Member Spotlight: Yu Li

Posted on Tuesday 29 October, 2024

This year our Resene Next Gen Supreme Award was taken out by Yu Li, a Civil Engineering PhD candidate studying at the University of Canterbury. 

To enter the Next Gen Awards nominees had to submit their 'big idea' to shake up the industry. Yu Li's idea submitted for this award is taken from the work she is completing towards her PhD thesis. Her study focuses on collecting data on how and where roads are used by using a newly developed and cost-effective Internet of Things (IoT) proptotype. The data collected can be used to automatically predict traffic positioning in difference scenarios.

Since being presented with the Award at the NZ Building People Awards on 30 August Yu Li has gotten more involved with the Institute and is now an enthusiastic member of the Young Professional Advisors group. 

She's also currently on the lookout for work which makes the most of her considerable expertise so get in touch with her to snap her up!

We asked her a few questions to get to know Yu Li a little better. 

Member Spotlight: Isaac Kett

Posted on Tuesday 01 October, 2024

On 30 August at the 2024 NZ Building People Awards Isaac Kett was named as the GIB Supreme Winner! Earlier in the evening Isaac had won the Keystone Trust Consultants | Matanga Award category.

He was nominated for his work as Delivery, Interface and Design Manager on the Pukekohe to Papakura (P2P) Project in Tāmaki | Auckland. Isaac is a Senior Associate at Frequency.

While we heard about Issac’s project on the night and in his citation we asked him a few questions to get to know the person behind the project.

Read on to find out more about Isaac including what he’d like to see change in the industry, who inspires him, and his Salsa habit.

Honouring our Institute Members

Posted on Tuesday 03 September, 2024

On Friday 30 August we celebrated excellence in the construction industry at the 2024 NZ Building People Awards. Along with honouring our fantastic finalists and winners we also took the opportunity to honour some of our outstanding Institute volunteers with Member Honour Awards.

The NZ Institute of Building relies heavily on the generosity of time, energy and care from its members. There are so many fantastic people giving their dedication and passion to the Institute – four of those people were honoured at the Awards.

Terry Buchan, Hayley Groves and Guy Marriage received Regional Member Honour Awards and Graeme Birkhead was awarded an Institute Service Medal. 

NZ Building People Awards 2024 Winners Announced

Posted on Monday 02 September, 2024

More than 600 construction industry professionals came together on Friday 30 August to celebrate the winners of the 2024 NZ Building People Awards. The gala dinner celebrating the excellence of the people behind the projects took place at the Viaduct Events Centre in Tāmaki | Auckland.

Winners and highly commended finalists, along with a couple of special mentions, were announced across ten categories with a Supreme Winner named to top the evening off. The Resene Next Gen Awards were also announced as part of the evening with three winners and one supreme winner named.

 Congratulations to all the finalists, special mentions, highly commended and winners of the 2024 NZ Building People Awards.