Building Innovation Partnership Industry Day 2022

Building Innovation Partnership Industry Day

Please join us for a day of presentations and discussion on the research conducted by Building Innovation Partnership in collaboration with our industry partners. Learn how our innovative research has been conducted and applied to industry to advance civil engineering in Aotearoa/ New Zealand.

Date Weds 17 August 2022

Time 10:30 – 16:00

Venue University of Canterbury and Zoom – Please RSVP to the link below and you will be emailed an invitation with a Zoom link and directions to the venue space.

Agenda

Morning Tea

Tea and coffee will be provided. 10:00 – 10:30

Theme One

Better Decision Making in Three Waters 10:30 – 11:30

The aim of theme one is to develop data driven insights into New Zealand’s Three Waters infrastructure. Dr Theuns Henning will be presenting an overview of this work programme and its associated projects including industry impact.

Theme Two

Digital Engineering 11:30 – 12:30

Theme 2 aims to determine the reliability, accuracy, ease of use, advantages and disadvantages of innovative digital building technologies and how well they meet the information needs of owners, users, designers, engineers, manufacturers and builders. Professor Robert Amor will lead the discussion on AI, BIM to BAM and other related projects.

Lunch Break

Lunch and networking opportunity 12:30 – 14:00

Theme Three

Fit for Purpose Building Components 14:00 – 15:00

Theme Three is based around improving the resilience and sustainability of buildings by developing products, systems and design methods for the non-structural elements of buildings. Prof Rajesh Dhakal will lead the discussion on industry impact and latest research.

Theme Four

Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Infrastructure 15:00 – 15:30

The latest theme for BIP aims to identify and characterise ‘best’ pathways and technologies for reducing carbon emissions from buildings, construction and communities. Discussion on this emerging theme is led by Prof Larry Bellamy.

Please note: this event is in person and via Zoom. Once you have clicked to book a space we will email you an event invite with a teams link and specific direction to the venue at UoC.