Adam Benli Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Working towards a higher standard of sustainability performance for NZ's buildings and workplaces. - Green Star - Performance expertise- NABERSNZ Energy Assessor- Climate Change Adaptation Planning- Green Star Accredited Professional services- GRESB Real Estate services- NABERS Waste Assessor- Net Zero Carbon building services- Building Operational Waste reduction services

Auckland

Formerly known as Global Action Plan Oceania, a registered charity working within the Oceania Pacific region. Our prime focus is to reduce the impact of daily business activities, operations and human lifestyles on the environment.

Auckland, New Zealand

Advocating for better buildings through application of green building performance tools including NABERSNZ Energy and Green Star Performance- Identifying best strategies for growing the low carbon building market in NZ- Liaising directly with all commercial real estate sector stakeholders including: agents, local & regional government, corporate tenants, landlords, investment fund managers- Analysis of potential impact of widespread uptake of NABERSNZ- Market analysis for Green Star Performance- Working with GRESB to grow NZ's pool of green property available for international investment- Identifying the triggers for A/B grade building landlords to transition to lower carbon property

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

- Stakeholder engagement & relationship building- Input towards council policy and planning- Analysis of fossil fuel divestment options- Working with council treasury to identify capital projects suitable for Green Bond allocation

Auckland, New Zealand

- NABERSNZ Accredited Assessor- NZGBC Green Star Accredited Professional- Certified in GRI Sustainability Reporting- Development of ESD benchmarks for best practice climate resilience in public and corporate buildings- Leading ESD on Auckland Council new builds including Wellsford Library, Otahuhu Library, Pool and Leisure Centre, Glen Innes Music and Arts Centre (Te Ora) and 135 Albert Street office fitout.- Development of renewable energy projects- Working with stakeholders to push sustainable outcomes in current building programme- Development of an Auckland Council energy management plan- Building business cases for sustainable initiatives- Development of ‘whole of life’ costing tools

Auckland, New Zealand

• Promoting public environmental sustainability via web GIS• Aided the development of South Waikato’s Geospatial open data policy• Renewable Energy for small Pacific Island communities – viability study• Advisory on the UNFCC’s Clean Development Mechanism

South Waikato, New Zealand

GIS Analyst  Mar 2010 – Mar 2011• Administering the councils spatial information systems• Management of council GIS strategy• Business requirement analyses• Detailed GIS process mapping• Implementation of new spatial database • Development of new web GIS• Warm Homes Clean Air spatial data analysis• Maintaining relationships with spatial data stakeholders• An understanding of the resource management act

London, Uk

AIMS Manager  Oct 2007 – April 2009• Oversight of a geospatial asset inventory management system based on a £30 million pa highways contract• Administering a timeline of key deliverables and meetings• Business process and change mapping• Manager of an effective multi-skilled team• Management of relevant SPIs (Service Performance Indicators)• Attendance and presentation at directorate meetings• Interfacing with external units to ensure alignment in programming efforts• Workshops with company staff

London, Uk

GIS Consultant  Aug 2006 – Apr 2007 • Examination of contract progress • Audit of GIS data quality• Assessment of GIS toolsGIS Project Manager  Apr 2005 – Aug 2006• Assessment of data quality and coordination of improvement efforts• Development of client relationships• Ensured tight client deadlines met• Presentation of progress through thematic mapping• System requirements gathering• Definition of new metadataGIS Analyst  Oct 2003 – Apr 2005• Detailed cleansing of client data• Integration of spatial data• Collection of spatial data using MapBasic tools within MapInfo• Ensure tight deadlines

Maidstone, Kent, Uk

GIS Technician Jul 2003 – Oct 2003• Timely update of asset inventory• Conversion of spatial data • Onsite data capture auditing using ArcView

Masters, Sustainable Energy Systems

Modules included Energy Systems Engineering, Heat Pumps and Refrigeration, Wind Energy Systems, Small Scale Hydro-electric, Solar Energy.

Grad Dip, Geographic Information Science

Modules included GIS Algorithms and Data Structures, GIS Analysis, IT and GIS, Spatial Data Acquisition, Environmental GIS and Management.

Bsc Hons, Environmental Studies & Natural Resource Studies

Modules included Environmental Impacts and Policy, Climate Change Impacts and Scenarios, Energy Resources and Sustainable Development.

Education record