PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF

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PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF

• Delivering Sustainable Solutions to Global
  Challenges
• Business Session Seminar 1
• Global Challenges and Responses
• Stuart Glenn
• COO and President, PB International

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PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF HERITAGE
NYC Subway
Panama Canal
Hankow to Canton Railway
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KEY CHALLENGES

• 2 KEY CHALLENGES
• Climate change, and its impact on infrastructure
• Meeting the climate crunch, and social
  obligations, through effective use of capital
  spending

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Parsons
Brinckerhoff Projects
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Global Stimulus and Growth

• Government Infrastructure Funding (Billions)
• UK/EU US 250
• China US 558
• Hong Kong US 32
• India US 487
• Australia AUS 42
• Singapore US 10.8/3 years
• South Korea US 200/3 years

Source Global Insight
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KEY RESPONSES

• 2 KEY RESPONSES
• Climate-proof the infrastructure we build
• Use Influence to ensure maximum social and
  climate dividends
• Build infrastructure that Lives with People

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INFLUENCE

• More equitable allocation of risk
• Give confidence of full project cycle
  sustainability
• THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

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PB - IRAQ POWER PROJECT

• March 2004 Project Environment
• Power rationing (2,500MW capacity, 10,000 MW
  demand)
• Poor power supply reliability
• Low capability and technology base
• Significant security issues, ongoing sabotage
• Poor project/cost control
• Contractors abandoning projects

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PB - IRAQ POWER PROJECT

• 2008/09 PB Achievements
• 3.6 billion project overall
• Completed 550 electrical projects
• Implanted improved contracting and procurement
  (incentivised fixed price, not only cost plus),
  enabling 70 more projects within existing budget
• Sustainable (Economic, Social and Environmental)
  Principles applied
• Method adopted by US Defence and State
  Departments
• Relationship with Iraqi Government
• Prospects for diversified work

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PB - IRAQ POWER PROJECT

• 2008/09 PB Achievements
• Climate Change/Sustainability
• New generation technology, innovation
• Skills transfer to local people
• Flexibility to meet emerging needs
• Social Responsibility
• Best use of capital (reduced waste)
• Assists return of normalisation
• Economic opportunities, choices, for local
• people
• Rebuilding local skills for long term success

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PB EASTLINK TOLLWAY (Melbourne, Australia)

• EASTLINK TOLLWAY
• PB and Hyder Consulting jv (for client Thiess
  John Holland)
• Project of the Year, 2008 Infrastructure
  Partnerships Australia
• AUS 2.5 billion
• 103 structures, incl. 88 bridges
• Cuts travel time by 50 (reducing emissions)
• Completed 5 months ahead of schedule

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PB EASTLINK TOLLWAY (Melbourne, Australia)

• EASTLINK TOLLWAY
• Climate proofing
• 60 wetlands, 3.5 million plants,
• Foundation for future water solutions
  (flood plain
  modeling)
• Future bus commuter provision made
• Solar power lighting
• Meeting social obligations
• Sustainable water management (diverse water
  quality/retention methods)
• High use of recycled material
• bicycle/pedestrian paths throughout
• Improved water quality in catchments

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PB NICCARA PROJECT (AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT)

• NICCARA Facts
• Study addresses climate impacts and solutions on
  1.6 trillion national infrastructure
• PB conducting study including
• Extensive consultation and data collection
• Risk ranking (individual and sectors)
• Developing GIS capability
• Demographic/and climate change projections to
  2030 and 2070
• New economic modelling tools
• Basis for policy, responses and adaptation
  strategy
• National Infrastructure Climate Change
  Adaptation Risk Assessment
• (Aust. Govt. Department of Climate Change)

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PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF

• CONCLUSIONS
• Take a lead in climate-proofing new
  infrastructure
• Address climate change impacts on existing
  infrastructure
• Ensure capital spending (especially stimulus
  capital) meets the environmental crunch and
  exclusively delivers on social and environmental
  obligations
• Through thought leadership - take responsibility
  as a profession
• Get involved make it happen

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