HDR, has appointed Simon Dormer as Sustainability Leader in a move the company says cements its commitment to sustainable business practices and project delivery, and regenerative design.
With a background in sustainability strategy, sustainable design, emissions reporting and stakeholder engagement, Dormer’s transdisciplinary experience in leading, delivering and reporting on sustainability spans a multitude of markets and sectors, ranging from energy, water, waste and climate change across architecture, local government, corporate, retail and healthcare.
At HDR, Simon Dormer will be responsible for leading sustainable design across the business and mentoring and coaching design teams to drive a sustainable design culture. He will also work closely with HDR Architecture’s Health, Education, Science, Civic, Justice and Defence sector leads to design and deliver buildings that regenerate people, places and nature.
“With a global knowledge base and local expertise, I am looking forward to working with the team at HDR to build strong communities and grow our sustainability footprint for our business, our clients, our staff and our planet. For me, sustainability is a holistic practice and consideration of upstream and downstream environmental, social and economic impacts is critical to the success of any entity – we must be the change we wish to see,” says Dormer.
In his role, Dormer will champion HDR’s global Regenerative Design Framework to support designers in moving beyond basic high-performance design goals towards net-positive impacts which consider buildings in a broader context.
HDR’s Managing Principal of Architecture, Cate Cowlishaw says, “Simon’s holistic approach to sustainability and transdisciplinary thinking across architecture, local government and corporate sectors will unlock unrealised sustainability potential across the practice.”
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