Jono Ridler Swims 80km to Protect the Hauraki Gulf
Open water endurance swimmer Jono Ridler completed a record-breaking 80km and 33-hour swim from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell's Bay on Auckland's North Shore on April 25th.
In 2021, we started to reflect further on how we could have positive impact on a wider scale. We realised the most effective way towards a healthier future was through collaboration with other like-minded, future-driven organisations.
We have always remained passionate about keeping our environmental footprint as small as possible. To continue on our carbon reduction journey, we have partnered with Monash University.
In a study with Monash University, we worked together to evaluate the potential environmental benefits of our DonoBeam structures. The research confirmed up to 40% carbon emission savings - a fact that Donovan Group is proud to own. Following this phenomenal success, Donovan Group was co-opted to take part in Building 4.0 CRC.
This is an industry-led research initiative that sought to bring the Australian government, industry, and academic knowledge together to lead major improvements in construction. It aimed to deliver reductions in greenhouse gasses, better buildings to live and work in, and more high-value employment.
Open water endurance swimmer Jono Ridler completed a record-breaking 80km and 33-hour swim from Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbell's Bay on Auckland's North Shore on April 25th.
Creating steel buildings structures with up to 40% less embodied carbon is a phenomenal achievement, and one that Donovan Group is proud to own. We talked with Director Gavin Tonnet to understand more about how Donovan Group has worked with Building 4.0 and Monash University to verify this figure, the carbon journey so far, and his huge optimism for the future.