Our team

Dick is principal of Envirotecture and is an Accredited Building Designer with 40 years experience. He focuses exclusively on ecologically sustainable and culturally appropriate buildings, as well as sustainable design in vehicles and vessels, and has received many Design Awards. He is Director of Sustainability and past President of the NSW Chapter of Building Designers Association of Australia (BDAA). He is a past President and Board Member of the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA). Dick currently sits on the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC), the peak body representing industries committed to a sustainable built environment. He has been design director of many hundreds of projects over 40 years, with sustainability as the major driver over that whole period (with the ever-changing understanding of what sustainability is), and his work has covered a wide variety of project sizes and types. Dick has edited the sought after book for designers, builders and home-owners; ‘How to Rethink Building Materials’.

Helen has worked in sustainability, climate advocacy and community engagement for over two decades. As Executive Director of the ACT 's peak environment organisation she led work on fossil gas and transport emissions, biodiversity and planning. She instigated community engagement programs to help Canberrans get off gas and to better utilise active travel. She led an advocacy campaign for the ACT to go gas free, which was committed to by government in 2022. Her knowledge of campaigning and public policy is grounded in her experience as a parliamentary advisor and leading Greenpeace’s advocacy team.

Graham has been a member of Renew/ATA for 20 years. He has been involved in the committee of the Sydney Central branch since its formation around 2008 and is currently convenor of that branch. He designed and built his first passive solar house in 1983 and has been involved with sustainable design since then. Graham was NSW State Secretary of the ANZSES (Australian and NZ Solar Energy Society) from 2005 till 2011 and during that period was the state coordinator for Sustainable House Day. He renovated his home two years ago to make it more energy efficient, adding a 3 kW solar system and grows a lot of veggies. He likes to cycle rather than drive as much as possible.

Graham was a Registered Architect for over 35 years and is still a NatHERS assessor with over 25 years of experience. Graham has represented the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) on various national government committees in relation to the NatHERS system and energy efficiency in the building regulations and has been a member of the Australian Building Sustainability Association (ABSA) since it’s formation. See Graham's LinkedIn Profile.

Pula is a Chartered Professional Engineer with 32 years of experience in many facets of water and environmental sectors. He held executive positions in two major infrastructure consultancies, Atkins and SMEC, including head of the water department (Hong Kong/China) and general manager and global general manager of the water and environment business. His business leadership has spanned across Australia, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Over the years, he built businesses and directed large teams. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate of sustainable development and environmental protection. Pula is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ewa Meyer has been a member of Renew for over 12 years and is currently the convenor of our Hunter Region Branch. She represents the branch on her local Council's Environmental Advisory Group. With a master's degree from Imperial College of Science and Technology, Ewa was a senior transport consultant in the private sector responsible for traffic modelling and strategic planning. Then for nearly 20 years, she worked for an environmental NFP organisation with a similar structure to Renew with member branches, magazine subscribers and a focus on influencing decisionmakers through policy and projects. Ewa is the Editor for the website and enewsletter of a sustainability and environmental network based in the Hunter Region. She enjoys living off grid whenever possible. Ewa believes that the core values and principles that the Alternative Technology Association (now Renew) was built upon continue to be our strength especially through our grassroots membership base, industry partnerships and community engagement focussed on sustainable living principles.

Amelia works with organisations, executives and senior leaders who want to drive sustainable team performance to make a meaningful impact. She is an organisational psychology registrar, executive coach and team dynamics consultant. Her expertise is in workplace psychology, team performance, coaching psychology, wellbeing culture and psychometrics. She works with clients across the private and public sectors including mining, professional services, tertiary education, health logistics and government. In her early professional career she worked in Europe, gaining experience in global commodity markets and Big Four consulting. Amelia is a Fellow and Non-Executive Director of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

Srini has more than 20 years of senior IT management and leadership experience in large public and private companies both nationally and internationally across industries as diverse as financial services, education, pharmaceutical, digital, manufacturing and technology services. He is currently working as a director of transformations and holds a bachelor's degree in business and commerce and a master's degree in information technology. As a technology leader, Srini has a broad range of experience across Business, IT and digital transformations, Cloud technologies and Cyber security, technology leadership and management, Governance, Digital Marketing, Organisational change, culture change and development and people leadership. Additionally, he is an active coach and mentor. Srini's recent past has seen him transform an alternative technology-based not-for-profit organization into a digital and global entity in order to disseminate knowledge and technical expertise. He is particularly interested in helping companies use technology to build sustainable businesses, for their customers and for the world at large. He focuses on efficiency and sustainability across all aspects of technology beginning with the design phase.

Justin has over 20 years of experience in the renewable energy and energy innovation space, having worked in consulting, State Government, AEMO and industry. With qualifications in Aerospace Engineering and Business Administration, Justin enjoys the interface between technology and strategy, and is passionate about driving sustainable outcomes. Recently Justin managed the Network Innovation Department at AusNet Services, and the Connections Process team at AEMO. He is currently Head of Product Innovation and Engineering at Club Assist, focussing on energy storage and its application in sustainable energy systems. Justin has been a long term member of Renew, including stints as Treasurer of the Melbourne Branch and committee member of the former Melbourne Electric Vehicle Interest Group. Justin has previously undertaken an energy makeover of his own house, converted a petrol car to electric in his garage, and now enjoys an all-electric sustainable home with his wife and two daughters in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

Mick Harris re joined the board in December of 2020. He has an extensive background in the renewable energy and sustainability area. He is currently the managing director of two private companies, EnviroGroup and EnviroShop. He has previously worked in local government managing on a range of environmental programs. Mick has a long history with Renew and has previously been President, Treasurer, CEO and a part time staff member giving technical advice to members. He founded the International Projects Group and the magazine Renew. He is also currently an apprentice electrician. “I like to get my hand dirty”.