Thinking papers

Redefining the future of town and gown: the relationship between university and industry

The relationship between academia and industry must change in order for both to thrive in a changing world, according to Aurecon's John McGuire.

Markets: Education & Research
Expertise: Infrastructure advisory, Digital engineering & advisory

A sustainable lifecycle approach to designing pavements

Road surfaces are usually designed to meet cost rather than sustainability criteria. Aurecon's Elsabé van Aswegen describes how a new design process is changing the face of pavement engineering.

Markets: Transport
Expertise: Roads & transport networks, Bridges & civil structures

A port operating model to manage risks from aging assets and natural disasters

Aurecon's Michael Kartsounis presents a condition risk model for port operators to manage integrity risks from natural disasters to aging assets at port facilities.

Markets: Transport, Resources
Expertise: Industrial machines & ports

From fringe to mainstream: the opportunity for Australia to lead the transition to a low-cost, low-carbon energy world

Aurecon’s Paul Gleeson and UQ’s Peta Ashworth explore Australia's energy market transformation as consumers drive the transition to a low carbon future.

Markets: Energy, Renewable energy, Education & Research
Expertise: Power generation, Power transmission & distribution

The benefits of applying a corridor reliability-based approach

Senior Transport Planner Alex van Gent discusses integrated transport planning and how a corridor reliability-based approach can benefit the community.

Markets: Transport
Expertise: Roads & transport networks, Urban mobility & integrated transport

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.

Markets: Property, Energy, Water
Expertise: Environment & planning, Risk and resilience advisory, Infrastructure advisory, Program advisory

Harmonising risk management to achieve organisational goals: a top-down and bottom-up approach

Aurecon's Mayuran Sivapalan, a risk advisory expert, explains the role of asset risk management in realising high-performing investment portfolios.

Markets: Defence & National Security, Energy, Government, Resources
Expertise: Asset management

Digitising the wind to create tall, skinny buildings

As tall buildings become more complex, the importance of understanding the impact of wind increases. Aurecon developed an industry leading Digital Wind Method for analysing the effects of wind on tall and skinny buildings.

Markets: Property
Expertise: Building design, Digital engineering & advisory, Tall buildings