BRANZ Structures Team Leader Mark Elliott has spent most of his career immersed in the world of highperformance sport where teamwork is of paramount importance. He has now brought that experience to BRANZ in his role leading a team of engineers enjoying the benefits of a new cutting-edge structures lab.
BRANZ Fire Research Engineer and UK import George Hare is excited about the opportunities BRANZ’s new fire lab will bring to expand research capabilities - important at a time when climate change and the growth in medium-density housing are areas of concern.
Russell Clarke, Project Manager, Assurance Services, has worked at BRANZ for 19 years and has seen plenty of changes in that time. One thing that has stayed the same and it is something he appreciates is the view from his desk onto rolling farmland.
As a girl, Katy Stokes was a would-be pathologist. Along the way, however, she found a love for chemistry and is now pivotal to BRANZ’s materials science team.
Peter Whiting’s career took some unexpected turns before he became BRANZ’s award-winning Senior Fire Engineer and Fire Testing Team Leader. A dalliance with night cleaning at McDonald’s didn’t work out – and New Zealand’s building designers, owners and occupiers are thankful for it!
From a small rural village in China to a world away in Aotearoa New Zealand, BRANZ Senior Structural Engineer Angela Liu has used her love of structural engineering to have a significant impact on the way our buildings are designed, particularly when it comes to seismic design.
BRANZ Senior Fire Research Engineer Kevin Frank grew up with an interest in machinery. This, combined with a fine academic mind and an interest in volunteer firefighting, drew him to forensic engineering investigating fires and eventually to his current role.
A curious mind drew BRANZ Fire Research Scientist Nick Appleton to a career in science. These days, he enjoys the challenges his work presents and embraces the fact that research always remains fresh.
Science and technology aren’t static – they deliver change and advancement. But what impact does that have on people? That’s where social science steps in. BRANZ Principal Social Scientist Casimir Macgregor explains what this means at BRANZ and why social science excites him.
BRANZ Senior Building Physicist Steve Mcneil works at the leading edge of finding out how buildings perform. As the impetus increases for all Kiwi houses to function well in a changing climate, it is work that is crucial.
If you’re a designer or builder in need of advice, chances are you’ve been on the phone with BRANZ helpline technical advisor Phil McNamara. It’s a responsibility that Phil relishes – knowing he’s backed by expert colleagues, 25 years of hands-on building experience and an appetite for continuous learning.
Building Technologist André de Klerk forms a critical connection between BRANZ’s experts and building product manufacturers and suppliers serving the Aotearoa New Zealand and Australian markets. Managing his clients through the BRANZ Appraisal process is just the beginning of a long-term relationship focused on helping them get where they want to go.
