From Rebuild to Digital by Default
What Christchurch taught us about collaboration and how IPD 2.0 can take it further
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Fifteen years after the Christchurch earthquakes, the rebuild has transformed how projects are delivered in New Zealand. As the urgency of the rebuild fades, industry leaders are coming together to reflect on what comes next.
Following our 2025 Wellington roundtable and white paper on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), this event explores how the collaborative ways of working and digital innovation developed during the rebuild can become standard practice across the industry.
Together, we will reflect on what Christchurch taught us about integrated, data-driven collaboration (IPD 2.0), and explore how an executive working group could capture those lessons and turn them into business-as-usual practice across New Zealand and beyond.
The event will also feature a gallery-style celebration of innovative Christchurch projects that are leading the world, alongside opportunities to connect with industry peers and thought leaders.
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Explore key rebuild projects and connect with fellow attendees over refreshments.
Hear from industry leaders on the challenges of delivering projects at city scale, and the bold vision of the BIM Acceleration Committee (BAC) founders for a ‘’digital by default’’ construction sector in NZ. Speakers will reflect on lessons from the Christchurch rebuild and discuss how education, together with the BIM in New Zealand National Committee, is helping shape the next generation of design and construction professionals.
Join an interactive session to discuss next steps toward a digital by default construction sector. Together, we will explore how to reignite the original vision and establish an executive working group to guide the next phase of NZ’s evolution in modern methods of construction.
Ask questions and discuss the main insights emerging from the workshops.
Continue the conversation with peers and speakers while enjoying refreshments.