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Overview
Corporate Introduction
Sustainability- What’s it all
about
Sustainability in PB
Sustainability- Business
Imperative
Sustainability in Practice
Sustainability Capability
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Meeting client needs for over 100 years
“It is not [ only ] the design that governs
[ a project ] but its adaptability to the
economic and social needs at the time”
William Barclay Parsons
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1900 1901 1914
Meeting client needs for over 100 years
Battersea Power Station
Panama Canal
New York City Subway
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BlueScope Steel Cogen
1997 2002 2006
Meeting client needs for over 100 years
Barajas International Airport
Hawaii’s H3 Highway
2007
Beijing Olympics
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PB offers a range of core capabilities
Hazardous
Materials
Hazardous
Materials
EnvironmentEnvironment
GISGIS
PlanningPlanning
MarineMarine
Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Electrical & SystemsElectrical & Systems
Infrastructure
Engineering
Infrastructure
Engineering
Project
Management
Project
Management
RailRail
Strategic ConsultingStrategic Consulting
SustainabilitySustainability
Transport
Engineering
Transport
Engineering
Transport
Planning
Transport
Planning
TunnelsTunnels
Water
Engineering
Water
Engineering
Construction
Services
Construction
Services
Climate ChangeClimate Change
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PB in country projectsPB offices PB Major Presence
Global Expertise – local understanding
14 offices in
Australia and
New Zealand
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PB Corporate Overview
Net Global Revenue FY2008 US$2.2 Billion
(Including A$270M AU/NZ)
Over 13,000 employees
worldwide (2,500 in AU/NZ)
People
Sales
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What does sustainability mean for you?
Personally?
Professionally?
In practical terms,
what can you do
about it?
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The goal of sustainable
development is to ”meet the
needs of the present without
compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their
own needs”.
Bruntland Definition, World Commission on Environment
and Development .Our Common Future , 1987
Sustainability – what’s it all about?
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Triple Bottom Line:
balanced approach to
economic development,
environmental protection and
social well being.
John Elkington founder of SustainAbility
Sustainability – what’s it all about?
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Sustainability in PB
“Engineering requires
two abilities – first, the
technical skill and
second, the mind and the
knowledge to conceive
that which is useful and
will be for the
convenience of mankind
in the long run.
William B. Parsons (1923)
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To be a positive and highly influential force in the development
and operation of infrastructure around the world.
Through service to our clients and collaboration with colleagues,
we will create a lasting legacy
that improves the lives of people and communities.
Sustainability in PB
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Sustainability in PB: Policy Context
– Sustainability Vision
– Corporate Responsibility
Program
– Climate Change Business Unit
– Carbon Neutrality
– Ethics Business Procedure –
BP 10
– ISO 14001 EMS
– ISO 9001 QAS
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integration: Integrate each of the Triple Bottom Line
elements (Economy, Environment, Community), to
understand what will make for a successful project.
adaptation: Sustainability is about changing and evolving
to promote overall wellbeing, not to sustain the status quo.
Designing a project to fit in with local social, economic and
environmental characteristics both today and tomorrow.
innovation: It’s the key to moving forward. As project
understand, plan, design and adapt to local characteristic
(present and future), innovation tends to occur (clever
solutions that address multiple criteria or adaptation
challenges- can be technological or part of the way that the
project was run) – this is the value adding part.
Sustainability in PB
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PB Sustainable Business
• Position PB as the leading infrastructure provider
in Australia in the provision of sustainable
solutions in our key market areas.
• Integrate sustainability into the planning,
design, management and operation of all PB
projects.
• Champion a culture of sustainability in all our
businesses within two years.
• Lead the development of new services in which
PB can leverage our leadership in
sustainability.
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Sustainability – Business Imperative
• Resources are more scarce and becoming
more expensive
• Energy is more scarce and becoming more
expensive
• Regulations are heading towards mandatory
sustainability/corporate responsibility
reporting
• Approvals are getting more stringent
• A social licence to operate is getting more
difficult to attain
• Market expectations are rising
• How value for money is assessed is changing
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Sustainability – Business Imperative
Corporate strategy and profitability
are vulnerable to social,
economic and environmental
pressures.
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• Clients with increasing expectations
• Opportunities to improve internal operational
efficiency
• Compliance to current & emerging legislative
requirements
• Opportunities for new products & services
• Competitors adopting progressively
• Potential for positive market influence
Sustainability – Business Imperative
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What does sustainability mean for you?
Can you think
of any other
challenges and
demands
faced by
your
clients?
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Australian Energy Market Overview
Coal Generation produces 85% of the energy
in the NEM
Australia is the largest exporter of coal &
second largest exporter of energy
Power generation contributes approximately
36% to Australia’s carbon emissions
Australian’s consume about 8,000 kW/hr of
electricity per capita, behind Canada & the US
20% of Renewables by 2020 and 60% by 2050
& Kyoto Protocol – CPRS by 2010
Energy
Exporter
Energy
ExporterEnergy =
Carbon
Energy =
CarbonHigh
Demand
High
DemandAmbitious
Emission
Targets
Ambitious
Emission
Targets
Dependan
t on Coal
Dependan
t on Coal
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Sustainability in Practice
• Wallerawang
Energy
generation
efficiency
Black Coal 33%
35$MWh
Biomass 31-33%
Max 31$MWh
Emission factor
800 Kg
CO2-e/MWh
7,490 MWh
5,992 tCO2-
e/MWhyear
7,490 MWh
~60,2 tCO2/year
Community Uncertainty Security
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Sustainability in Practice
• SewerFix
Community 22.5% 75% 50% 75%
Operation and Maintenance 22,5% 80% 78% 63%
Environmental 22.5% 75% 75% 68%
Safety 22.5% 65% 65% 50%
Additional Benefits 10% 27% 27% 47%
Total Non Cost Performance 69% 63% 62%
Life Cycle Cost $2,360 $5,531 $5,526
Options
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Sustainability in Practice
• Glendell/Liddell
Reuse of existing
site facilities
$2,085,544
-9%
Environment 0 Incidents
Community &
Safety
0 Complaints
0 Lost Time Injury
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PB Sustainability capability
Advisory services:
– carbon auditing
– sustainability appraisals
– key sustainability performance
measures;
– facilitating sustainability
workshops and sustainability
strategy development
– sustainability reporting and
reviews.
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What does sustainability mean for you?
What does
sustainability
mean for
you in
practice?
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure- 1
Redesign of (existing or renewal of)
infrastructure in light of global climate
change – specifically looking at how we
design future infrastructure to be either
”carbon neutral” or with a significantly
reduced carbon footprint and how should
our infrastructure be designed to take
account of future climatic predictions?
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure - 2
Economic, social and
environmental modelling of
land use and transportation –
the modelling could be used for
assessment of policies on
emissions, energy use and
infrastructure costs e.g. life-
cycle analysis, ecological foot
printing, CBA.
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure - 3
Sustainable material selection
– looking at the quality,
durability, adaptability,
suitability, resource efficiency
and energy conservation
(both embedded and
operational) of project
materials.
PB
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure – 4
The protection of existing
infrastructure from
environmental degradation, e.g.
the preservation, renewal and
longevity extension of materials
and the relevance and
applicability of systems.
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure - 5
Moving to Zero Waste
environments i.e. cradle
to cradle design
solutions, recycling and
reuse.
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure - 6
The proper economic
evaluation of social
infrastructure elements in
society – including
environmental, and
physical and mental health
benefits.
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure - 7
The remediation of damaged
environments – specifically
focusing on damaged soil and
water supplies, and the
restitution of food production
and capacity for consumption
purposes.
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PB Principles of Sustainable
Infrastructure - 8
Revitalisation and
restitution of ecology – the
revitalisation of our
ecological systems, and
restitution of ecological
biodiversity.
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What does sustainability mean for you?
discuss the
statements
and the
qualities of
each
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Sustainability and You
Luisa Nenci
Sustainability Principal
Regional Directorate
NSW/ACT
Tel 9272 5416
Email LNenci@pb.com.au
Notas do Editor
William Barclay Parsons, a well known engineer, opened a Manhattan office in 1885, First undertaking of his new venture was to design NewYork City's first subway, the IRT. Completed in 1904, this line from lower Manhattan to Harlem—remains the world's most heavily used rapid transit system. Global reach; Parsons' second major project was to chart a 1,000-mile railroad in China, from Hankow to Canton - still in use today. In 1906, Henry M. Brinckerhoff, pioneering highway engineer, brought expertise in electric railways. Known for his co-invention of the third rail, which revolutionized rapid transit, he also designed the network of roads at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Sustainability always at the forefront of PB’s culture – ref Parsons quote - this ethos is very much at the heart of PB today 1. 2.
Client focus company, leader engineering professionals, with a worldwide business 1. 2. 3.
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So what is sustainability all about? The commission's report highlighted A number of organisations have changed this definition to profit, planet and people or the three Ps. Ecosystem-like-design The most basic definition of sustainability is along the lines of the original Brundtland report definition. It’s been around for a while now, but it is as robust as any other definition I’ve come across…
Sustainability is a long term goal of using resources in a way that enable future generation to use it in the same way
Another way of saying this is Sustainable Development A continued policy of PB that is in synch with current trends
How those elements have been captured in PB culture Vision is the overaction statement Currently interpretation of sustainability 1.
Proposal portal between the legal documentation and company policies. So what is sustainability all about? Recognising the integration of economic social and environmental factors Adaptation More than flexibility, is anticipation, looking for consequences not just reaction Look to problems in a different way (anticipation and change as Parsons said) innovation and best practice Environmental, social and economic elements are all important… … and their integration and synergies created… … are the key to understanding sustainability. … you can’t just do any one element and call that “sustainability” - … fundamentally there needs to be balance of all three elements.. For centuries we have operated on the same simple paradigm – that we live in a world of limitless resources and limitless capacity … Over the last century these operating rules have been in the hands of the economists…and their mantra has been.. … that an expanding economy equals world health! As we are now realising - it just ain’t so… Our one planet has limits - and we have to learn to live within our means… The most basic definition of sustainability is along the lines of the original Brundtland report definition. It’s been around for a while now, but it is as robust as any other definition I’ve come across…
Recognising the integration of economic social and environmental factors Adaptation More than flexibility, is anticipation, looking for consequences not just reaction Look to problems in a different way (anticipation and change as Parsons said) innovation and best practice
To provide sustainable solutions, how? Integrating sustainability in every stage of every project, to exploit this new market opportunity by being the market leader and not to be lead by the market. ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
Jim Mantle slide road show FY08
Energy Efficiency = “Lowest Lying Fruit” or structurally difficult CPRS has created investment uncertainty but there are still runners at the starting line. ETS to raise $4Bn pa reinvestment in technology and structural market change is key. Will it be spent politically? Capital Markets are still flat. Regulatory Change must occur to facilitate the transition No base load renewable energy options currently available Water efficiency will be key to power station in the future.
Political pressure, Regulations and approval processes, Legal action, Technological constraints, Marked demand, Community action,, Employee morale Investor demands, Stakeholders demands, Reputational demands Ensuring each is comprehensively understood individually and it relates to other project considerations, Working systematically to integrate and consolidate these factors into a more usable form, Ensuring that this understanding and subsequent solutions are adaptable to predicted future trends, and Being innovative in the way these deliver values and manage costs and risks for our clients.
Minister Albanese speech, Delta Sustainability report, Xstrata Sustainability report Client ask for integration, a complex project addressing different issues that we have to manage entirely and EFFICENTLY as a whole sustainable business Gri reporting for clients. Climate change response mechanism offer externally Leadership position between competitors A strategy to move from market lead to market leaders New product or service eco-efficiency/ carbon neutral/ reporting
20% of Renewables by 2020 will require investment of around $25 billion to build a scheme twice the size of the Snowy Mountains in half the time Coal >250 years of resource in Australia (Energy Traskforce 2004) Wind Existing wind farm development pipeline could soak up the entire target (>10,000MW) Exceptional Resource of 200 TWh (CSIRO) Bioenergy Good sugar cane and wood waste resource but project development pipeline is limited. Current pipeline is >1,000MW Natural Gas Reserves 67 years at current production (DITR) CSM Qld >5,000PJ (Dept of Energy) NSW >19,000 (DPI) Uranium 38% of Worlds Uranium and have about 100 years of currently known resource. Solar Australia has highest solar radiation of any continent, over 1,700 kWh/m2 Wave & Tidal Significant potential with extensive coastline
Delta has articulated a conceptual goal of 10% reduction in Wallerawang’s CO2 emissions intensity, while maintaining current generation levels, to be achieved through partial substitution of coal by biomass combustion for heat input into the power generation cycle. Delta’s experience to date with biomass cofiring, in the order of 1% heat input, is outlined Biomass in the form of sawmill waste (coarse sawdust) procured from the timber processing complex at nearby Oberon, NSW, is currently stored on site adjacent to the undercover coal storage area. Biomass is trucked to site and stored at a pit where it is fed from a small conveyor where it is delivered to the main coal conveyor and mixed with the coal for delivery to the coal mills. Currently, Wallerawang Power Station uses biomass material for cofiring in small quantities with pulverised coal in the existing coal boilers. Biomass cofiring has been used with varying success up to 2% of energy content, however, reasonably stable cofiring is ongoing with a mix of 1% biomass by energy input, as advised by Delta. The existing pulverising mill currently experiences operational problems caused by the addition of biomass material into the fuel mix. The ‘soft and moist’ nature of the biomass material in some circumstances causes a soft layer build up on the pulveriser mill roller surfaces. This creates clearance problems between grinding surfaces as biomass sticks to rollers which impacts on the ability of the mill to pulverise the coal. These problems occur due to the mill operating on a fuel type for which it was not designed. The construction of a new dedicated biomass boiler would eliminate this problem and result in the pulverising mill only crushing black coal for which it was designed. Observation of the biomass storage area and discussion with Delta Electricity staff identified the following points: The existing biomass storage area is sized for fuel needs of the pilot project only The current biomass storage facility is exposed to wind and weather and results in the dispersion of the relatively lightweight biomass material around the site.
To provide sustainable solutions, how? Integrating sustainability in every stage of every project, to exploit this new market opportunity by being the market leader and not to be lead by the market. Coal is 27% more pollutant of OIL Efficiency25 million BTU/ton 7.333 kwh/ton one ton 16 barrel 458 kwh /barrel WALLERAWANG THERMAL EFFICIENCY BLACK COAL 32.8% Oil 5.78 million BTU/ barrel or 1700 kwh /barrel 1000 kwh= 3.41million BTU
To provide sustainable solutions, how? Integrating sustainability in every stage of every project, to exploit this new market opportunity by being the market leader and not to be lead by the market. not monitoring our performances at the last stage, but examining the process that lead to these failures and monitor how effective we can control preventing these negative outcomes Lti LOST TIME INJURY LOST TIME INCIDENT
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adaptation
Transport and planning
Material selection
Innovation and R&D
Recycling
Physical and health
Remediation of damaged environment
Protection and enhancement of biodiversity
Over $100 billion may need to be invested in next 25 years to meet energy demand Key challenge for energy supply – need for investor confidence (which fuel to choose?) Investors require a stable, efficient and effective market and policy environment 3 risks – greenhouse policy; retail price regulation; and network regulation Technology Options are varied, but needs $$$ injection DSM, EE & Renewables – Growth is inevitable and will increase focus on Networks Gas – Infrastructure & LT Price ? Coal CCS – potential / $$$ / timing ?