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - Published on Energy News (https://www.energynews.co.nz) Lumen principal consulting engineer Wal...
Jun 15, 20201 min read
New Work Exempt from Building Consent
Low-risk building work, like sleep-outs, sheds, carports, and ground mounted solar panels no longer needs a Building Consent
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Tirohanga Whanui Bridge - Case Study
The Tirohanga Whanui Bridge is a joint project by Watercare and the NZ Transport Agency. It provides a pedestrian and bike-friendly...
Apr 18, 20201 min read
Fire protective coating Inspections for a new hotel in Auckland
The role of intumescent protective coatings used on building steel framework is a key component of building safely. Most manufacturers...
Apr 10, 20202 min read
Saving a historic substation from demolition
Strengthening old buildings and bringing them back to life is something we love doing! With our help, this beautiful historic substation...
Apr 8, 20202 min read
An efficient new way to build for Tuatara structures
Tuatara Structures are New Zealand’s leading supplier of pre-engineered, structural steel buildings. They approached the team at Lumen...
Mar 24, 20202 min read
Shutting Down Efficiently
Today will be the last day in the workplace for many organisations across New Zealand for at least four weeks. Reducing operating costs...
Mar 22, 20204 min read
3 tips to save money on electricity in these challenging times
In these unprecedented and uncertain times, managing cashflow is set to be all important for SMEs, and with electricity typically one of...
Mar 18, 20203 min read
Quick to Implement improvements for conscious SMEs
At Lumen we’ve been thinking for a while about how to reduce our environmental impacts and how to operate in a more sustainable way. We...
Mar 1, 20191 min read
The Cost of Corrosion in the New Zealand Electricity Industry
The World Corrosion Organisation (WCO) places the worldwide annual cost of corrosion at US$1.8 trillion per annum, some 3% of the world’s...
Jul 1, 20161 min read
Bushfire Risk Management of Electricity Transmission Lines
On Saturday the 7th of February 2009 bushfires devastated Victoria, Australia, killing 173 and injuring 414. Black Saturday, as it has...
Jun 24, 20161 min read
Surface Foundations for Emergency Poles Load Testing of Initial Designs
As part of Wellington Electricity Lines Ltd’s (Wellington Electricity) ongoing work to provide cost effective risk based solutions to...
Mar 1, 20161 min read
Galvanized Coatings on Power Equipment:Optimizing Life Cycle Costs
New Zealand’s transmission and distribution system relies heavily on line and substation support structures constructed using millions of...
Jun 21, 20132 min read
Condition Assessment of Transmission Towers Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV)
Historically, transmission towers were only climbed to repair or replace hardware or light members. In recent years, formal condition...
Sep 1, 20121 min read
Maintenance Management of Transmission Lines using Condition Assessment And Computer Data Analysis
Presentation Overview: Part 1: Background: LineTech, New Zealand, Transpower Part 2: Problems we face inc Line Diversity Part 3:...
Jun 22, 20121 min read
Preparing for the Worst:Developing Overhead Line Routes to Replace Damaged Cables
This paper discusses one aspect of the planning being undertaken by Wellington Electricity to prepare for a large earthquake disrupting...
Jun 24, 20111 min read
Airborne Laser Scanning for Existing Power Line Upgrade or New Route Design
Among the many difficulties facing engineers when upgrading existing distribution lines or designing new lines the landscape often...
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