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New Zealand’s Provision for Sustainable Infrastructure Education and Practice

Author: April J. Lander, JP, MEM, ENV SP, A.M.ASCE

Co-Author: Warren Ladbrook, M.ASCE

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New Zealand: �Early Global Leader in Sustainability

1950s, New Zealand engineers and the general public take an interest in infrastructure and environmental issues
1960s, the start of an environmental movement with the Save Lake Manapouri campaign in pristine Fiordland National Park
1970s, 10% of the NZ population sign a petition that saved Lake Manapouri
1980s, Engineering NZ a leader in the development of what becomes the “Arusha Declaration” a statement adopted by the WFEO on the future role of engineering for the 1992 “Earth Summit”
1990s to present, the NZ government publishes many reports on their initiatives and approach to sustainability

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Engineering New Zealand

Membership 20,000+
Competence-based membership classes

4-yr Bachelor of Engineering : Professional Engineer
3-yr Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Engineering Technologist
2-yr Diploma of Engineering : Engineering Technician
Postgraduate qualification in Geology or Eng Geology

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Engineering New Zealand

Competence-based registers

New Zealand

International

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)

International Professional Engineer (IntPE)/APEC Engineers
International Engineering Technologist (IntET)
International Engineering Technician (IntETn) - new in 2018

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Engineering New Zealand

Code of Ethical Conduct
Diversity Agenda
The Sustainability Society
Australian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)
Other Technical Groups
Engineering New Zealand Foundation
World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

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Engineering New Zealand

Accreditation of Tertiary Engineering Qualifications

Accredited to internationally-recognized benchmarks
Programs must meet the Requirements for Accreditation of Engineering Education Programs (ACCO2) Obligations
Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies Obligations are defined for the educational qualifications

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Engineering New Zealand

Tertiary Institutions with accredited civil engineering programs

Two-Year Engineering Technology Degrees Ara Institute of Canterbury. Manukau Institute of Technology (provisionally accredited) Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Northtec. Civil Engineering NZIHT. Civil Engineering Otago Polytechnic. Civil Engineering Southern Institute of Technology The Open Polytechnic. Civil Engineering Unitec. Civil Engineering Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Weltec. Civil Engineering Wintec. Civil Engineering	Three-Year Engineering Technology Degrees Ara Institute of Canterbury Manukau Institute of Technology (provisionally accredited from 2018) Otago Polytechnic The Open Polytechnic Unitec. Civil Engineering Waikato Institute of Technology Western Institute of Technology Four-Year Engineering Degrees University of Auckland. Civil Engineering University of Canterbury. Civil Engineering

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University of Auckland

New partnership to connect engineering and Maori business
Many Pasifika students
A record number of women enrolled in 2018
12 sustainability groups including the Sustainable Future Collective
Faculty of Science Sustainability Network lecture series on forecasts for our future

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University of Canterbury

New diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering
Offers Natural Resources Engineering, Sustainable Engineering Systems, Forest Engineering, and Earthquake Engineering
Women in Engineering student organization
Many opportunities- for example, one young innovator attended the UNLEASH Innovation Lab to work on solutions and strive toward UN SDGs

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Engineering NZ Continuing Education

Professional Development Partners

Experienced in practical application of sustainability in NZ and elsewhere
Offer Engineering NZ approved programs

Foundations of Sustainability workshop

Based on the updated Engineering NZ Sustainability Practice Guidance launched in 2018
Includes sessions on critical sustainability issues, responses, and tools.

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New Zealand: �ICE People’s Choice Award 2018�Moving mountains to reconnect communities

Kaikoura 7.8 magnitude earthquake recovery
$1.1bn, 13 month duration
Kaikoura and neighbouring communities off
Nearly 1 million cubic metres of rock fell onto roads and the rail line
194 km of roads damaged, 85 landslides, 1,500 damaged sites on State Hwy 1 alone, 950 rail sites and 20 tunnels damaged. Large sections of the rail lines pushed into the sea.

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New Zealand: �ICE People’s Choice Award 2018�Moving mountains to reconnect communities

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New Zealand: �ICE People’s Choice Award 2018�Moving mountains to reconnect communities

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New Zealand: �ICE People’s Choice Award 2018�Moving mountains to reconnect communities

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New Zealand: �Next Steps for Sustainable Infrastructure

NZ is part of the 2019 Voluntary National Review (VNR) of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development
NZ participates in 39 Partnerships for SDGs many of which are in the Pacific
Tertiary institutions could join the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI)
Engineering NZ Occupational Licensing for Safety Critical Engineering
Additional Engineering NZ and partners continuing education courses

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New Zealand: �Conclusions

NZ engineers played a significant role in the development and structure of:

NZ environmental institutions
South Pacific island nations
Development of communities resilient to natural disasters

More work needs to be done to:

Provide sustainable infrastructure for people with disabilities
Bring more women and persons of different ethnicities into the engineering field
Response faster to the rapidly changing natural, social, and virtual environment particularly with globalization

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Discussion

For more information please contact:

April J. Lander, JP, MEM, ENV SP, A.M.ASCE

Governor, ASCE Region 10

Email: april.j.lander@gmail.com

Tel: +64 (3) 584-3421

Skype: a.lander

LinkedIn: nz.linkedin.com/in/aprillander