Rachel Loo, Author at Property & Build

June 12, 2025 0

Plenty of real time options available

The recent flurry around the release of CV values for Auckland based on data more than 12-months old appears to have prompted leading information provider Cotality to join the fray of up to the minute value suppliers with an interactive tool Mapping the Market . Continue →

Innovation

June 5, 2025 0

A strategic solution for composite safety and compliance

Composite structures are the unsung heroes of modern infrastructure — delivering strength, efficiency, and durability by combining the best properties of two materials. Continue →

Technology

June 5, 2025 0

“Hey Siri, choose my medical expert.” How far would you trust AI to make important decisions?

From tailored Netflix recommendations to personalised Facebook feeds, artificial intelligence (AI) adeptly serves content that matches our preferences and past behaviours. Continue →

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June 5, 2025 0

What promises to be an authoritative webinar panel next week with Envirosuite and Josh Rembusch, Vice President of the Colorado Chapter of SWANA and VP at Byers Scientific. This session will dive into the evolving landscape of methane regulations and explore innovative, real-world strategies for managing landfill emissions and odour. This session brings together two industry leaders to discuss proactive approaches to monitoring, odour control, and the future of methane management in solid waste operations. Register here

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June 5, 2025 0

You are training your sales teams on products, features, and competitors. You build videos, courses, and role-plays when suddenly a new regulatory change takes place and the competitive situation changes. An AI-native learning platform would upload and update the new regulations along with a learning platform, build a virtual coach and answer questions like “what is the impact of this regulatory change on our sales message?”

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June 5, 2025 0

McKinsey talks to the chairman of Ecolab who believes that businesses can help solve the global water crisis if they engineer water circularity into their processes. Ecolab has 48,000 staff and provides water management services to more than 170 countries. It recently expanded its services to data centres where it provides chip-cooling solutions that minimise water use.

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June 5, 2025 0

Countless studies have concluded that welding fume is a major carcinogenic yet few provide practical guidance on how to effectively control welding fume exposure. A survey of 1300 welders across Australia conducted by the Central University of Queensland examined product control methods such as on-gun fume extraction, hooded capture extraction and welding helmets with a powered air purifying respirator and compares their effectiveness in Australian and New Zealand settings.

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May 29, 2025 0

Robinson Research Institute, a pioneer in high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) research, has received funding of $71million towards setting up and hosting an advanced technology platform in Future Magnetic and Materials Technologies.

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May 29, 2025 0

New Zealanders will now be able to get into houses sooner and at less cost. So claims Building Consent Approvals (BCA) – the country’s first fully independent residential building consent authority. The privately-owned company will operate nationally and promises to issue building consents within a week and a half for eligible residential projects.

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Content Partner

May 29, 2025 0

Tired of council consent delays

The country’s first accredited independent building consents provider has set ambitious performance targets for itself, including a 10 day or less timeframe for consents when applications meet requirements – far quicker than many current processes. Continue →

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May 29, 2025 0

The rise of GLP-1s is shifting the discussion of obesity from an intractable issue to a treatable medical condition. Obesity could affect global GDP negatively by more than NZ$4.5 trillion by 2050 or a positive of almost $9.5 trillion with priorities on prevention and metabolic health, says McKinsey. Nearly 900 million adults around the world are living with obesity today, a substantial risk factor for at least 20 diseases which includes diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and brain health disorders.

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May 29, 2025 0

Cybersecurity is squarely an issue for the board room now, says Ross Thompson, Group CEO of sustainability, data management and technology asset lifecycle at Greenbox. Knowing the ‘what,’ ‘where,’ ‘how used,’ ‘how disposed,’ and applicable laws around data and devices is a core reputational issue. Directors need to head off unintentional breaches of sensitive information and its exploitation arising from failure to keep track and properly dispose of IT assets.

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Events listing

May 27, 2025 0

OFSEC (Oman Fire, Safety & Security Expo and Summit) in Oman

11/11/2025 – 11/12/2025 Linking practitioners, suppliers, distributors and manufacturers from the fire, safety, HSE and security industry OFSEC EVENT 2025 is designed to meet the needs of the local, regional and international markets with key decision makers from the government and private sectors, making it a definitive networking platform, where new projects and partnerships are initiated and visionary objectives are implemented. Continue →

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