Digital credentials for public works
IPWEA NZ is working with iQualify to develop a suite of infrastructure asset management micro-credentials using open badge technology. Steve Browning explains. Infrastructure asset managers...
Tag : IPWEA
No need to be blue
Spotlight on LEDs We have a tool for that The newly-developed US Department of Energy Sky Glow Comparison Tool is a simplified method for comparing...
IPWEA NZ partnership to help address shortage of engineers
The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NZ recently signed an MOU with Wellington Institute of Technology (Weltec) and Otago Polytechnic, in a partnership...
National infrastructure review looks at a cross-Tasman market model
The National Infrastructure Unit within Treasury is conducting a wide-ranging review into the country’s infrastructure institutional settings. Jon Grayson outlined ideas at the recent IPWEA...
The future of water – The debate continues
Alan Titchall reports from the two-day Water Summit 2018, attended by local government delegates, industry experts and central government officials, who will be implementing regulatory...
Just add water
IPWEA NZ vice president Myles Lind calls for a public water Investor Confidence Rating. A public water Investor Confidence Rating (ICR) would signal our sector’s...
Timaru's 15-year wastewater strategy
The Timaru District Council’s Wastewater Strategy has been named as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most outstanding public works engineering projects. The council was...
Samantha Gain: The new face of public works engineering
Samantha Gain is manager, legal and procurement at the Greater Wellington Regional Council. She has also just been elected president of IPWEA NZ. She took...
Shedding new light: To boldly go
Recent news of more funding plus the release of a world-first strategic plan for road lighting provide councils with a huge boost to their lighting...
In the Pipeline: Water assets project brings huge potential
A new joint venture project aimed at helping councils make better decisions around when to replace water pipes could save millions of dollars. By John...