MBIE Endeavour Fund: $10.3 Million Investment to Transform Construction
The HERA-led research programme, "Developing a Construction 4.0 transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand's construction sector", has been successful in the 2022 round of the prestigious Endeavour Fund.
The $10.3 million grant will support the four-year Construction 4.0 research project. The project is centred on improving the productivity of Aotearoa New Zealand's construction industry using Construction 4.0 approaches.
Project outcomes will benefit the construction sector through:
- Better economic performance
- Building and infrastructure affordability
- Enhanced communication among stakeholders
- Improvements in productivity and output quality
The Industrial AI Research Team will play a key role in delivering construction automation and digitalisation solutions.