AESG, a leading international consultancy, engineering and advisory firm, has expanded its global footprint by opening its new office in Sydney, reinforcing the firm’s value preposition to clients across the Asian Pacific region.
This achievement marks another milestone for AESG. Over the past 14 years, the company has been flourishing as a leading privately held consultancy across Middle East, Europe and Asia. The Sydney office will be the headquarters for the Australasian markets.
Saeed Al Abbar CEO – AESG
“Today, we proudly extend the reach of our world-class service portfolio into Australia. The nation’s ambitious decarbonization strategy and emissions reduction targets for 2035 align perfectly with our mission as a business to drive the net zero and sustainability agenda in our sectors. I am excited by this unique opportunity for our team to rise to the exciting and challenging opportunities in the Australasian market, at a very exciting period in the nation’s development.”
“By placing our industry experts on the ground, with their years of international experience yearned from working on some of the world’s most demanding development undertakings, we hope to infuse the market with global best practices and fresh perspectives. By the same measure, I am confident that the talented professionals we hire locally will not only provide local know how within the Australian market but also inject significant value back into our organization, and the clients we serve across markets,” added Al Abbar.
With the appointment of Devan Valenti, who developed the Gren Star Buildings Ratings, as Director of Sustainability in Australia and Brent Ridgard, former National Director of Environmental Assessment & Planning at a leading firm in Australia, to lead its Environmental Division in the Middle East, AESG further demonstrates its ability to tap into top talent from across the regions.
AESG will center on developing its Environment and Sustainability and Specialist Engineering offerings, in line with its goal to guide developers in Australia towards energy-efficiency, net zero solutions and to solve complex engineering challenges. The service lines provided by these divisions are Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD), Façade Engineering, Fire and Life Safety, ESG Advisory, Carbon and Net Zero Consultancy, Green Building Certifications, Low Carbon Engineering, Ecological Surveys, and Environmental & Social impact Assessment.
Some of the world’s renowned projects where the company provided some of these services are The Red Sea International Airport, ICD Brookfield Place, NEOM, Masdar City MC2, NHS Trust Net Zero Roadmap. Devan Valenti, who has been appointed as a Director of Sustainability for the country, will be spearheading AESG’s momentum in Australia with a decade of expertise in sustainability across three continents.
