'Digitising Campuses to Engineer the Future' recognised by Engineers Australia as 2025 Outstanding Nominee

Trendspek team, Infracorr Consulting team and University of Sydney team at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards Regional Gala, Four Seasons, Sydney, 18th September 2025.

Friday 19 September 2025, Sydney

Trendspek, Infracorr Consulting and University of Sydney are honoured to be recognised as an Outstanding Nominee for Project of the Year at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards 2025, selected by a judging panel from 16 groundbreaking NSW-based projects.

The announcement was made by Chief Judge Olivia Mirza (FIEAust, CPEng, NER) at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards regional Gala Dinner, held at the Four Seasons in Sydney.

This recognition highlights the strength of our collaboration with project partners, the University of Sydney and Infracorr Consulting, on a landmark initiative to digitally transform the way educational infrastructure is assessed and managed.

Trendspek congratulates the Project of the Year 2025 winner, Sydney Metro City Line, as well as all nominees who are helping shape the future of engineering.

We also extend our thanks to Engineers Australia for hosting an evening celebrating excellence and innovation in the industry.

Nominees for Engineers Australia Project of the Year 2025 (Sydney Division)

APA GROUP: MSP Cathodic Protection Augmentation Project
ARUP AND MULTIPLEX: Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport
AURECON & ELECNOR AUSTRALIA: EnergyConnect (Outstanding Nominee)
AURECON & SYDNEY WATER: Mamre Road Precinct Integrated Stormwater and Recycled Water Scheme (Outstanding Nominee)
BECA AND BMD: Western Sydney International Airport – Aprons Subcontract Project
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE & ENGINEERING, SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT: Sydney Local Health District Reverse Osmosis Reject Water Harvesting and Reuse Project
CPB CONTRACTORS AND UNITED INFRASTRUCTURE (BURTON CONTRACTORS, JK WILLIAMS AND MULGOA QUARRIES): Sydney Metro - Western Sydney Airport Surface Civil and Alignment Works
DANSON ELECTRONICS AND GREEN CONNECTION GROUP: Sustainability LED Lighting Upgrade Project (2024) The University of Sydney
JACOBS, TYPSA, ACCIONA AND FERROVIAL: Sydney Metro West - Central Tunnelling Package
JOHN HOLLAND SEYMOUR WHYTE JV, ARCADIS, AECOM, JV, BG&E, APP & SMEC: Sydney Gateway
RESMED: Resmed AirTouch N30i PAP Cushion
ROBERT BIRD GROUP: St Marys Integrated Project Office
SYDNEY METRO: Sydney Metro City Line (Winner: Project of the Year 2025)
SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION: Lower South Creek Treatment Program
TRENDSPEK, INFRACORR & UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY: Digitising Campuses to Engineer the Future: University of Sydney’s Digital First Asset Management Program (Outstanding Nominee)
WSP AUSTRALIA: Waterloo Station and Sydney Metro Line-wide Works

Chief Judge Olivia Mirza (FIEAust, CPEng, NER) announces the Outstanding Nominees for Sydney's Project of the Year at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards 2025.

The Project: University of Sydney’s Digital-First Asset Management Program

Trendspek, Infracorr and the University of Sydney delivered digital-led condition assessments of 110 buildings at the University of Sydney Camperdown campus.

A database of photogrammetry models enabled 13,000 virtual inspections to be completed 80 per cent faster with minimal disruption, establishing a future-ready digital engineering approach to managing educational infrastructure that promotes adaptive reuse.

A fully integrated workflow of templated risk classification, repair scoping and remediation planning enabled scalable lifecycle management. This ensured operational continuity, protected heritage assets and directly informed 25-year CAPEX projections.

The technology: Drone surveys and Trendspek’s 3D cloud-based Structural Lifecycle Management platform transformed each building exterior into a millimetre-accurate photogrammetry model.

The engineers: Infracorr Consulting conducted detailed virtual inspections to annotate defects and repair timeframes, enabling targeted site investigations for areas of concern.

The asset owner: The University of Sydney integrated the data and condition insights into planning and tenders. Engineers, facilities teams and asset managers adopted the platform to accelerate repair works and inform long-term strategies.

Together, we conducted condition assessments of 110 buildings across the University of Sydney’s Camperdown Campus, leveraging high-fidelity 3D photogrammetry models.

The resulted in a living digital portfolio and established a scalable, data-driven approach to asset management while promoting adaptive reuse of educational facilities.

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Statements from the project team

Derek Feebrey, Chief Executive Officer, Trendspek:

"This nomination reflects what’s possible when technology, engineering, and forward-thinking asset owners come together. The University of Sydney project showcases how taking traditional onsite workflows online can drive smarter, safer and more sustainable decisions across an entire portfolio. We’re proud to be leading the shift toward data-led asset management in Australia."

Ian Godson, Principal Engineer, Infracorr Consulting:

"The scale and complexity of this project demanded a new approach to condition assessment that could deliver accuracy, repeatability and strategic value over time. By leveraging Trendspek’s platform, we’ve equipped the University with data that supports both immediate repairs and long-term capital planning. This is digital engineering in action."

Bill Chant, Senior Engineer, Asset Management & Operations at University of Sydney:

"This digital approach has been used in many ways on a daily basis at the University, and has provided an efficient pathway for the remediation phases to proceed next year. The result has been long-term use of the data for condition ratings, material-based forecasts, and portfolio-wide risk modelling, with vast options for how the data will be used going forward to manage campus assets.”

Richard Brownrigg, Project Manager, FDC Building NSW:

“The integration of Trendspek’s high-resolution 3D models with Infracorr’s defect mapping and remediation planning has significantly reduced the time, cost, and disruption typically associated with facade investigations.The visual nature of the model enables us to present our methodology to WHS teams and university stakeholders more professionally, walking them through the repair process, safety planning, and access strategies with clarity.

Beyond immediate project use, this digital system creates long-term value. Defect records are updated with repair process photos, which are verified through one of the most rigorous ITP processes we’ve seen in the industry. This level of quality assurance and documentation gives future building managers a clear record of repairs, materials used, and workmanship quality.”