Hydrosphere Consulting is a leading environmental consultancy specialising in sustainable solutions for marine and aquatic projects. With expertise across environmental impact assessments, ecological monitoring, regulatory compliance, and habitat restoration, Hydrosphere supports a diverse range of industries - including infrastructure, renewable energy, and government - by delivering data-driven insights and practical, environmentally responsible strategies.
Our team's experience in complex aquatic ecosystems, alongside our commitment to biodiversity and environmental stewardship, ensures our clients receive high-quality assessments and actionable recommendations. Hydrosphere Consulting partners with clients to navigate regulatory requirements, minimise environmental impacts, and achieve sustainable outcomes on every project.
Waterworks Australia was founded in Brisbane in 1986. We are the largest wholesale distributor of water dispensers and associated products throughout Australia,...
Although Stephen has been at the helm of the business for all these years, he does not believe in managing from a distance. Instead, he personally ensures that FDGs projects work in practice, and truly make a difference in the communities they serve. Our environment is everchanging, our built environment needs to constantly adapt and change too. All contemporary materials retain so much embedded energy we need to constantly learn, evolve & search for new ways to be more sustainable. Keeping abreast of new methodologies and technologies that reduce our impact and carbon footprint on our locale is imperative. The facilities we design are massive consumers of energy and water and we are forever searching for new innovations that will direct our complexes toward resilience, neutrality and zero emissions. The companys culture is driven by Stephens desire to design easy to navigate, functional buildings that resolve the stakeholders brief and operational expectation, while firmly targeting the project budget. Simple and accurate construction documents are KEY to this culture, and essential for successful project delivery. Although BIM (Building Information Modelling) is now very much entrenched in architectural design and documentation, FDG were early in embracing BIM in particular REVIT and are now considered very experienced practitioners of more than 30years collectively in this platform. FDG team leaders assess any design challenge by being practical from the project launch. Core decisions made at the outset about structure, building fabric and employed technology will then help to drive architectural design. Stephen Johansson founded this practice some two decades ago, to fill what he perceived as a gap in the provision of cost-effective sports and aquatic facilities. Stephen has many years in the industry as a licensed builder, to compliment his architectural training. This unique skill set has given FDG a solid reputation for successful delivery of projects, small and large and has led to the development of ...