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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Thinking by expertise - Infrastructure advisory
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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Addressing the infrastructure gap in fast-growing countries
Francois Joubert, Aurecon’s Africa Lead for Asset Management, believes that asset management experts need to start looking at how we will accommodate the population of the future.
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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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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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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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What if the last infrastructure in South Africa has already been built?
Does South Africa need more infrastructure? Francois Joubert shares how physical asset management can benefit SA's public and private sector.
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Gender in civil engineering – building an equal future
Alice Chang, Shamiso Kumbirai and Samista Jugwanth unpack some of the broader gender inequality issues in the civil engineering industry. They have collated thoughts and opinions from women across the industry, and hope to provide a fair view of the need for discussion, growth and change.
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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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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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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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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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Opportunities in tough times for South African defence
Tight budgets do not have to result in reduced outcomes for the South African defence sector. Aurecon's Lizelle Botha and Kevin Nadasen suggest ways to prioritise projects and optimise spend to ensure positive results.
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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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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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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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Engineering smart nations
Cities like Singapore and Dubai have Smart Nation ambitions, and will need engineers to play a more active role in shaping the agenda.
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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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Bringing greater certainty to an uncertain world
In today’s evolving world, uncertainty is rising with increasing severity. Fortunately, risk advisory can provide the answers, Aurecon's Simon van Wyk explains.
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The living digital jigsaw
Aurecon’s Will Hackney says that the process of developing and harnessing ‘Information Models’ is the key to unlocking substantial value.
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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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Delivering a Better Australia
The plan outlines Infrastructure Australia’s released its plan with views on the key infrastructure priorities, reforms, and major projects for Australia.
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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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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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A new lens for looking at value for money
Research findings into major infrastructure procurement suggest we need to shift our understanding of project funding given the global financial crisis.
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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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The transition towards a sustainable Public Private Partnership regime
Governments across the world are increasingly embracing the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to deliver infrastructure services.
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Creating efficient, liveable cities
In this interview, Deon Pretorius, Aurecon’s Land Development Services Leader in Cape Town, describes some of the barriers to creating efficient cities as well as current trends and the solutions and innovations Aurecon is leveraging to help our clients ‘get it right’.
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People profile: Jason Wozniak
Jason leads our Advisory team in New Zealand. With more than 15 years of industry experience, his focus is on effectively linking client business objectives to project objectives.
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Airnodes and the high performing airport
Designed as a landside capacity model influenced by airside demands, the model we call Airnodes can assess airport infrastructure to benchmark airport performance and current capacity.
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Runways: perfecting pavements
In this article, Matt Glenn, Airports Leader - Airside, looks at the business decisions that airport operators must make around pavements, traffic and overload. He also looks at the effects of repeated overload, the best approach to pavement evaluation and maintenance.
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People profile: Matt Glenn
Meet Matt Glenn who has 20 years of experience in airport pavements, planning, engineering and design. Matt is a strong advocate of client-focused outcomes and creating adaptable, cost-effective airport infrastructure.
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