What investors actually look for in startups?
Getting a great idea out of the lab and into industrial-scale production takes more than good science. It takes capital, the right facility,...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsBusiness
Stirring The Pot
Created by metal minds for metal minds – join us for practical conversations that get to the nuts and bolts of the metals industry here in New Zealand. Connect with leaders & experts from ac...
Episodes
20 of 133 episodes
Is steel the hardest material to design?
In this episode of Stirring the Pot, Humans of Steel edition, we're having a kōrero (conversation) with Dr Charles Clifton, the civil engine...
Steel Circularity in NZ; The Pathway to Net Zero
NZ has one of the cleanest electricity grids in the world. So why are we shipping our scrap steel overseas to be recycled? Cambridge Univers...
NZS 3404 Seismic Weld Design; What the Research Shows
Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the most seismically active countries on Earth. The performance of steel structures during an earthquake depe...
It's all about the people!
In today's Humans of Steel edition of Stirring the Pot, we sit down with Noel Davies, director of Hydro Link, former chair of HERA, and one...
Ai sustainability and the state of engineering
In this episode of Stirring the Pot , we’re joined by HERA’s leadership team for a wide-ranging kōrero on AI, sustainability and what’s real...
It's time to rewrite the rules
In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we’re having a kōrero with Richard Templer , Chief Executive of Engineering New Zealand | Te Ao Rangaha...
Beyond Carbon: Rethinking Sustainability Through Planetary Accounting
🌏 A kōrero on why sustainability is about more than just carbon When it comes to sustainability, carbon gets most of the attention. But the...
Digital Steel Passport: Rethinking construction for a circular future
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we are having a kōrero with Osama Mughrabi, Mick Fritschy and Caroline James about one of the biggest sh...
A grit engineered legacy
In this episode of Stirring the Pot , we’re having a kōrero with Professor Charles Clifton — legendary structural engineer, longtime HERA co...
Artificial Intelligence: Skill up or sit out?
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Matt Ensor. AI strategist and industry innovator — he unpacks what the rise o...
Cracking the CompWebPen code
In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we’re having a kōrero with Maryam Hasanali. Maryam is a structural research engineer at HERA and the br...
Sparking a passion for structural fire
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Lydia Frater. Lydia's journey through her HERA internship has been nothi...
Busting through constructed barriers
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Louise Jordaan. Workplace safety is more than compliance, it’s about fosterin...
Welding hazards and how to stay safe
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Patrick Fenemor. Ensuring safety in welding is crucial for protecting workers...
Fireproofing the future with HIT
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Mayank Shrivastava. Fire protection is about more than just buildings—it is a...
From carbon-heavy to carbon-zero
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Jeremy Sole. Jeremy, Executive Officer of the Sustainable Steel Council (SSC)...
Real-time insights for safer structures
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Kaveh Andisheh. Kaveh is the project led for the theme of Monitoring 4.0 in t...
From shed to spotlight
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Grier and Jill Fuller. We explore the award-winning Hinuera Sheds project wit...
Construction’s knowledge currency
In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re having a kōrero with Kenneth Husted. Unlock the secrets of successful tech transfer in the constru...