It was back in January 2008 that an environmental consultancy called Viridis Consultants was born. The brainchild of Scott Dale and myself. We spent many hours debating names for the company, eventually landing Viridis, which is Latin for green. Being an environmental consultancy this was entirely appropriate. However, soon after establishing ourselves we very quickly established a niche in water management. In hindsight a better name may have been Caeruleus Consultants. Ther

Yes, it’s back in Brisbane – Ozwater18, which is AWA’s premier event on the water calendar. A large number of professionals from the water industry and other related industries attend the ozwater event. And yes, Viridis will be there as well! Our staff, Tasleem Hasan and Geraldine Terada-Bellis, have been selected to present at this big water event. They will be presenting on some very interesting aspects on drinking water quality management, in partnership with some of our r

Climate change, Greenhouse gases, our Carbon Footprint; they are terms that we are all only too familiar with. As our summers get hotter and our population continues to increase, so too do the expectations we put on our environment to sustain our way of life and we at Viridis, take this very seriously. The Australian government has set a target of reducing emissions to 5 per cent below the levels reached in the year 2000 by 2020. But with emissions this time last year, a reco

Over the festive season I had the opportunity to embark on the 4 day Three Capes Trail, located on the south eastern coast of Tasmania. Despite some questionable fitness levels and weather including winds up to 40-50 km/hr, I have returned back to the office after completing the trail, having walked around 30,000 steps a day. Highlights including staying at the beautiful cabins, with innovative designs which ensured water efficiency and minimised environmental foot prints aro