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Sustainability Integrating sustainbility into property and infrastructure. Can we nurture sustainable societies, connect communities and seize opportunities? What if we can? Urbanisation. Population growth. Governments, cities and businesses Climate change. face significant challenges related to population growth, resource demands Technological and constraints, and extreme weather advancements. events that impact the resiliency and Energy challenges. sustainability of our communities. WSP is committed to integrating the principles of sustainability into These global our work in planning, designing, and managing both property and megatrends infrastructure. are some of the By helping our clients design lasting most salient solutions for the advancement of our built and natural environments, we issues impacting are building a powerful legacy. governments and businesses today. 48,000 550 40 Employees globally Offices Countries 50+ 60+ Sustainability Offices across ANZ professionals across ANZ For societies to thrive, we must hold ourselves accountable for tomorrow. OUTCOMES WSP provides a fundamental bridge between two dominant systems in the planning, policy Our focus on achieving climate positive outcomes and delivery of the urban environment – with secure, emissions-free energy enables us to vertical and horizontal infrastructure. deliver projects that: – Avoid the depletion of non-renewable resources We bring a depth and breadth of expertise in – energy, water, materials and waste delivering more sustainable outcomes across – Are resilient to climate change the built environment, during each phase of – Enhance amenity, liveability and health for the asset life cycle, across multiple sectors, residents and visitors alike and for our clients in both the private and – Provide local habitat connectively, thereby public sector. enhancing local biodiversity – Are connected, with frictionless, affordable, accessible and mobility solutions Creating a sustainable built environment is the – Enhance affordability and equity in their core of our expertise. Through a deep technical delivery, operation and supply chains understanding of the buildings, infrastructure – Reconcile with Indigenous Australians and seek and environmental opportunities of cities, we to reflect their culture are enabling and shaping the development and ownership of green buildings, infrastructure and emerging urban precincts. EXCELLENCE AND EXPERTISE WSP provides a multi-sector sustainability We bring a market-leading offering with deep team of more than 50 people operating across experience in sustainability to support the delivery ANZ. We support our clients’ projects; assessing, of projects in every sector of the built environment improving and reporting sustainable performance across ANZ, such as: across the built environment: Sustainable Buildings, – Big infrastructure like Melbourne and Sydney Sustainable Infrastructure, Sustainable Places and metros as well as high performance public Sustainable Organisations. We support our clients’ buildings like Sydney Modern projects in Planning, Design & Construction and – Pioneering commercial development like 30 The Operations & Asset Management phases of asset Bond and 720 Bourke Street to social housing at life cycle. Ivanhoe Park We deliver the city-shapers of our age – the We have delivered climate change strategies and complex precincts that are defining the major resilience across linear infrastructure (Sydney and transitions modern cities are experiencing. Melbourne Metro), water utilities (Lower South We bring a deep understanding of urban systems Creek Upgrades NSW), commercial development – buildings, utilities, mobility infrastructure (for ISPT, CBUS, Frasers and Charter Hall), and the public realm – to the pursuit of future- neighbourhoods (Edmondson Park) and urban ready precincts. We are focused on changing renewal for both public and private clients (Tonsley the trajectory of cities to materially address Park, Fisherman’s Bend and Central Park). urbanisation, affordability, climate change, amenity, placemaking, technology and the increasing We support: demands for urban competitiveness. – Smart cities (at Norwest), healthcare for an aging population, logistics and the emergence of Our approach to sustainability in the built precinct utilities for low-carbon trajectories environment is founded on a preferred future for cities and infrastructure – a set of principles – Government and major institutions – shaping that would describe a successful urban project public projects for the City of Sydney, Moreton in the context of the major environmental and Bay, the University of Western Sydney and technological transitions we face. Newcastle University – Developers and asset owners – delivering projects and portfolios with enhanced sustainability performance and reporting – Builders to manage sustainability through construction We have shaped planning and policy with Transport for NSW (Future Transport). BUILDINGS INFRASTRUCTURE WSP is creating high performance spaces, WSP provides sustainability services to a broad prototyping innovative technology and range of infrastructure projects, such as utilities championing passive design. (water, electrical power and thermal energy), rail, light rail, roads and bridges, airports, ports and harbours, and active transport projects. Working extensively in both new and existing Resolving a project’s design response to climate change, building markets, our team creates and transforms resource efficiency, whole of life impacts, certification client spaces to achieve world-standard sustainable and compliance, and governance and procurement is outcomes whilst simultaneously delivering considerable our priority. economic benefit by lowering operational costs and increasing tenant retention. Our teams coordinate the multi-faceted and complex sustainability requirements in infrastructure projects, As sustainability consultants, we adopt a holistic design with the aim to knit together disparate discipline teams approach to optimise energy, water and waste reduction with varying design objectives. while creating spaces that are comfortable and enjoyable to occupy. Delivering holistic sustainability outcomes through all phases of the infrastructure life cycle, from planning and business case development, through to concept design, STATUTORY AND REGULATORY delivery, handover, and operation. – Section J – NatHERS STATUTORY AND REGULATORY – BASIX – EIS/EES sustainability impact assessment and technical reports BEST PRACTICE CERTIFICATION – Green Star Design and As-built and Interiors BEST PRACTICE CERTIFICATION – NABERS – Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Rating – LEED management – Living Building Challenge & WELL – Data collection, reporting and assurance TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Climate change risk and adaptation – Climate Change Resilience – High performance building design for passive – Whole of Life Cost (WoLC) analysis buildings – Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – Thermal and energy modelling – Resource efficiency and modelling; energy, – Natural light and visual comfort modelling Greenhouse Gas (GHG), water and waste assessment – Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling (indoor – Renewable energy and battery storage feasibility environment and wind assessments) – Green Infrastructure and Water Sensitive Urban – Life cycle analysis Design (WSUD) – Façade and building systems optimisation – Computational Fluid Dynamic modelling – Renewable and building systems optimisation (passenger comfort and wind assessment) – Renewable and onsite generation feasibility – Water balances and water reuse system design and glare analysis ADVISORY SERVICES – Tender phase sustainability support – Business case sustainability assessment ADVISORY SERVICES – Sustainable procurement – Existing building upgrade programs – Sustainable mobility strategy – Town planning sustainability reporting and – Sustainable infrastructure masterplanning masterplanning PLACES ORGANISATIONS We collaborate and advise on urban renewal, We support our clients’ sustainability goals from masterplanning, rezoning and planning applications development through to reporting, prioritising and to embed principles of sustainability and resilience proactively addressing sustainability issues that in buildings, infrastructure and the public domain. impact their business. We integrate engineering services between vertical and Our multidisciplinary expertise covers all aspects horizontal infrastructure where property development of organisational sustainability performance - from and transport infrastructure intersect. development strategy to identifying opportunities, providing best practice tools, supporting implementation We provide detailed design and advisory services for and communicating outcomes. resource efficiency in the urban environment; amenity and liveability; biodiversity and habitat connectivity; Organisations we have worked with include: materials and waste; non-vehicular transport; climate – QIC National Portfolio NABERS, GRESB Reporting resilience and green buildings. and ARENA funding Leveraging our WSP Reconciliation Action Plan, we work – ISPT National Portfolio NABERS with clients to embed meaningful participatory engagement – Vicinity Centres National Portfolio Sustainability with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in Framework the placemaking of urban projects that enable more liveable, – University of Newcastle Sustainability Guidelines resource-efficient and competitive cities.