Dr David Collins This is Me

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1. 1. Banksia Environmental Foundation - Judges

   www.banksiafdn.com/index.php?p - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/23/2008   Last Visited: 1/23/2008

   Dr David Collins Managing Director, Synergetics Pty Ltd David is the Managing Director and Principal Environmental Engineer of Synergetics Pty Ltd with 30 years national and international environmental engineering and occupational hygiene experience in government, university, research and at plant and corporate levels in manufacturing, construction and heavy industry. David has served as senior policy advisor to government and industry CEOs, and conducted doctorate level research and development. He has specialist expertise in air quality modelling, assessment and management, air quality policy development, ambient air measurement systems, energy and greenhouse assessment and control, ventilation systems, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling, environmental risk assessment, fugitive emissions characterization and noise and vibration assessment and control and ISO9000 and 14000 series compatible management system development. He also has substantial knowledge and experience in occupational and environmental exposure assessment and is a Board Certified Industrial Hygienist in both the United States and Australia. He is also accredited as a Technical Assessor for National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA). He has over 60 published technical papers. David served as Environment Australia's representative and founding member of the National Environment Protection Measure (NEPM) Air Quality Working Group and many other national policy development and advisory roles.

2. 2. FMA.com.au

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   Published on: 10/1/2006   Last Visited: 3/20/2008

   Principle environmental engineer Dave Collins spoke to FMA Online's Melanie Drummond about the issues.
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   Synergetics principal environmental engineer Dave Collins is well aware the world's changing climate will continue to have a significant effect on the built environment.
   
   "Scientific evidence is now clear - humans have created the current global warming and it's increasingly apparent that we may not be able to reverse it. Once you reach a tipping point, it's a principle like a seesaw. At some point the seesaw tips and it's very hard to go back again."
   
   Synergetics, the company founded by Collins and his wife in 2000, make it their business to offer cost-effective and innovative solutions to complex environmental and occupational hygiene problems.
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   " said Dave. He feels that eventually health concerns of occupants will force developers and facility managers to act in an environmentally effective way that promotes workplace comfort, amenity and productivity.
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   Collins has had 25 years environmental engineering and occupational hygiene experience at senior levels in industry, government, R&D, CSIRO and consulting.
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   Dave Collins believes the benefits of behaving as good corporate citizens and being mindful of our environment go beyond the obvious objectives of reducing our ecological footprint and minimising environmental damage.
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   Collins considers it a privilege to help other people reduce their impact on the environment.
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   Principle environmental engineer Dave Collins spoke to FMA Online's Melanie Drummond about the issues.
   ...
   Synergetics principal environmental engineer Dave Collins is well aware the world's changing climate will continue to have a significant effect on the built environment.
   
   "Scientific evidence is now clear - humans have created the current global warming and it's increasingly apparent that we may not be able to reverse it. Once you reach a tipping point, it's a principle like a seesaw. At some point the seesaw tips and it's very hard to go back again."
   
   Synergetics, the company founded by Collins and his wife in 2000, make it their business to offer cost-effective and innovative solutions to complex environmental and occupational hygiene problems.
   ...
   " said Dave. He feels that eventually health concerns of occupants will force developers and facility managers to act in an environmentally effective way that promotes workplace comfort, amenity and productivity.
   ...
   Collins has had 25 years environmental engineering and occupational hygiene experience at senior levels in industry, government, R&D, CSIRO and consulting.
   ...
   Dave Collins believes the benefits of behaving as good corporate citizens and being mindful of our environment go beyond the obvious objectives of reducing our ecological footprint and minimising environmental damage.
   ...
   Collins considers it a privilege to help other people reduce their impact on the environment.

3. 3. FMA

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   Published on: 5/28/2005   Last Visited: 10/28/2006

   Principle environmental engineer Dave Collins spoke to FMA Online's Melanie Drummond about the issues.
   ...
   Synergetics principal environmental engineer Dave Collins is well aware the world's changing climate will continue to have a significant effect on the built environment.
   
   "Scientific evidence is now clear - humans have created the current global warming and it's increasingly apparent that we may not be able to reverse it. Once you reach a tipping point, it's a principle like a seesaw. At some point the seesaw tips and it's very hard to go back again."
   
   Synergetics, the company founded by Collins and his wife in 2000, make it their business to offer cost-effective and innovative solutions to complex environmental and occupational hygiene problems.
   ...
   " said Dave. He feels that eventually health concerns of occupants will force developers and facility managers to act in an environmentally effective way that promotes workplace comfort, amenity and productivity.
   ...
   Collins has had 25 years environmental engineering and occupational hygiene experience at senior levels in industry, government, R&D, CSIRO and consulting.
   ...
   Dave Collins believes the benefits of behaving as good corporate citizens and being mindful of our environment go beyond the obvious objectives of reducing our ecological footprint and minimising environmental damage.
   ...
   Collins considers it a privilege to help other people reduce their impact on the environment.