The potential for air quality and noise impacts resulting from industrial, mining, and infrastructure projects continues to rate amongst the highest concerns for nearby communities.
GHD provides practical, science-based air quality and noise management solutions. We consider sustainable practice and legislative demands on air and noise outcomes to help clients reach targets efficiently. The right advice in air and noise can help the environment, improve project success and reduce lifecycle costs.
Our network of globally-connected air and noise specialists provide the following services:
- Emissions inventories - quantify what is being discharged through licenced and un-licenced discharge points
- Ambient air monitoring - assess existing conditions to understand the current state of impact and inform future planning
- Meteorological baseline assessment - review meteorology and climate conditions to gauge the impact to projects
- Air dispersion modelling assessments - modelling to characterise emissions from the proposed development and determine impacts
- Noise baseline assessments - modelling to characterise emissions from the proposed development and determine impacts
- Emissions management and abatement - management plans or abatement design for implementation, audit and adjustment to comply with proposed conditions and regulatory changes
- Noise and vibration - minimise the impact of developments on occupants and the environment
- Licence/permit amendment - assess and develop solutions in air quality and noise management for existing assets to comply with changes in licensing and regulation
- Compliance - assess the effects of air discharges and noise emissions against regulatory standards and risk assessment
- Site specific weather forecasting for major infrastructure projects specific to construction location for field teams as part of HSE program
- Greenhouse gas - reduce, validate, verify or manage greenhouse emissions for existing and future projects
- Climate change assessments - assess the significance and likely effects of the changing climate on current and future operations, including water management, infrastructure, energy use, and sustainability
Our team of industry professionals work collaboratively with clients across the globe and harness the most up-to-date technology in the air and noise management sphere.
Not only do we have the depth of experience required to manage the complex processes surrounding air quality and noise management requirements, we have the broader resources from a wide range of disciplines that can be tapped into at any time in the project lifecycle.
Below are your key contacts for Air and Noise
We have successfully worked with GHD for several years, they are easy to work with, professional and consistently deliver both high levels of service and quality design solutions. They are true partners, they keep their promises and work in collaboration with us and other stakeholders to deliver and exceed our client’s expectations.
John Gittins
Interserve Divisional Director
