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Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) would like to thank its clients for once again recognising the firm’s exceptional service and innovative multi-discipline engineering services. WGE was awarded Best Provider to the Property Sector at the 2016 Financial Review Client Choice Awards, held in Sydney on Tuesday 8 March.

The prestigious Client Choice Awards recognise Australia’s best professional services firms and practitioners with a very high calibre of competing companies and individuals. Award winners are independently researched using feedback from clients who rate firms on a range of rigorous criteria including performance, innovation and value.

José Granado, CEO at WGE, credits the passion and commitment of WGE’s 500 staff across the organisation.

“Our clients are at the very heart of our business and we are thrilled to once again be recognised as the best, based on feedback from them,” he said.

“We thank all our clients who took the time to participate and I thank everyone in the organisation for their hard work and enthusiasm each day.”

Click here to see the full list of winners.

Join us for an industry briefing at WGE to hear about the latest engineering developments driving innovation and adding value.

Our expert engineers will discuss solutions that offer a range of benefits to projects in the residential and mixed-use sectors. This event is ideal for architects and developers.

• Tips & Tricks of Section J presented by Phillip Cook, Sustainability Project Engineer
• Alternative Plumbing Solutions, presented by Ralf Boepple, Hydraulic Project Engineer
• Solar PV and the Battery Storage Revolution, presented by Mark Price, Electrical Project Engineer
• Efficiency in Mechanical Services Apartment Design, presented by Beau Logue, Mechanical Project Engineer
• How noisy is “noisy”? presented by Imran Khan, Acoustic Section Manager

Join us for some nibbles and drinks and an opportunity to network with industry contacts.

When:
Wednesday 16 March

Where:
WGE Perth office
Ground floor, 226 Adelaide Terrace

Schedule:
5.15pm - Registration
5.30pm - 6.20pm - Presentations
6.30pm - 8.00pm - Networking drinks and nibbles

CPD Points:
1 GBCA CPD Point available

RSVP online

WGE has today launched a video reflecting on how Perth has changed over the last ten years, and the exciting possibilities for the future of the city.

The video was featured at the Property Council of Australia’s outlook lunch, bringing together industry experts to discuss the year ahead for property in WA.

The video features:

• Lisa Scaffidi, Lord Mayor of Perth
• Chris Palandri, President of the Property Council of Australia (WA)
• Nic MacCormac, winner of #designperth, Associate at Cox Howlett + Bailey Woodland
• Brett Davis, Director & Perth Office Manager, WGE

Lisa Scaffidi believes Perth has undergone an attitudinal shift over the last ten years.

“We actually have greater faith and belief in our ability and that is helping us to be more confident moving forward,” she said.

Chris Palandri commented that recent developments in Perth have changed the face of the city. “Brookfield Place, the Treasury Building and the recently opened Elizabeth Quay have helped to make Perth a much better, more positive and progressive place to live.”

Looking to the future, Brett Davis said that embracing technology is the key to success.

“We have to be able to embrace what the future will bring and grab those opportunities. Modular construction, 3D and building information modelling is the way forward,” he said.

Industry leaders reflect on Perth’s recent transformation and future direction from Wood and Grieve Engineers on Vimeo.

Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) provided structural design services for construction of the Mills Park Community Centre in Perth’s south-east which has recently been awarded Australia’s first 6 Star Green Star rating for Public Building Design.

The facility includes a hall and function centre, commercial kitchen and café, meeting rooms and activity spaces, indoor play area, clubroom and changing rooms for sporting groups and office space for staff.

The WGE team worked with architects Hodge Collard Preston to ensure that the design exceeded the Green Star criteria and operating costs were kept to a minimum.

Structural design features include:

• Reinforcement and steel sourced from accredited mills with valid ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
• Cement was replaced with fly-ash in the concrete mix
• Grey and black water recycling and re-use
• Stormwater drainage and flood systems
• Fire pumps and tanks
• Water efficiency management

WGE’s structural team worked with the sustainability consultant to ensure building materials were selected to maximise green credits towards the building’s overall rating. The water saving measures implemented will save up to 250,000 litres of potable water each year and the facility is expected to use up to 70 per cent less water than comparable developments.

WGE has helped to deliver Australia’s first retractable or ‘pop-up’ urinal in the City of Perth’s busy Northbridge entertainment precinct.

The innovative design, utilised in cities throughout Europe to improve street hygiene, sits hidden below ground during the day and rises into place when late night crowds are at their peak. The urilift houses three self-cleaning urinals and is operated with a remote control.

WGE provided civil, electrical and hydraulics services on the project. The brownfield site contained a number of shallow services including gas, trunk water mains and telecommunications crossing the 60m long proposed gravity sewer alignment.

WGE carried out preliminary design and worked closely with the appointed contractor during construction phase to overcome any unknown obstacles, ensuring design objectives were met.

The pop-up urinal is an Australian first, and was recently featured on Seven’s Sunrise program.

Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) is proud to have played a role in the successful public opening of Elizabeth Quay. A three-week celebration following the grand opening has seen thousands of visitors experiencing the new inlet, island, promenades, public art and water playground.

With just over 100 months of work on the project and over 45 staff involved since 2007, WGE has provided civil, structural, underground power, hydraulics, electrical and mechanical engineering services for the feasibility, design and construction phases.

WGE’s involvement included:

• Relocation of twin 2.25m diameter main drain pipes
• 800mm and 400mm diameter water mains, adjustments to sewer mains and utility services
• New underground Western Power high voltage city supply access chamber and conduit system
• Extensions and adjustments of major roads, Riverside Drive and William Street, with connections to the freeway including traffic and street light relocation
• Promenade slabs and retaining wall structures
• Structural foundations for public art

WGE is proud to be part of Perth’s continued transformation, reconnecting Perth city with the Swan River.

The specialist lighting team from Wood & Grieve Engineers’ Melbourne office have applied the finishing touches to their ‘Penumbra’ installation ahead of its unveiling at the annual White Night event this Saturday.

The team have been working hard for several months to bring their concept to life and are hoping to delight visitors with an unexpected installation that utilises recycled materials.

The event begins at 7pm, and runs through the night until 7am. Visitors can see the WGE team’s creation on Collins Street in the Baptist Church foyer. Over 120 exhibits, installations, illuminations, performances and activities are included in the all-night program, click here for the full program.

Project team members from WGE’s Melbourne office include:

• Dave Anderson, Section Manager – Specialist Lighting/Senior Lighting Designer
• Dave Buchanan, Lighting Designer
• Jason Wang, Mechanical Engineer
• Anne Truong, Lighting Designer

Read more about WGE’s involvement in White Night Melbourne online.