Emma Hendry: A CEO’s Perspective
I want to take a moment and reflect on the past twelve months as the CEO of Hendry. There has been a simply monumental amount which I have learned in this space in such a short time frame, and so much more that I wish…
Embracing the Digital Age in the Built Environment: The Smart City Podcast with Emma Hendry
Following her interview with Zoe Eather on the Smart City Podcast during the “Future Leaders, Future Cities” conference in Japan, Emma Hendry returns to the show to delve deeper into what defines a “Smart City” and the challenges we face in embracing the digital age…
In discussion: Emma Hendry at the RMIT Leadership Forum
During her recent participation in the RMIT Leadership Forum this August in partnership with Common Purpose, Emma Hendry attended an interview with RMIT for an upcoming production. Provided here is a transcript of their conversation on Emma’s Career thus far and the role of diversity…
Western Australian Government issues Bulletin on Performance Solutions for Housing Projects
The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety Building and Energy have released a bulletin this month to discuss “guidance on developing performance solutions for housing projects.” The document seeks to provide background on key considerations which Building professionals should consider in developing…
Emma Hendry – The Property Council of Australia: Digital Disruption Panel
Q1: From your perspective, what is digital disruption? What do you see as the key opportunities and threats of digital disruption to your sector and business? When we are looking at a term such as ‘digital disruption’, it is important to understand fundamentally what it…
NSW Fair Trading Enacts Ban on Unsafe Cladding
The Fair-Trading division of the New South Wales Government’s Department of Finance has established an immediate ban on the use of Combustible Aluminium Cladding in residential and commercial buildings, as part of an ongoing effort to prevent the identified risks of rapid vertical spread of…
Hendry Group ranked 53rd in the 2018 AFR Top 100 ‘Most Innovative Companies’ List
Hendry Group, Australia’s leading built-form advisory, was recognised by the Australian Financial Review during their annual awards presentation for Australia’s ‘Most Innovative Companies’ last night, ranking 53rd in the overall list. The event is currently in its seventh year and regularly attracts more than one…
In review: Emma Hendry on the Australian UK Leadership Forum
Innovators, Academics, Heads of Industry and Politicians convened on Lancaster House in London earlier this month as part of a bilateral conference between Australian and British delegations participating in the Australia UK Leadership Forum (AUKLF); a series of talks aimed at ‘Reimagining and Helping Shape…
An interview with Emma Hendry – The Smart City Podcast
You may have heard of the term ‘Smart Cities’ as a new term for the emerging approach to innovation and technologically based solutions in creating and modernising integrated cities and interconnected networks between core systems within these cities. Hendry Group CEO Emma Hendry visited Japan…
Victorian Building Interim Regulations 2017 Repealed
This weekend the Victorian Building Interim Regulations 2017 were repealed. New building regulations have been legislated (Building Regulations 2018) including several changes affecting all Victorian registered building practitioners, the industry within which they operate and those in the community who intend to undertake building work….
Combustible Cladding Risk Assessment
Building owners and property professionals will need to be aware that relevant statutory authorities have now accelerated an investigation into Combustible Cladding on advice from the Various State Governments. Industry experts estimate there may be more than five thousand buildings in Victoria alone that contain…
Emergency Planning for 2018
As the landscape of our towns, cities, homes and workplaces changes we are seeing new emergency planning challenges faced by building/facility owners/managers, occupiers and employees. These challenges are being driven by: An increase of mixed-use developments seeing occupants live, work and play in the same…