Brave new world: sustainability, alliances and infrastructure
Susanne Cooper, SKM / W2W Alliance
Dr Robert Humphries, WA Water Corporation
Alliance Contracting is increasingly being used to deliver the effective design and construction of major infrastructure across
Over the next decade, major infrastructure projects across the globe will be delivered through alliances, which will bring new and diverse levels of skills, expertise and innovation.
Introducing sustainability
Embedding sustainability from the beginning of projects can create enduring value.
In managing sustainability in large, complex projects, there is a need to go beyond concepts or principles and to apply them pragmatically.
It is essential to apply a structured, systematic process, particularly for programs that involve multiple projects and project teams – as is the case with alliances.
Just as it is critical to encourage thinking within a sustainability framework and engender this as part of design development.
Not so much why, but how…
Sustainability principles are now broadly accepted by project teams as a useful compass to guide planning and design decisions.
The real challenge is in the ‘how’ – and in applying sustainability principles into practice across multiple projects at various stages of design.
The following case study shows how carefully thought out sustainability management can positively impact on a large, multidisciplinary project.
Sustainability was key – starting with the tender documents and selection workshops. Driven by the Water Corporation’s Sustainability Strategy (2004), and adopting 18 business or ‘sustainability’ principles (2006), sustainability principles and business principles became synonymous: ‘its’ the way we do business’.
By rigorously applying these (sustainability / business) principles to all decisions, it improves the sustainability of those decisions and reduces the ecological footprint of infrastructure construction and operation, both financially and socially acceptably.
For the Water Corporation, these principles now form the basis for water planning and infrastructure decisions, and in assessing multiple infrastructure options against detailed sustainability guidelines. Sustainability is integrated into every activity the business undertakes. Read more
The Global Filipino Electrical Engineer
Jose B. Cruz, Jr. is one among the many Filipinos who has been known outside the Philippines. He has so many publication in the field of electrical engineering. Here is a brief background of his qualifications
Educational Background
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering University of Illinois Urbana, IL, October 1959
- S.M. in Electrical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, June 1956
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude University of the Philippines Quezon City, April 1953
Biographical Listings
- Who’s Who in the World
- Who’s Who in America
- Who’s Who in Engineering
- Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
- Who’s Who in American Education
- Who’s Who in Technology Today
- Who’s Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology
- Who’s Who in Society
- Who’s Who in the Midwest
- American Men and Women of Science
- Who’s Who Among Asian Americans, 1994
- International Directory of Distinguished Leadership
- 5000 Personalities of the World, Edition 2, 1989
- Filipino Achievers in the USA & Canada: Profiles in Excellence, by Isabelo Crisostomo, Bookhaus Publishers, Michigan, 1995.
- The Filipino Americans, by Veltisezar Bautista, 1998
- 10 Outstanding Filipino Scientists, by Queena Lee-Chua, ANVIL Publishing, 2000
Awards ( partial list)
- Member, National Academy of Engineering (NAE), elected 1980
- Corresponding Member, National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST, Philippines), elected 2003
- Recipient, Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, American Automatic Control Council , 1994 (AACC)
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), elected 1968
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), elected 1989
- Fellow, American Society for Engineering Education, (ASEE), elected 2004
- Fellow, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), appointed 2007
For more information about Jose B Cruz Jr., please visit http://www.ece.osu.edu/~cruz/Biography.htm
The Filipino Electrical Engineer
A good source of information about electrical engineering is The Filipino Engineer. It provides a discussion, calculation, software and heaps of downloads which could help the aspiring Filipino Electrical Engineer.