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The Aurecon Ashurst Alliance team outlines how to identify and prioritise climate change risks for business success.

Taking action: how to identify and prioritise climate change risks to your business

The Aurecon Ashurst Alliance team identifies climate change risks, reframing them to support strategic decision-making to drive business success.

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Aurecon shares how purified recycled water could provide supply resilience for Greater Melbourne.

How purified recycled water could provide supply resilience – a Greater Melbourne case study

This paper outlines the economic, social, and environmental benefits that PRW could bring to a community looking to improve its water security and resilience.

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Four signs ahead for net zero roads in New Zealand and Australia

As we strive towards net zero carbon infrastructure, Aurecon explores what the future of roads might look like as part of a decarbonised transport network.

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Where to start? Turning private sector net zero risk into opportunity

The Aurecon Ashurst Alliance team identified three key areas for business leaders to focus their attention to transform risk into an opportunity towards net-zero.

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Olympics 2032: Creating Australia’s first circular economy region.

Olympics 2032 and beyond: Creating Australia’s first net zero carbon and circular economy region

Australia’s first net-zero carbon and circular economy region will be the most valuable of the legacies to come from Brisbane's 2032 Olympic Games.

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Aurecon hosted OzWater 2021 workshop on how Australian water utilities foster closer, more efficient working relationships.

From panels to partnering: Outputs from OzWater 21 workshop

Aurecon hosted an OzWater 2021 workshop on how Australian water utilities foster closer, more efficient working relationships through partnering.

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Aurecon shares engineering design matters for tomorrow’s infrastructure investments in Asia.

Why engineering design matters for tomorrow’s infrastructure investments in Asia

Embracing digital engineering to design resilient infrastructure is a big part solution for Asia to meet its ambitions of future-proofing tomorrow’s projects.

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Mobilising water infrastructure programme during a global pandemic.

A story of mobilising an AUD 1-billion water infrastructure programme during a global pandemic

Aurecon explores the benefits and lessons learned from delivering New South Wales' AUD 1-billion water infrastructure programme during COVID-19.

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Four smart construction trends to achieve flexible and sustainable healthcare infrastructure

Aurecon unpacks four key trends in smart construction and how they could be used to reimagine healthcare infrastructure and improve its flexibility and sustainability.

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Light rail is relevant in the transport mix of modern cities because it shapes urban precincts as attractive places to live, work, and visit.

Light rail: a rejuvenating force for connecting communities today and into the future

Aurecon explores how light rail can be a catalyst for urban revitalisation, decarbonisation and generational equity if developed for the right time, place and city.

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Reimagining asset closure is an opportunity to transition the site to a new asset type for owner operation.

Asset closure – tick the box or think outside the box?

Facing accelerated economic and climate change pressures, businesses today require a whole new skill set to close, reimagine and transition their assets.

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Are your assets earning their keep? Why sustaining asset investment is critical to maximising value

Successful asset intensive organisations balance short-term profitability with effective ‘sustaining capital’ or asset reinvestment to maximise long-term value.

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Choosing the ‘why’ in sustainability performance measurement

Strong storytelling from our sustainability leaders across every industry is key to meaningful measurement of sustainability performance on major projects.

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Aurecon partners with major utilities in Australia for strong planning partnerships in planning resilient water infrastructure.

The evolution of partnering in planning resilient water infrastructure

Aurecon explores the principles of strong planning partnerships in Australia’s water industry and the benefits they bring to major water infrastructure programmes.

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Telco owners shift to digital twin and maximise the benefits of digital asset management to transform their businesses.

Learning from the grocery store barcode: how the telco sector can maximise benefit from digital asset management

While digital twin trend accelerates, finding the right digital solution is essential for telco owners to maximise the benefits of digital asset management.

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Sustainability is needed to protect Jurong Island from ongoing threat to infrastructure and protect it from the impacts of climate change.

Rethinking climate adaptation: Safeguarding Singapore’s industrial hub with sustainable solutions

Protecting Jurong island from climate change and rising seas will require significant investments in future energy, intelligent transport and water infrastructure.

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Rising sea levels threaten popular coastal area in Singapore, to protect exploring engineering and eco-design could be the solutions.

Rethinking climate adaptation: protecting Singapore’s East Coast

Intelligent engineering is the key to deliver the most effective protection for Singapore's coastline from sea level rise and climate change impacts.

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Covid-19 reshape education across Asia, using resilience in university design ensure to change future sustainability and future-ready for the long-term.

The future is now: Imagining university life in a post COVID-19 world

With the covid-19 spreading rapidly across Asia, using resilience in university design must centre on flexibility to ensure future sustainability in education systems.

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Decarbonisation: a pathway to transition to future net-zero emissions

What we can learn from the industries most exposed in the transition to net zero emissions

Just 100 companies of the millions across the globe contribute to 71 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. Heavy carbon emitters can impact climate change, not just its effects.

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As Hong Kong progressively reclaims land for its growing population, how can environmentally sustainable methods pave the way forward?

Could environmentally sustainable land reclamation futureproof Hong Kong?

As the government in Hong Kong reclaims land to address the needs of its growing population, how can environmentally sustainable methods pave the way forward?

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Aurecon shares the challenges in post-COVID-19 recovery, and the new processes, redesigned layouts and digital technologies to help Asia’s airports.

Aurecon outlines steps to help Asia’s airports learn to fly (again) post-COVID-19

Aurecon explores the new processes, redesigned layouts and digital technologies that will help Asia’s aviation industry recover following the pandemic.

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Aurecon has partnered with AIPM addressing the role of project management in leading economic recovery and program delivery in Australia.

Specialist project management, the engine of successful economic recovery

Aurecon and AIPM highlight the importance of project management in Australia's economic recovery and in creating resilient infrastructure that is fit-for-purpose.

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Hong Kong issues: will land reclamation from the sea provide the required space to house the next generation of its citizens and supply enough land for future developments?

Reclaiming land from the sea: what happens when Hong Kong runs out of land?

Will artificial islands solve Hong Kong's housing crisis? Artificial intelligence and digital engineering may provide more cost-effective and sustainable solutions.

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Departing from COVID-19 – A flight path to recovery and reform of the aviation sector

Aurecon's white paper models the eventual reopening of Australian airports that have been designed to keep passengers and staff safe through and after COVID-19.

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Adapting proactively to a changing climate will help build resilient nations, promote strong economies and protect lives.

Asia welcomes mitigation and adaptation initiatives to combat climate change

Asia can achieve significant economic, environmental and social benefits by using data to invest in resilient infrastructure and critical adaption measures now.

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Climate change is an uphill battle, but with our combined efforts and suitable mitigation actions we can minimise the damage it causes.

The role of data and ‘digital’ in climate adaptation across Asia

Data and digital decision-making technologies are key to helping governments and industries to adopt climate change adaption solutions in Asia.

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Turning on the tap: stimulating sustainable development through a water secure Australia post COVID-19

As we begin to see what a post-COVID-19 world looks like, should we consider how the water sector can help repair our economy and move us towards the sustainable future we want?

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Changing gears: an integrated approach to active transport

How do we transform recent commuter behaviour into a lasting shift towards healthier, safer and more sustainable transport choices after COVID-19?

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Pandemic procurement - managing risk through COVID-19

Managing procurement risk through the COVID-19 pandemic

A traditional approach to procurement does not consider the new material impacts of COVID-19. How can you adjust your procurement strategy to balance certainty and risk?

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Colourful buildings – Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash

How programmatic project management improves outcomes for cost, risk and business performance

Asset owners can deliver similar projects through a programme of common groupings to drive greater certainty for cost, risk and business performance.

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Criticality and risk as an approach to asset investment

Aurecon looks at how asset owners can identify the most critical assets that support their business strategy through the lens of risk to ensure the right investment.

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Reimagining healthcare delivery beyond COVID-19

Everyone has a fundamental right to high quality healthcare – this principle should guide the way we deliver health services during and after COVID-19.

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Technological debt in our digital future: the cost of unmanaged data

Businesses must manage data in order to prepare for the digital future. There's a gap emerging between companies quick to move and those slow off the blocks.

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Accelerating digitisation for an improved stakeholder engagement experience

Aurecon's Callum Smith believes streamlined advanced visualisation will benefit governments, asset owners and developers as they tackle swelling urban populations.

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Immersed tunnels can be more cost-effective than alternative options

Immersed tunnelling - under water is not a boring tunnel solution

Aurecon’s CK Tsang takes a deep-dive into how immersed tunnels are constructed and the effect of modern digital engineering tunnelling tools.

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The role of trust in project management success

Aurecon’s Nicole Walton talks about the value of trust and engagement in driving successful project management efforts.

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Paradise found: how engineering can boost tourism in Indonesia

Turning Indonesia's landscape into world-class destinations requires design-led thinking and flexibility in engineering planning, says Varman Ramachandran.

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Kylie Cochrane shares the 7 key engagement trends for infrastructure projects in Aurecon

7 key engagement trends for major infrastructure projects

Global Lead for Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Kylie Cochrane shares the top trends for engaging community members on major infrastructure.

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What do career opportunities look like in the infrastructure industry?

Infrastructure design, delivery and management of the future will require roles and skill sets that range from hard technology to softer skills like stakeholder engagement, says Aurecon's William Cox.

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High risk implementation planning for data centres

Data centres are strategic business assets to a company’s performance, and providing ongoing maintenance can prevent failures to their customers.

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Market-led proposals: Can they play a positive role in infrastructure?

The right approach to market-led proposals can both fill existing infrastructure and service gaps within Australia and act as a disruptor for good, says Aurecon's Aneetha de Silva.

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Data centre design and even location are now changing as more people get connected to the Internet.

Hot Data – the challenge of designing data centres for humid, tropical climates

Half the world is now connected to the internet and it's changing how data centres are designed and located.

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The YIMBY movement recognises and acknowledges the need for sustainable development, which makes it essential for project teams to engage with individuals who are part of it.

From outrage to support: community influence in urban infrastructure development

YIMBY advocates recognise the need for urban renewal and sustainable development, and are essential stakeholders to help mitigate community outrage.

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Cycleways are vital to keeping streets moving

Can cycling be the equal transport mode to cars?

How do we continue to enable and promote cycling cities and what are the critical success factors to a fully smart city ecosystem that includes cycling?

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Aurecon’s Francis Leung looks at the impact of BIM on Hong Kong’s construction industry and how greater understanding and awareness of the technology can help bring the industry to the digital age.

Bringing BIM into the mainstream in Hong Kong

Aurecon’s Francis Leung looks at the impact of BIM on Hong Kong’s construction industry and calls for greater understanding and awareness of the technology.

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Shaping New Zealand’s future with collaboration and community engagement

The Auckland City Rail Link in New Zealand is an extraordinary engineering feat that brought the best and brightest minds to the table to solve the project's biggest challenges.

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Is low-cost housing the future of urban living?

The demand for land and natural resources poses obvious threats to every sphere of city building, bending yesterday’s question marks into panicked exclamation marks over a sustainable future.

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User centric design heralds new era for rail travel

Aurecon completed research for Victoria’s first user centric design rail project and destined to be implemented for rail projects across the Australia’s infrastructure industry.

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For Aurecon’s Matt Coetzee and Eric Kreutzer, the Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Plan emphasises best-practice in urban planning at a time when infrastructure costs are rising in step with growing and changing populations.

Plan combines vision with the realities of Newcastle communities

Aurecon’s Eric Kreutzer explore how doing the right type of planning can help drive the success of a wide-scale city initiative.

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Building the digital estate

According to Aurecon’s Chief Digital Officer Andrew Maher, rushing it to digital without a fit for purpose strategy will pose more challenges than opportunities.

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How drones are changing the way we design, deliver and manage assets

Aurecon’s Ralph Loesche explores how drones are having a significant impact on how we design and deliver aspects of our built environment, which has the potential to change the way we live and work.

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Balancing history and modernity - 5 Martin Place

Aurecon's Tony Lavorato shares how it's possible to update a building yet keep its historical structure undisturbed as was the case for Sydney’s 5 Martin Place.

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Welcome to the future of transportation - Underground roads!

Aurecon Tunnelling Expert Tom Ireland weighs in on whether Elon Musk’s futuristic vision of transportation really is as impossible as it sounds.

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Building the bridges to Asia’s future prosperity

Aurecon's Technical Director Mike Tapley explains how Asia's unique geography makes it one of the most exciting places to be a bridge engineer.

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The Living Digital Jigsaw: Why BIM is the future of transport

The process of harnessing Building Information Models (BIM) and digital engineering is the key to unlocking substantial value in the transport infrastructure sector.

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Collaboration is a clear winner with early contractor involvement

In the third of four Aurecon thinking papers on project transformation in UK, Steve Rowsell and John Mason discuss the early contractor involvement (ECI).

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Changing behaviours to streamline projects

In this second of four Aurecon thinking papers, Steve Rowsell of Rowsell Wright focuses on trends shaping global project management and delivery.

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Improving commissioning of healthcare facilities through integrated systems testing

As healthcare, technology and buildings are becoming more integrated and complex, the risks associated with commissioning hospitals are increasing.

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Data centres that look to the future

Nowhere are disruptive forces requiring industry leaders to rethink the way they do business more evident than in the data centre industry.

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How safe is the bridge you’re standing on?

John Hilton, Aurecon’s Bridges Expertise Leader, discusses how the safety of temporary bridge works can be improved.

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New road tunnel design delivers whole of life benefits

A new road tunnel design approach that provides owners with significant advantages during the operational phase.

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Reimagining healthcare infrastructure post pandemic

Five opportunities to reimagine health infrastructure for efficiency, agility and sustainability

In the wake of COVID-19, Aurecon recommends five trends and opportunities that should be considered when planning future healthcare infrastructure.

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How does programme management differ from project management?

How does programme management differ from project management and what skills are specifically required to manage a programme well?

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Airports: Preparing to land at a Net Zero future

Decarbonising airports: Taking off to a net zero future

Aurecon explores opportunities for airports to reduce carbon emissions using future energy as they respond to changing social values following COVID-19.

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The underestimated challenge of an accelerated capital programme

Asset owners often fail to unlock the potential of an accelerated capital programme. What best practices can help them improve business risk and performance?

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High speed rail: one size doesn’t fit all

Increased urbanisation, environmental impact, passenger expectations, and cost of system delivery all influence the shape of future rail networks.

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Mining infrastructure: from pit to port

Andrew Keith, Aurecon’s Mining Infrastructure Leader spoke with Australian Mining on the economics of pit to port transportation alternatives.

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Sustainable roads initiative

In order to keep up with the developing need of our clients to produce sustainable outcomes, Aurecon is beginning to include sustainability initiatives in our own road design processes.

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Traditional consultation is dead

Aurecon’s Joel Fredericks and Kylie Cochrane on the impact of digital technology on the future of consultation.

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Will urbanisation break the big cities?

Currently, about 60 million people move into cities every year. That’s more than one million more people arriving every week, in a city somewhere in the world, each with an expectation of better access to jobs, better education for their children, better health-care and a better quality of life.

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