Low-risk building work, like sleep-outs, sheds, carports, and ground mounted solar panels no longer needs a Building Consent

The Tirohanga Whanui Bridge is a joint project by Watercare and the NZ Transport Agency. It provides a pedestrian and bike-friendly...

The role of intumescent protective coatings used on building steel framework is a key component of building safely. Most manufacturers...

Strengthening old buildings and bringing them back to life is something we love doing! With our help, this beautiful historic substation...

Tuatara Structures are New Zealand’s leading supplier of pre-engineered, structural steel buildings. They approached the team at Lumen...

Today will be the last day in the workplace for many organisations across New Zealand for at least four weeks. Reducing operating costs...

In these unprecedented and uncertain times, managing cashflow is set to be all important for SMEs, and with electricity typically one of...

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...

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...

On Saturday the 7th of February 2009 bushfires devastated Victoria, Australia, killing 173 and injuring 414. Black Saturday, as it has...

As part of Wellington Electricity Lines Ltd’s (Wellington Electricity) ongoing work to provide cost effective risk based solutions to...

New Zealand’s transmission and distribution system relies heavily on line and substation support structures constructed using millions of...

Historically, transmission towers were only climbed to repair or replace hardware or light members. In recent years, formal condition...

Presentation Overview: Part 1: Background: LineTech, New Zealand, Transpower Part 2: Problems we face inc Line Diversity Part 3:...

This paper discusses one aspect of the planning being undertaken by Wellington Electricity to prepare for a large earthquake disrupting...

Among the many difficulties facing engineers when upgrading existing distribution lines or designing new lines the landscape often...

The power industry has historically used free climbing to access its structures, but over the past decade full attachment has been...

All new transmission strength concrete poles (and now many distribution strength poles) are manufactured with “integral earthing...

All new transmission strength concrete poles (and now many distribution strength poles) are manufactured with “integral earthing...

During 2008 the author was engaged by the Icelandic Consulting company Efla to act as consultant for a condition assessment trial project...