Views From Our Experts: Using People Counting Technology to Drive Better Space Utilisation in Universities
Views From Our Experts: Using People Counting Technology to Drive Better Space Utilisation in Universities Universities have long struggled to understand how effectively space has been utilised on campus. In extreme cases the results of this lack of understanding can include construction of new spaces whilst existing space languishes. How then can facilities managers firstly [...]
Views From Our Experts: Filling the Skills Pipeline in the Data Centre Sector
Views From Our Experts: Filling the Skills Pipeline in the Data Centre Sector For those abreast of data centre news and business acquisition considerations, our industry has been mindful of real-estate risk, environmental risk, power and regulatory risks for some time but the one issue keeping a number of us awake at night, and a [...]
Celebrating World Engineering Day
NDY Celebrates World Engineering Day 2021 Each year on March 4 World Engineering Day (WED) is celebrated globally. This UNESCO day of celebration highlights engineers and engineering achievements in our modern world, with the aim of improving public understanding of how engineering and technology are central to modern life and for sustainable development. To our [...]
Melanie Finch Wins The David Norman Young Engineer of the Year Award
Melanie Finch Wins The David Norman Young Engineer of the Year Award Congratulations to Melanie Finch, winner of the David Norman Young Engineer of the Year Award for 2020. Established in 1998, the award was created to inspire young engineers to achieve excellence in their chosen profession, acknowledge their efforts and achievements, and to honour [...]
NDY Panel Pledge for Gender Equality
NDY knows that the best discussions, thinking and productivity occurs when there is diversity and genuine inclusion within a business. Many high-profile conferences, events and taskforces lack gender balance, despite there often being no shortage of expert women. In Australia, the '2019 Women for Media Report' estimated that only 30% of panelists are women. Less [...]
Mark McKenna Confirmed as NDY’s Global Sustainability Director
Mark McKenna Confirmed as NDY's Global Sustainability Director Norman Disney & Young (NDY) a Tetra Tech Company, is delighted to confirm Mark McKenna’s appointment as NDY’s Global Sustainability Director. For the past four years Mark has led NDY’s Global Sustainability Group and helped grow our reputation as a leading sustainable design firm across our global [...]
Views from our Experts – Carbon Offsetting For SMEs
Views from our Experts Carbon Offsetting For SMEs In this edition Mark McKenna, NDY's Global Sustainability Group Director, discusses how SMEs and mid-sized businesses can begin offsetting their carbon emissions and how to avoid the common pitfalls when selecting an offset method. Given the uncertain world we’re living in today, it’s easy to forget the [...]
Victoria Rastelli reflects on the importance of STEM and having female role models
Victoria Rastelli reflects on the importance of STEM and having female role models New Zealand based engineer opens up about her personal experiences in celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science. I am an Acoustic Engineer with Norman Disney & Young, A Tetra Tech Company, based in Auckland. I get involved in [...]
World Green Building Week 2018
Tony Arnel Global Director – Sustainability NDY World Green Building Week starts today and is an annual event that motivates and engages us all to deliver greener buildings. According to NDY Global Sustainability Director, Professor Tony Arnel, the built environment including the homes we live in account for around 40% of global energy consumption. Arnel [...]
NDY with Qantas for the long haul
As well as an important destination for business travellers, visiting the UK has been considered almost a “rite of passage” for generations of Australians. In the past, the multiple stop-overs, time zone changes and flight connections meant that passengers often found themselves exhausted at the end of their journey. But that has now changed. With [...]