Posted on Wednesday 15 April, 2026
At a recent Construction Leaders Roundtable in Christchurch, hosted by the Building Institute Aotearoa and Procore Technologies, construction leaders came together to focus on workforce attraction and retention.
The discussion centred on a pressing challenge for the sector, with construction vacancies…
Posted on Wednesday 15 April, 2026
At BuildUP26, Health15, supported by Southbase Construction, delivered free onsite health checks for conference attendees throughout the day, providing a simple but powerful snapshot of workforce health in real time.
Posted on Wednesday 15 April, 2026
Callum Walsh is a Project Manager at Colliers Project Leaders in Auckland. He studied a Bachelor of Property (BProp) at the University of Auckland, and is the Deputy Chair of the Young Professional Advisors Group at the Building Institute Aotearoa.…
Posted on Wednesday 15 April, 2026
Janine Branje is the General Manager at Hush Interiors in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Hush Interiors is a family and iwi-owned business that specialises in creative suspended ceilings, feature linings and acoustic products for commercial projects and private clients across the wider…
Posted on Thursday 12 March, 2026
Building Institute Aotearoa recently hosted a site visit to Whangārei Hospital, where 15 attendees toured the new Radiotherapy and Oncology Centre currently under construction.
The visit was organised with support from Ben Tomason and Claire O’Shae, with Riaan Van der Merwe…
Posted on Thursday 05 March, 2026
Linda is an Associate Professor in the School of Building Construction at Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland. She facilitates five to six interactive workshop-style courses each year for the Bachelor of Construction degree. These include sustainable design and construction, capstone…
Posted on Thursday 05 March, 2026
Christina de Boer is the Head of Design Delivery at Summerset, working within the Development Senior Leadership Team. She leads the in-house architectural and design management team and manages the design phase of the villages from post-concept through to completion…
Posted on Thursday 05 March, 2026
Sarah Skillen is the manager at The Sustainability Society, a technical interest group of Engineering New Zealand. She works on a wide range of projects, including planning events, supporting committee initiatives, collaborating with partner organisations and shaping communications that make…
Posted on Tuesday 10 February, 2026
Students – Want to attend BuildUP26 for free?
Thanks to the NZIOB Charitable Education Trust, we’re funding 15 full-time students from across Aotearoa to attend BuildUP26 — with flights, accommodation, and conference tickets fully covered.
This is your chance to connect with…
Posted on Thursday 05 February, 2026
Bob Hall FNZIOB began his journey in the built environment not in a lecture theatre or on a construction site, but in a history classroom in the United Kingdom. An innovative teacher chose to look beyond dates and battles, instead…
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