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Wednesday 01 May 2024 at 12:30 PM, Online

WEBINAR | MEMBERS | FREE | CPD: 1

A Light Lunch discussion about what is keeping us up at night when dreaming about the built environment.

Your fun bite-sized Light Lunch webinars are a convenient way for you to get to know the people behind those projects and hard hats, without you having to leave your desk. This Light Lunch will be with two fabulous professionals currently working in the construction industry.

Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 4:15 PM, Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd, City Campus

STUDENT | NETWORKING | CHRISTCHURCH

Attention all construction students! Are you looking for an opportunity to gain valuable insights and advice from experienced professionals in the industry? Look no further than the Speed Mentoring event hosted by the New Zealand Institute of Building!

Free for NZ Institute of Building Next Gen members.

Thursday 16 May 2024 at 4:00 PM, Oxford Terrace Mount Cook, Wellington 6021

SITE VISIT |  WELLINGTON | CPD :3 

Join the Institute of Building to visit the Naylor Love Wellington City Mission project - Whakamaru; a name gifted by Mana Whenua. 

This building is unique in both design and operation as a transformative community hub that provides 24/7 wraparound support and community services. The services include a pay-as-you-feel 120-person café, social supermarket, healthcare/medical facility, sacred space, public showers and commercial laundry. 

The project includes 35 residential apartments and five two-bedroom units of unique structure made up of lightweight steel framing and CLT flooring. The innovative approach to this building utilises BIM – digital technologies used to produce a fully federated model. 

This project has relied heavily on donations, the City Mission team have done a fantastic job at rallying support from throughout the region. The project team of Kensway Consultants, Silvester Clark, Three Line Studio and Naylor Love have brought the project to life. 

On this Site Visit you will see the project as it enters its fit-out phase. Project Manager Ken Johnston. will lead the tour and fill attendees in on the project's journey including the learning opportunities and wins.

Friday 31 May 2024 at 4:00 PM, 73 Lorna Street, Lynmouth New Plymouth

SITE VISIT |  TARANAKI | CPD :3 

Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the future of healthcare in Taranaki with a guided tour of the new state-of-the-art hospital facility.

Spanning an impressive 22,000 square meters across five floors, this $300 million investment promises to revolutionize patient care in the region. Discover the cutting-edge Radiology and Acute Medicine departments, witness the compassionate spaces designed for Maternity and Intensive Care, and explore the advanced Laboratories set to lead medical innovation.

The highlight of the tour will be the strategically placed Helipad, ensuring rapid response times for critical cases. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see firsthand how this monumental project will serve the community for generations to come.

Thursday 30 May 2024 at 12:00 PM, Online

In our Industry Insights webinar series, we hear from a mix of overseas and Aotearoa-based experts who share their knowledge, insights and expertise. These are deep-dive conversations, with the opportunity for attendees to interact and ask questions as we go.  

Join us for an informative presentation, with Mike Dutton of Comfortech, on the design and installation considerations for non-structural elements - partition (wall) and ceiling systems. 

This session will focus on the challenges faced when managing design and engineering outcomes and onsite conflict resolution, as well as making sense of manufacturing information and engineering design requirements. Mike will also discuss how to address seismic design and proprietary solutions, providing examples of onsite system and services conflicts and their resolutions and looking at bulkheads, openings and external framing.

This will be useful for anyone involved in commercial construction and interior fit outs. 

Tuesday 02 July 2024 at 8:00 AM, Christchurch and Queenstown

Two Sessions 

Christchurch Tuesday 2nd July & Queenstown Thursday 4th July 

LEGAL | CHRISTCHURCH | QUEENSTOWN | CPD: 3

NZ Institute of Building and Richard Johnstone of Left Bank Chambers, invite you to a Legal Breakfast. We are hosting two Legal Breakfast sessions – one in Christchurch and one in Dunedin.

During the session Richard will cover a selection of recent topical court cases, distilling points which will be of interest and importance for members in all sectors the building industry. There will also be time set aside for Q&A.

Friday 02 August 2024 at 5:30 PM, Harbourside Function Centre, 4 Taranaki Street, Wellington

 SOCIAL | TEAM BUILDING | WELLINGTON

SAVE THE DATE

We welcome you to come together for a night of mixing n mingling, drinks and to see who can win the NZ institute of Building Central Region Quiz this year! Pull together your team of 10 and join us for a fun night which has become one of the standout social fixtures in Wellington’s construction sector calendar.

The event features a professional Quizmaster, food, drink, and some fabulous prizes. Colleagues, clients, and family (above the age of 18) are all welcome!

Wednesday 14 August 2024 at 5:30 PM, Fat Eddie's Level 1/76 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

SOCIAL | NETWORKING | CHRISTCHURCH

SAVE THE DATE 

Friday 30 August 2024 at 6:00 PM, Viaduct Events Centre, 171 Halsey Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010

Nominations for the 2024 NZ Building People Awards are now open and close 29 May. 

Find out more about the awards and how to nominate. 

Join your fellow construction industry peers at the New Zealand Building People Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner; a night to acknowledge and celebrate the practitioners behind New Zealand’s most successful building projects.

The awards evening will take place on 30 August in Tāmaki | Auckland. Tickets will go on sale in June - save the date in your calendar!

Friday 03 May 2024 at 11:30 AM, Majestic on Durham,  189 Durham Street South, Christchurch

SOCIAL | FUNDRAISER | CHRISTCHURCH 

Table of 10 $2000 + GST

The NZ Institute of Building Charitable Education Trust is very excited to announce Emma Gilmour Rally Champion as our guest speaker to this year's luncheon taking place on Friday May 3rd 2024.
The NZIOB Charitable Education Trust raises money to provide grants and scholarships to students and young professionals within the build environment. 

This luncheon includes a two-course lunch, beverages and a Q & A session with Emma Gilmour for 10 guests per table. 

 Proceeds will be going towards the Charitable Trust programme of awards and scholarships.