Wood & Grieve Sydney - growing in a sustainable approach

Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Johnson as the Section Manger of the newly established Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) section in the firm’s Sydney office.

The introduction of ESD within the Sydney office is in direct response to client demand and the growing requests for a stronger focus on sustainability, innovation and an adaptive engineering consultancy approach.

Sydney office manager Joseph Walsh said, “Relocating Nick from our Melbourne office to Sydney will enable us to service our Sydney clients in a more efficient and innovative manner. Nick has over 9 years experience in the ESD sector and we are looking forward to seeing his experience help expand this section as the demand for environmentally sustainable design and construction continues to grow.”

WGE pride themselves on providing project specific ESD solutions that are fully integrated through the project design and construction process and focus on coordinating and communicating the sustainability strategy to ensure the sustainability targets of projects are met.

WGE are seen as leaders in innovation in the ESD sector, with their own new Perth office fit-out being awarded a 5 Star Green Star accreditation by the Green Building Council of Australia. Additional recent projects with Green Star accreditation are:

• Affinity Village Clubhouse – Public Buildings Pilot (Perth, Western Australia)
• Upper West Side Stage 2 (Melbourne, Victoria)
• The Quay Haymarket - Round 1 submission pending (Sydney, New South Wales)

The WGE approach positions sustainability as being grounded in high quality engineering but is not a function of a specialist engineering skill alone. Integration within the entire building design and the collaboration required to achieve this is where the impressive communication and consulting skills of a Wood & Grieve engineer flourish.