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Jun 14, 2020
1 min

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, 2020
1 min

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 17, 2020
1 min

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, 2020
2 min

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 7, 2020
2 min

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 23, 2020
2 min

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 21, 2020
4 min

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 17, 2020
3 min

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...

Feb 28, 2019
1 min

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...

Jun 30, 2016
1 min

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, 2016
1 min

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, 2016
1 min

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 20, 2013
2 min

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...

Aug 31, 2012
1 min

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, 2012
1 min

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, 2011
1 min

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...

Mar 1, 2011
1 min

Climbing using Wire Type Fall-Arrest Systems: Why it’s the Method of the Future

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

Jun 17, 2010
1 min

Earth Bonding of Reinforcing CagesOn In-Service Concrete Poles: Part 3

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

Jun 20, 2009
1 min

Earth Bonding of Reinforcing Cages on Older Concrete Poles: Part 2

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

Jun 19, 2009
1 min

Condition Assessment and Future Maintenance Analysis on a Transmission Line in Iceland

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

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