The Darra to Springfield Transport Corridor

GHD has a networked architecture service group comprising over 400 architects operating in three regions: Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East and Asia.

This connected team has the capacity to deliver large to very large projects. Our architects are strongly client focused and contribute to the delivery of comprehensive, holistic and innovative design solutions, in collaboration with the integrated GHD building and design teams.

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The efficient movement of goods and people is necessary for our quality of life, economic prosperity and productivity. Appropriate land use policies, pricing, regulations and demand management are needed to underpin integrated supply chains and public transport services to create a sustainable transport system.

Study transport demand, traffic patterns and patronage, review safety and investigate strategic route planning, and its impact on industry and community with GHD, to offer sustainable transport options to support future development proposals.

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GHD is recognised for providing holistic and integrated solutions in managing and preparing project impact assessment and approvals. Our environmental and community planning specialists, engineers and scientists work to better understand complex issues associated with our clients new developments – from concept phase through to decommissioning. This approach delivers better environmental and social outcomes, and reduced approvals timeframes and compliance costs.

GHD focuses on the identification of potential environmental constraints and opportunities in the early stages of a project. This allows environmental and social factors to be reflected in the development of the project and mitigation measures to be devised to minimise potential impacts. In doing so, community acceptance is maximised and delays in implementation are significantly reduced.

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Our specialists travel to remote regions around the globe to service projects, often through their entire life cycle. Our services cover:

Investigation

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GHD services include:

• Groundwater exploration, resource assessment and development
• Borefield design and installation
• Groundwater resource and borefield management
• Dewatering investigations
• Water management plans
• Salinity assessment, management and remediation
• Contaminated site assessment and remediation
• Geophysical investigations
• Environmental impact assessments and management plans
• Environmental water requirements
• Environmental auditing and environmental performance reporting
• Numerical modelling
• Aquifer storage and recovery, artificial recharge and wastewater reuse
• Acid and metaliferous drainage (AMD) assessment and management
• Acid sulfate soil assesment and management

Hydrogeologists at GHD work with other GHD professionals involved in engineering, environment, planning, surveying and GIS for integrated solutions.

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GHD, with its multi-disciplinary team of road, rail, traffic, electrical, control, information and communications engineers, has a wealth of knowledge and experience in the identification of user needs and the selection and application of ITS technologies to meet these needs.

The GHD ITS team includes professionals with extensive experience in the public sector with roles in procurement, operation, management and maintenance.

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The GHD landscape architecture team works to create environments that inspire. We use our comprehensive knowledge of materials and construction techniques balanced against market rigours to develop ideas into exemplary projects that are recognisable both for their practicality and creativity.

Our approach to landscape design considers the particular qualities of a site, our client's needs and the financial resources available for the implementation and subsequent maintenance of the project. Whether providing creative input at the beginning of a project or providing detailed documentation towards final construction, GHD has extensive experience in all scales of landscape architecture, from pocket parks through to large-scale urban design projects. We work towards a total outcome that innovatively combines qualities of resolution, pleasure and utility.

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Under increasing pressure to reduce congestion and carbon emissions, the railway industry worldwide is moving toward organisations that are sustainable and customer-focused, whether publicly or privately owned.

Find new, common sense perspectives to investigate, develop and deliver an innovative rail transport system. Whether you aim to create an intermodal freight network or to provide a fast, high frequency urban passenger service, we reveal cost efficiency options across the entire lifecycle of operation.

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With a decades-long international reputation, GHD is well equipped to improve efficiency and effectiveness of rail businesses.

We are well-positioned to support:

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The sense of urgency to deliver smarter, safer and more affordable roads to help improve traffic flow is demanding efficient road infrastructure that offers network reliability, certainty of journey time and is sensitive to the environment.

Assess the life of your asset portfolio, explore how to maximise capacity of existing infrastructure and find least life cost alternatives to enhance the performance of your network.

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GHD has a strong reputation and record of accomplishment in providing specialised technical support and advice for all areas of structural design and assessment. Demand for GHD’s services continues to grow as the company completes and advises on a number of significant structural projects for some of the world's tallest buildings, inlcuding Al-Bidaa Tower, Dubai Tower and the Doha Convention Center and Tower in the United Arab Emirates. We have also worked on Federation Tower in Moscow, the award-winning Melbourne Mausoleum, sports complexes in China, energy projects in Chile and Australia, desalination plants in the USA, and several mining and industry projects in Australia, New Zealand and China.

The structures team promotes an open and positive involvement in the initial design process and prepares designs that are functional, economical and safe. Most importantly the team strives to meet client requirements. GHD can deliver innovative, sustainable design solutions anywhere in the world using building information modelling and management software to achieve a macro design perspective. GHD bases its approach on actively engaging with its clients during project development to deliver successful projects.

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Our services are designed to help clients understand, measure and improve the sustainability performance of their business. We guide clients through a practical and comprehensive process resulting in the implementation of sustainability initiatives in a manner that supports continual business improvement and efficiency.

With strong technical skill and experience across a diverse range of industries, GHD gives organisations access to a wealth of effective sustainable solutions from around the world. We assist clients to develop solutions that improve social outcomes while protecting bio-diversity, increasing efficiency of materials, energy and water use, and reducing/offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

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Our services cover:

• Traffic engineering
• Transport planning
• Road, rail and aviation planning
• Coastal and marine planning
• Transport terminals
• Integrated transport systems
• Public transport strategies
• Cyclist and pedestrian planning
• Carpark planning and design
• Transport economics

These services support feasibility and infrastructure planning and design works for urban developments, roads and highways, pedestrian, cycling, public transport infrastructure, water and air borne transport systems.

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