7^th NEW ZEALAND BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2022

Creating Capacity and Capability for the Future of the Built Environment

School of Built Environment, Massey University

17th & 18th February, 2022
Hybrid Symposium (In-person + Online)

The Symposium will take place under the NZ COVID-19 Red Traffic Light system. All in-person attendees must have a Vaccine Pass. Those without a Vaccine Pass should register for Online participation. Please contact us if you have any questions via nzbers@massey.ac.nz

Overview

School of Built Environment at Massey University is proud to announce the 7th New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium 2022 to be held on 17th and 18th February 2022. The theme for this symposium is “Creating Capacity and Capability for the Future of the Built Environment”. This hybrid event will feature industry keynote speeches, academic presentations by postgraduate research students and academic staff, and panel discussions. The symposium aims to bring together built environment researchers in the NZ universities to disseminate their research findings or works-in-progress to the industry and research colleagues.

Aim of 2022 Symposium

This symposium – along with previous and subsequent series, aims to bring together the built environment policymakers, practitioners and researchers in the New Zealand construction industry and tertiary institutions to exchange knowledge and collaborate in areas of mutual research interests. The symposium challenges the siloed and individualistic approach to built environment research. It presents a platform for collegiality and collaboration among researchers and practitioners in New Zealand. Therefore, it throws more intense light on the nature of built environment research at all participating institutions.

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Call for Abstracts

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of works-in-progress or manuscripts of completed research for peer review by the symposium’s paper review panel. Submissions must follow the Key Dates schedule advised in this document.

Guidelines for Authors

Authors wishing to feature in the symposium can do so through the following options:

Full Paper
Extended Abstract
Poster

For any of the options, an abstract of 300 words maximum should be emailed to NZBERS@massey.ac.nz

Key Dates

26^th September 2021: Deadline for abstracts submission
1^st October 2021: Notification for full papers/extended abstract submission
7^th December 2021: Deadline for full paper/extended abstract submission
25^th January 2022: Acceptance/Camera-ready submission
1^st February 2022: Presentation PPT submission deadline

Paper Review Process

Each paper will go through blind-peer reviews by experts in the field. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present at the symposium. The accepted papers will be published in the symposium’s proceedings. Excellent papers will be invited for publication in a special issue for the International Journal of Construction Supply Chain management (IJCSCM).

Symposium Awards

At the end of the symposium, the following awards will be presented to recipients:

Best Conference Paper
Best Student Paper
Best Presentation
Best Poster

Registration Fees

All presenters must register for symposium.

Registration Fee (Attend in Person) – NZ$ 345

Registration Fee (Attend Online) – NZ$ 115

All prices are including GST. Deadline for registration is 4th of February, 2022. Please see website for the registration portal.

Symposium Agenda

View the NZBERS 2022 Agenda

Speakers

Keynotes

Professor Hugh Byrd, Lincoln University, UK

Speaker’s Abstract:

As the climate warms, we use more electricity for cooling, causing more carbon emissions, causing the climate to warm further causing the use of more electricity for cooling and so on. This presentation looks at past and recent policies of energy efficiency for the cooling of buildings and asks the difficult questions of why it took almost 30 years to question our energy efficiency standards; why does NZ have some of the lowest energy efficiency standards in the OECD; why do we have no specific data on energy used for cooling in NZ; why do we have some of the highest electricity prices in OECD; why are households in fuel poverty subsidizing the cost of cooling commercial buildings? Why do current policies show little respect to our climate emergency?

Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry (Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC), Unitec Institute of Technology)

Speaker’s Abstract:

Meeting the global challenges of degrading environments, climate change, and increasing greenhouse gas emissions requires new research and innovation. ESRC aims to respond to these challenges through an economic, social and environmental lens. The main aim of this presentation is to discuss the story of ESRC; challenges; highlights; successes and failures but mostly its drive to provide practical and achievable solutions for the built environment.

Associate Professor Jasper Mbachu (Centre for Comparative Construction Research (CCCR), Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia)

Speaker’s Abstract:

To survive and thrive in the new futures, transformations – rather than reformations – are needed. Built environment professionals must develop and sustain agile and responsive capabilities to leverage the eminent changes as tailwinds with which to rise up to the challenges.

In his Keynote, Dr Jasper Mbachu will highlight the major shifts in the built environment future world of work, and the capabilities professionals need to develop in order to strategically reposition themselves to exploit the major shifts as opportunities to reach new heights.

Dr Kara Rosemeier (Passive House Academy, New Zealand)

Speaker’s Abstract:

Kara Rosemeier is the author of /Positive Energy Homes/ (with Robin Brimblecombe), a board member of the Passive House Institute New Zealand, leads the Passive House Academy New Zealand and teaches building science.

In her Keynote, Kara will speak on the topic: ‘Strengthening capability for high-performance buildings”. She will highlight overseas approaches to main-streaming high-performance buildings and her involvement with one of such programmes.

Mr Graham Burke (NZ Construction Sector

Speaker’s Abstract:

Graham has worked in the construction industry for 40 years and holds numerous roles in industry bodies, including Executive Director of NZ Construction Industry Council, Executive Officer of NZ Specialist Trade Contractors Federation, Co-chair of ConCOVE, (Construction and Infrastructure Centre of Vocational Excellence), member of the Construction Accord Steering Group and board member of Construction Health and Safety NZ.

Graham is committed to leading change in the construction sector, moving emphasis from bottom price to value, safety, and quality.

Panel Experts

Ralf Kessel (Concrete NZ)

Ralf is an architect, registered with the NZIA, AK Berlin and ARB UK. He authored the CCANZ Code of Practise for Weathertight Concrete and Concrete Masonry Construction, cited by the Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) as New Zealand Building Code Clause E2/AS3. Ralf led was the design of a sustainable, energy efficient, apartment/ mix use development for the ‘New Urban Village’ competition organised in 2014 by Christchurch City Council, MBIE, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and CERA/CCDU.

Elrond Burrell (Director of VIA architecture Ltd)

Elrond specilaises in Passive House and low-carbon architecture, and the current the chair of the board of Te Tōpūtanga o te Whare Korou ki Aotearoa, Passive House Institute New Zealand (PHINZ). He is also Principal Advisor Architecture & Design in the Building System Performance Branch of MBIE. Elrond is an international keynote presenter about Passive House and low-carbon architecture. He has presented at conferences in NZ, Australia, England, the US and Germany.

Mark Robert (Auckland Council)

Mark is a Senior Waste Planning Advisor at Auckland Council. He has three decades of experience in refining business, energy and waste systems for a wide range of organisations in New Zealand and the UK. Mark is currently working at Auckland Council on integrating deconstruction techniques and waste minimisation into the construction and demolition industry to provide positive social and environmental outcomes.

Casimir MacGregor (BRANZ)

Casimir is a Senior Social Scientist and Programme Leader of the Transition to a Zero Carbon Built Environment research programme at BRANZ. Casimir is a sociologist who draws upon theory and methods of sociology, science and technology studies, and public health. His research is focused on enabling innovation and change within the building and construction industry to address climate change. Some of his recent and current research is focused on regulatory responses to the role of buildings in mitigating and adapting to climate change (with MBIE), and a new study examining how the building and construction industry is preparing for climate change.

Annette Day (Naylor Love)

Annie has experience as both a project manager and quantity surveyor. Annie chairs the Auckland Sustainability Committee at Naylor Love and has key responsibilities in aligning all regions in effective environmentally sustainable processes.
Annie looks for new construction trends and has influenced and implemented many within Naylor Loves operating practices.