MARK OPITZ
ACCIONA
, develop and operate sustainable infrastructure . e talk about sustainable infrastructure , we ’ re talking ons from design and construct ( D & C ), right through s and maintenance ( O & M )”
MARK OPITZ
TITLE : GROUP HEAD OF ICT – ACCIONA AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
INDUSTRY : SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
With 24 years ’ professional experience in technology , operations , finance and transformation , Mark currently leads the transformation of information technology products and services for ACCIONA in his region . His energy and passion , combined with a diverse consulting and industry background , has enabled him to align technology with business strategies , reimagining the delivery of technology to create business value and scale for growth . Building resilience and agility , inspiring a shared vision , and empowering teams to achieve , has enabled Mark to deliver contemporary and leading technological landscape to ACCIONA – supporting the businesses to achieve their strategic goals . redesign process that dramatically improved the project ’ s environmental credentials .
“ This revised design has reduced the concrete required to build it by 27 % and reduced the steel required in the structure by 75 %. The sustainability impact was well north of a 50 % increase in emissions savings .”
The original plan called for precast concrete segments to be dropped into a dredged portion of Sydney Harbour , but ACCIONA presented an alternative innovative solution for the US $ 5bn project . “ Our redesign involved using a tunnelling machine to go underneath the Harbour rather than laying the roadway , significantly reducing impacts on the environment and surrounding community . That ’ s a redesign we worked on for 12 months with the client to get this outcome , which is more costeffective too .”
ACCIONA reimagining infrastructure development with sustainability at its core As projects like this highlight , ACCIONA ’ s approach is to reimagine infrastructure
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