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NEWS

SINGAPORE’S CHANGI AIRPORT TERMINAL 4

A FRESH APPROACH FOR ASIA

IMPROVING COMMUTER TRAVEL TIMES IN MELBOURNE

HELPING TRANSFORM CHRISTCHURCH

WATER PROJECT CHANGING CHILDREN’S LIVES IN UGANDA

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Beca News is the Beca Group’s publication highlighting recent news, capabilities and projects

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CHANGI AIRPORT’S NEW T4 HAS LIFT OFF

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has broken ground for its new Terminal 4, a fast-tracked mega-project which is expected to increase passenger numbers from 51 million to 82 million a year.

Beca is part of a Design Consortium working on T4, partnering with local Singaporean architectural firm SAA, and Benoy, who will provide master planning and interior design services. Beca is responsible for designing the Building Services and a separate Information Communication Technology (ICT) design role.

It’s an important project for Beca, who recognised as a leader in the Australasian aviation industry.

“CAG operate the seventh busiest airport in the world and they are seen as world leaders. To have been named in the consortium to work in Singapore is recognition not only of the 30 years of Australasian airport experience we bring but also our ability to pull together a highly skilled team from right across our business ,” says Mike Quirk, Building Market Leader for Beca.

A combined Beca team of twenty people from Singapore and New Zealand has recently completed the design and tender analysis work.

“Across our Asia-Pacific team, Beca has worked on hundreds of unique client challenges and environments, building a comprehensive network of ideas and solutions. We’re able to draw on this experience and pull together a targeted team for each client project; and this was certainly an important factor in being named as part of the consortium to work on Changi,” Mike says.

Following global trends, the new T4, with air bridges for 21 aircraft, will offer state-of-the-art self-service and automated options at most passenger touchpoints including check-in, immigration and boarding.

T4 is expected to receive its first passengers in 2017.

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The work we’re doing with Christchurch Hospital is similar to Changi Airport, in that we’re future proofing the networks to allow for future technologies.

FUTURE PROOFING YOUR BUILDING

Buildings are getting smarter. They have systems that can detect when people are present and turn on the lights and air conditioning to suit individuals. Technology is making our access to communication easier than ever before - we can share documents and join virtual meetings from anywhere in the world.

Beca’s Applied Technologies team is currently working on projects around the world that bring cost effective solutions to clients now. Their know-how and the cross pollination of enabling ICT technology is seen as an advantage for clients on projects such as the new Terminal 4 at Changi Airport in Singapore, the new Christchurch Hospital and the Justice and Emergency Precinct in Christchurch.

Jonathan Stirling, Systems Engineering Associate at Beca, says when designing a new building, emerging technology needs to either be designed for, or, as he says, not designed out.

“If we don’t cater for technology when we build a building now and we expect that building to last for fifty years, then it’s a significant area of strategic shortfall. Yes, a building will last without it but it will limit the strategic uses of that building,” he says.

The Changi Airport project has seen the Applied Technologies team involved with the IT controlling services critical to customers, such as flight information and baggage handling systems. Taking flight information as just one example, the network will allow all the information passengers require to be provided on one sign, but this signage could also be linked in to other systems within the airport so that if, for example, a fire alarm went off, that signage automatically changes to point people to the closest exit.

At Auckland International airport, technology tracking the movement of people via Blue Tooth signals at allowed the airport management to track real time flows and plan for improved passenger processing.

“The work we’re doing with Christchurch Hospital is similar to Changi Airport. We’re future proofing the networks to allow for future technologies, but it’s also about space requirements. It’s making sure that corridors are wide enough and lifts strong enough to take robotic vehicles that may assist in the future in simple tasks, like taking out the rubbish or taking dirty laundry away.”

Jonathan’s advice to clients is consider what your vision might be in ten or fifteen years’ time and what infrastructure you might need to support it.

“Most of the time no one can answer that, so it’s important to design some flexibility into the building. We’re able to help clients work through these important considerations and work with their Beca project team to design the current technologies into their building and also to cater for future requirements. Computers and technologies are radically changing every three to five years, so buildings need to have flexibility for that growth.”

If you would like more information on how Beca can help you future- proof your building, please contact Jonathan Stirling.

T: +64 933 65911 E: jonathan.stirling@beca.com

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A FRESH APPROACH FOR ASIA

Introducing Lee Ang Seng, Managing Director for Beca Asia

Mr Lee Ang Seng was appointed MD at the end of September 2013. With his passion for client service and focus on closer collaboration, Ang Seng is bringing renewed vigour and commitment from staff to extend our service offering to clients where we already have a presence in China, Indonesia, Singapore and Myanmar – and to look beyond to new market opportunities.

As Lee Ang Seng emphasised in his opening address to staff, his leadership style is all about team work and relationships. “I am a strong believer that the success of a business is never the work of a sole individual alone, but rather, it’s the collective effort of groups of committed people who demonstrate teamwork, resilience, dedication, passion and an unquenchable thirst for success. And his definition of success includes “developing people who are passionate about their work and exhibit exemplary client service excellence at all levels and at all times”.

And he knows what he is talking about. Since he first joined our Singapore team as an electrical engineer 20 years ago, Lee Ang Seng has been involved in a range of successful building projects for our clients from high rise office blocks and shopping centres to residential and institutional developments. He has been instrumental in providing leadership and direction to the award-winning Beca building services team, who have a reputation for being the ‘go-to’ team in Singapore for Green Building design.

Please get in touch to see Lee Ang Seng and the Beca Asia leadership team can bring the best of Beca together to meet your needs in the region.

T: +65 651 29319 E: angseng.lee@beca.com

In a new and long-anticipated chapter to our story in Asia, Beca now has a Managing Director from Singapore leading our Asia hub. In this video, Ang Seng shares his passion for client service excellence and his vision for Asia.

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More than 8,000 vehicles and 80 trains travel through the rail crossing on Springvale Road in Melbourne’s South East during peak periods every day. To significantly ease congestion on this key arterial route, a AUD$159 million project is underway.

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MELBOURNE PROJECT AIMS FOR BETTER TRAVEL TIMES AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION

During a typical two-hour peak morning commuter period, the boom gates at the Springvale level crossing in Melbourne’s South East could be down for 50 minutes, with frustrated motorists forced to wait. Apart from the unpredictable and excessive traffic delays, the crossing also limited urban renewal opportunities and impeded community connections – and pedestrians often took risks around the crossing.

The Springvale Level Crossing Removal project is lowering the railway beneath Springvale Road, realigning the tracks and constructing two new tracks within the existing rail corridor. It also includes a new premium train station, improved bus, taxi and parking facilities and better access for pedestrians and cyclists. According to Minister for Roads and Public Transport Terry Mulder, rail commuters “are very excited about the improvements that will transform their station into one of the most modern in the network.”

The alliance delivering the project includes McConnell Dowell, Balfour Beatty Rail, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Beca, as well as VicRoads, Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) and Public Transport Victoria (PTV). The project forms part of the Victorian Coalition Government’s plan to remove ten level crossings across Melbourne over the next few years, relieving localised congestion while strategic longer term regional plans are developed.

The project began in May 2013 and the new station opened to the public on 22 April 2014. During the project, the Alliance team implemented new traffic management layouts, relocated services, installed concrete pile for retaining walls, constructed a new bridge at Springvale Road and prepared for the installation of a new bridge at Warwick Avenue.

Beca services on the project have included project management, road design, service relocation, station concourse superstructure, station buildings, concourse canopy and platforms, hydrologic and hydraulic design and traffic and transport engineering. Currently, a small Beca-led team is assisting the construction team with construction phase service activities.

For more information on this project, please visit the project website.

To find out more about Beca’s services on the project, contact Robert Jamieson, Technical Director Major Projects – Infrastructure

T: +61392721596 E: robert.jamieson@beca.com

View Robert’s profile here.

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4. CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY

Beca is providing structural engineering services for the $180 million Canterbury Regional Science and Innovation Centre at Canterbury University. We’re also providing building and engineering services for their $120 million Canterbury Engineering the Future project.

8. WESTERN CORRIDOR

We’re helping to get Christchurch moving, designing and delivering two sections of the four-laning of the Western Corridor for NZ Transport Agency.

TRANSFORMING CHRISTCHURCH TOGETHER

The rebuild of Christchurch is gathering pace and Beca is proud to be working with our clients to deliver key projects that will make a difference to the people of Christchurch.

Craig Price, Beca’s regional manager for the South Island, says the Beca team is very proud to be working on such vital projects.

“We’re very proud of our involvement in the Christchurch rebuild. It’s rewarding and hugely satisfying for our team knowing they are working on projects that will make a difference to the people of Christchurch and Canterbury”.

Beca was recognised for our work in Christchurch, winning the Champion Professional Service Award (Medium/large Enterprise) at the 2013 Champion Canterbury Awards. The awards, organised by a subsidiary of the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce, are the premier business awards in New Zealand.

Craig Price says, “This is testament to the great people who make up our team and what they have achieved; people whose efforts are making a significant contribution to the region’s future through leadership, innovation, technology and good old fashioned commitment and delivery.

“Partnership and long term relationships are at the core of Beca. Of fundamental importance is the strength of our relationships with our clients and they share this award with us,” he said.

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1. THE JUSTICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PRECINCT

This will be the first major government CBD rebuild project and is the largest multi-agency government co-location project in New Zealand.

2. METRO SPORTS FACILITY

We’re providing a full suite of engineering and front end advisory services for the Metro Sports Facility which will provide significant recreational opportunities for the local community.

3. CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Beca is providing multi-disciplinary services to update and expand the existing Trades Training facility. This will increase capacity for an additional 400 people to be trained in the building trades in response to the increasing demand for trained workers for the Canterbury rebuild.

5. CHRISTCHURCH ART GALLERY

Beca Architects is working in partnership with Archimedia, on the Christchurch Art Gallery – Te Puna O Waiwhetu Base Isolation, Remediation and Betterment project to re-establish the Gallery as a cornerstone of Canterbury’s creative heritage.

6. CHRISTCHURCH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

We’re managing the work for the treatment plant, including earthquake repairs and capital projects.

7. CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL

Beca is providing mechanical and electrical engineering services for the redevelopment of Christchurch Hospital and all engineering services for Burwood Hospital.

9. TRANSITIONAL CARDBOARD CATHEDRAL

Beca provided Project and Cost Management services to help deliver this flagship of the Canterbury rebuild, a world-class example of transitional architecture and innovation.

10. KNOX PLAZA

We provided multi-disciplinary services for this commercial building offering campus-style office space, and are now involved in the fitout design for Duncan Cotterill who have leased all 4,500m² of the building. We’ve also been involved in the design and construction of several other commercial buildings.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

We’re providing multi-disciplinary services to plan and define the future rebuilding of a number of earthquake damaged schools, along with new schools in fast developing areas of the City. In the last year we have assisted with Linwood College, the Van Asch Deaf Education Centre and St Margaret’s College and helped the Ministry select, acquire and designate land for new primary schools and early childhood centres at Prestons, Wigram and Halswell. We have also been engaged to provide all engineering design services for the new Lyttelton School.

SCIRT

We’re part of the wider SCIRT team, delivering vital infrastructure repairs.

AKAROA WATER AND WASTEWATER

Beca is working on upgrading the water supply for Akaroa, including a new membrane water treatment plant and reticulation with a total capital value of $10 million. We are also providing all professional services for the new $28 million Akaroa Wastewater project, which includes a new wastewater treatment plant, harbour outfall, pump station and reticulation.

MEDICAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY PROGRAMME

Beca is the project management hub for the reinstatement of earthquake-damaged properties insured by Medical Assurance Society in the Canterbury region.

TRANSPOWER MOBILE SUBSTATION

We provided design services for a mobile substation that will benefit smaller towns and rural communities in New Zealand. This will allow power supply to be retained to the local community while other site equipment is taken out of service for maintance or replacement.

HOLCIM CEMENT TERMINALS

Beca is providing multi-disciplinary management and engineering services to Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd, who are building two 30,000 tonne cement import terminals, one in Auckland and the other in Timaru, as part of a $100 million investment programme in New Zealand.

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DESIGNING FOR SAFETY

Eliminating or minimising risks is fundamental to raising safety performance. By proactively addressing risks at the beginning of a project through Safety in Design (SiD), Beca is able to “design out” many of the risks to which people might have been historically exposed. Key to this process is the collaborative input of as many stakeholders as practical so that fewer assumptions are made around how others might construct, operate, maintain and ultimately demolish.

This process of formally identifying hazards in the early stages and making better design choices to enhance safety during every project stage, including the future safety of the structure, has been a legal requirement in Australia and Europe for some years.

New Zealand is now set to meet these international standards with the Health and Safety at Work Bill expected to take effect by April 2015. This will place more requirements on asset owners, and professionals such as designers, to identify hazards in the early stages and mitigate their future impact.

Over the past few years, Beca has rolled out a number of internal initiatives that have created a culture that embraces SiD. David Carter, Beca’s Group Director Practice Development, says it makes inherent sense to include SiD as an intrinsic part of the design process.

The start of a project is almost always the most cost effective time to make decisions that affect health and safety without additional costs. Making changes throughout a project or even after it is completed is invariably much more expensive and potentially quite unnecessary. We need to challenge conventional thinking and correctly structure the Safety in Design (SiD) process,” says David.

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Beca’s expertise in the area is now being offered externally, with several agencies recognising our capability in the area and engaging us to help them apply SiD processes within their own organisations. Beca has worked with the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team, the New Zealand Transport Agency, Vector and the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management to create SiD strategies, procedures and guiding documents plus provide training and support.

“When we first approached Beca we were impressed with their enthusiasm about the Safety in Design subject and their drive in helping to put our recent NZISM event together,” said Greg Dearsly, Auckland branch manager for the New Zealand Institute of Safety Management.

“We found their in-depth knowledge and expertise in promoting the concept of Safety in Design directly contributed to what was a well-attended and successful event”.

David Carter says training around Safety in Design and embedding it within a company’s DNA is vital for it to succeed in an organisation’s work processes.

“The people doing it need to have a clear understanding of how SiD works seamlessly within their normal work processes and we can help with that. Furthermore, working collaboratively with as many stakeholders as practical, from the outset, both adds to the enjoyment as well as enhancing the standards of our designs more broadly. At the end of the day, both the legislative changes and the SiD process are about dramatically reducing injuries and saving lives, and nothing is more important than that.”

Recognising SiD successes

Beca’s recent internal Safety in Design competition highlighted some leading examples of projects where SiD has been an intrinsic part of the design process. Perhaps unsurprisingly, some of the most significant SiD improvements have arisen out of seemingly small changes.

The winning entry was the Richmond Terminal Station (RTS) in Melbourne, Australia, an electricity terminal station that is being rebuilt and modernised. Tania Hyde, one of Beca’s recognised SiD champions and a judging panel member, says this project stood out because of the interaction with the client.

“Although it is easy to say that a project achieved great things because a particular risk was eliminated, the RTS set a benchmark for ongoing communication and engagement with our client around risk management. The comprehensive programme of workshops and reviews was managed to meet the client’s internal requirements as well as Beca’s targeted Safety in Design outcomes. The Richmond Terminal Station project team developed a full understanding of what Beca was trying to achieve, and fully participated in the process throughout. Overall the project enhanced the safety culture within Beca and set a benchmark for projects to come.”

The runners-up included:

THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT SOUTHERN APRON EXPANSION, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

A significant project for one of our key Australian clients, this SiD workshop marked a major milestone in client engagement. With numerous stakeholders from the same organisation having varied understanding of the requirements for SiD, the project managers worked hard to bring everyone to the same level of awareness and hold a successful workshop with not only the client but also other consultants and external stakeholders. This allowed lessons and experiences to be applied from different types of projects to bring continuous improvement, rather than just focusing on similar projects. Construction lessons from across current Melbourne Airport projects could also be applied.

“ This project stood out because of the proactive

way that the team engaged with all stakeholders.

They worked hard to transfer risks from other

projects, both similar and different, to learn

lessons from outside of the project team.”

Kirsty Johns, judging panel member and Beca SiD champion

PEKATAHI BRIDGE, WHAKATANE, NEW ZEALAND

One of the options to keep the Pekatahi road crossing in operation was to upgrade the existing 85 year old structure. As part of the safety in design review it was identified that the structure was modular and that sections of the original bridge were still kept in storage by KiwiRail. The mitigation included an investigation to establish if a section of this one-lane bridge could be removed and refurbished off site. The additional existing modules could be used to replace the sections for refurbishment, while keeping the bridge open. This would reduce the risks of working at height, working in a flood area and at night, and of course the risk of workers being hit by vehicles.

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“ We were impressed by this project as it clearly

demonstrated that the client has a very

important role to play in the safety in design

process and accordingly should be involved in

any safety reviews from the outset.” Jack Donaghy, judging panel member and Beca SiD champion

WHAKATANE HOSPITAL, NEW ZEALAND

A working platform, with a guardrail around the edge of the roof, was constructed so that insulation could be fixed from above, instead of from below. This was a seemingly simple approach yet it reduced the risk of falling from height and muscle strain that comes from working from below on a scaffold system.

” This project impressed the judges because it

demonstrated that even simple changes can

have a profound effect on reducing risk during

construction and later maintenance.”

Jack Donaghy, judging panel member and Beca SiD champions

PACIFIC GAMES VILLAGE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The architecture of the Pacific Games Village project includes shade canopies. A review of the construction methods for the shades was undertaken to refine the design. This reduced the risk of working at height, and, with shades that were easier to move, reduced the risk of injury from large sections of canopy being craned.

“ The team had thought about the problem from

a different angle. They had not tried to fix the

design they had, but had looked around to find a

better solution.”

Kirsty Johns, judging panel member and Beca SiD champion

NEW DATABASE TEMPLATE

Melbourne-based mechanical engineer Mark Robertson designed a database template that allowed all risk assessments carried out on a project to be recorded in the same file and an overall risk register to be generated from this. This single file reduces the complexity of risk management. Lists of risks and actions can be generated by risk assessment, or by organisation, allowing ease of tracking through project meetings and status updates.

“ The winning project, the Richmond Terminal

Station, used this database template as the

backbone of its risk management process. The

potential for other projects to also benefit and

streamline their risk management was what

made this entry a worthwhile runner up.”

Kirsty Johns, judging panel member and Beca SiD champion

If you would like information about how Beca applies Safety in Design or how we can help your project safer from the outset, contact:

DAVID CARTER

+6493009086

david.carter@beca.com

TANIA HYDE

+6475774067

tania.hyde@beca.com

JACK DONAGHY

+6493009263

jack.donaghy@beca.com

KIRSTY JOHNS

+61392721445

kirsty.johns@beca.com

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More recently, Nestle appointed us to provide design, project management and construction management services to support a $250 million greenfield food production facility in Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur. It is anticipated this work will last over an eighteen month period and lead to ongoing involvement for this site. We are also in discussions with Nestle on several other opportunities in South East Asia.

Other client relationships, such as that with Swire, Fonterra and Heineken, have seen us extend our capability into China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.

To support the growth in the Asian market, Dave Macdonald has been appointed to the role of Food and Beverage Director for Asia. Dave was previously in the same role for the Australia business. In this new role, Dave will continue his client relationship management for global clients such as Heineken and Nestlé and support the growth and development of our food and beverage teams as we expand our footprint throughout Asia.

Contact Dave MacDonald T: +65 9248 5549 E: david.macdonald@beca.com

View his profile here.

GROWING WITH OUR GLOBAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLIENTS

Beca’s local-international partnership on a new world-class beverage facility to be developed near Bangkok was announced at a meeting between a Prime Ministerial delegation and its Thai counterparts late last year.

The agreement between Beca and Thai beverage manufacturer Green Spot Co Ltd is the latest in a series of projects with long-term clients that have seen us move further into the food and beverage market in Asia.

Mike Kelly, Beca’s Group Food and Beverage Segment Leader, says the focus on building long-term relationships is now paying off.

“Our focus has always been our clients, not what countries we are in. This is now paying dividends as these companies are expanding and taking us with them – they don’t want to lose the knowledge and capability that we are able to provide – so we’re growing as our customers grow,” Mike says.

Beca has had a relationship with Green Spot, a well-established and respected Thai company, for twenty years and it is this trust that saw us appointed to provide full engineering design services for its new soymilk production facility in Thailand.

“Soymilk is a product that requires a complicated and hygienic production process. Our goal is for our new facility to produce the best quality soymilk in the world. We trust Beca. We know they have in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in designing and developing manufacturing facilities of world class standards, especially in the area of food processing,” said Mr Chote Sophonpanich, Green Spot Executive Chairman.

Nestle, another key client, also sees the benefit in retaining the knowledge that a long-term relationship brings. In September, Nestle announced Beca as one of four companies with which they were entering into a strategic agreement to provide ongoing engineering and professional services.

“I think the differentiator for Nestle is that because of our long standing relationship we understand the processes they have in their factories, therefore we’re able to pull everything together and integrate all services,” Mike Kelly says.

Our focus has always been our clients, not what countries we are in. This is now paying dividends as companies are expanding and taking us with them.

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PROVIDING HOPE ONE DROP AT A TIME

A small village in the north of Uganda now has a reliable source of water, partly thanks to support from Beca.

Laminadera is one of three Watoto villages (Watoto means children in Swahili) which were created to provide a normal life for orphans and child soldiers, the tragic result of a country decimated by HIV and terrorized by war. Emily Parsons, a New Zealander from Waiheke Island, visited the area in 2008 and was struck by the incredible need in the community, so, on her return home, she set up The Village Project. The Project connects first world ‘villages’ with those in the third world, and so far Waiheke Island, Titirangi and Britomart are working to help make a difference to a village in Uganda. Richard Aitken, Beca’s Executive Chairman, heard about the Project and knew Beca could provide expert assistance to create a reliable rain collection system.

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Enter Alastair McNabb, a Civil Engineer with the Water and Environment team in Brisbane, who was chosen from a list of Beca candidates to spend three weeks in Uganda, helping other volunteers from The Village Project and the people of the Watoto villages to build rain water tanks.

Emily Parsons says the timing of Alastair’s visit could not have been better.

“When Alastair arrived, Laminadera was facing its worst ever water crisis. The wells were so dry that the villages had to stop taking in more children. The need for a reliable rain collection system was at its greatest,” she said.

Alastair and nine other Kiwi and Australian volunteers spent their time building four concrete water tanks.

“It was back breaking work,” said Alastair.

“The only machinery we had was a back hoe and a concrete mixer, so aside from concrete mixing and excavating the hole for the tanks, everything was done by hand.”

Despite that, construction was completed ahead of schedule. Alastair and the volunteers also trained about a dozen locals to construct the tanks themselves and Alastair was also able to offer engineering advice, such as concept layouts of pipelines and tanks, and assessments of rainfall, rainfall storage requirements and village water use.

“It was really satisfying knowing I had done some good,” said Alastair.

“The existing situation was really sad. The bore had dried out and young kids were having to walk long distances to the river and then carry jerry cans of quite dirty water, often weighing up to 25 kilograms, back to the village. It’s just so different to our way of life.”

However, Alastair has many fond memories of his time in the village.

“The people were really friendly and the kids were very interested in us and just wanted to play. I did things like get them to stand on my feet and then walk them around, which they thought was very funny. To me, that’s just one of the normal things kids do, but you’ve got to remember these kids haven’t had what we consider to be a normal kids’ life.”

Beca’s involvement went beyond Alastair’s trip to Uganda. The Village Project arranged for Banet Mutungi, an engineer from the Watoto villages, to visit New Zealand and receive training in water and waste water systems. Beca used our relationships with Auckland Council and Watercare to arrange for Banet to spend time with their operational staff, providing him with opportunities to see best practice in action.

“This was Banet’s first time out of Uganda. The exposure he got blew his mind. He saw and experienced water systems that he has only ever read about and to see them working on a city-wide scale was hugely beneficial,” said Emily Parsons.

If you would like to know more about or find out how you can help The Village Project, visit them here.

When Alastair arrived, Laminadera was facing its worst ever water crisis. The wells were so dry that the villages had to stop taking in more children.

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MEET OUR NEW TECHNICAL FELLOWS

Twenty-seven senior professionals from around the Asia Pacific have been appointed Beca Technical Fellows, a title that recognises their specialist technical skills and leadership in their respective disciplines.

The appointment was made at Beca’s Group Technical Leadership and Delivery Conference held in October 2013, where technical experts from across Asia, Australia and New Zealand got together to showcase and discuss the latest technical advances in their fields of expertise.

Bestowing the Technical Fellow title not only celebrates technical excellence (providing an aspiration for Beca’s up and coming leaders), it also identifies the recipients as the ‘go to’ people for our clients seeking senior specialist advice or commentary for Beca where appropriate. Our Technical Fellows are tasked with setting consistent and future-focussed technical standards for Beca as well as enabling technical innovation for our clients wherever possible.

Please join us in congratulating them on this special recognition. You can find out more about what each of them can do to assist you through their Linked In or Beca profiles, or contact them via email.

GAVIN ALEXANDER

Geotechnical

New Zealand gavin.alexander@beca.com

MIRON JANJIC

Power (Systems Analysis)

Australia miron.janjic@beca.com

JOHN CAIRNS

Civil (Airports)

New Zealand john.cairns@beca.com

BRENT JOHNSTON

Project & Cost Management (Major Project Delivery)

New Zealand brent.johnston@beca.com

CHOW WENG LEE

Geotechnical

Singapore wenglee.chow@beca.com

TONY JOHNSON

Industrial (Pulp and Paper)

Australia tony.johnson@beca.com

DAVID COOKE

Structures

New Zealand david.cooke@beca.com

BRYCE JULYAN

Planning

New Zealand bryce.julyan@beca.com

ANDREW DICKSON

Structures (Civil)

New Zealand andrew.dickson@beca.com

ROB JURY

Structures

New Zealand rob.jury@beca.com

ROB FULLERTON

Water (Water Quality Scientist)

New Zealand rob.fullerton@beca.com

LEONG KOK YEONG

Building Services (Electrical)

Singapore kokyeong.leong@beca.com

DENNIS HUNT

Project & Cost Management

New Zealand dennis.hunt@beca.com

GRAHAM LEVY

Water (Stormwater and Hydraulic)

New Zealand graham.levy@beca.com

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ABOUT BECA

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. In 1918, Beca was established in New Zealand with only three employees and is still headquartered there. Now, Beca has a substantial Asia Pacific footprint with close to 3000 employees operational in 17 offices across the world. Beca delivers consultancy services across the Buildings, Government, Industrial, Power, Transport and Water market segments.

AUSTRALIA Adelaide / Brisbane / Melbourne / Sydney

CHINA Beijing / Shanghai

INDONESIA Jakarta

MYANMAR Yangon

NEW ZEALAND Auckland / Christchurch / Dunedin / Hamilton / New Plymouth / Palmerston North / Tauranga / Wellington

SINGAPORE

For more information please visit www.beca.com or connect with us on http://www.linkedin.com/company/beca

AMELIA LINZEY

Planning & Environment

New Zealand amelia.linzey@beca.com

NIKSA SARDELIC

Civil (Ports)

New Zealand

niksa.sardelic@beca.com

RICHARD SHARPE

Structures (Earthquake Engineering)

New Zealand richard.sharpe@beca.com

TAN KIAT LEONG

Buildings Services (Sustainable Design)

Singapore kiatleong.tan@beca.com

JOHN WARDLE

Water (Bulk Water Supply)

New Zealand john.wardle@beca.com

MARTIN WEMYSS

Building Services (Mechanical)

New Zealand martin.wemyss@beca.com

ANN WILLIAMS

Geotechnical (Geology & Hydrogeology)

New Zealand ann.williams@beca.com

ANDREW MURRAY

Transportation

New Zealand andrew.murray@beca.com

BRUCE NEVILLE

Systems Optimisation (Systems Engineering)

New Zealand bruce.neville@beca.com

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