Profile of Kevin Peddie
- Name
- Kevin Peddie
- Position
- Strategic Director – Asia Pacific & MEA | Principal
- Summary
As the Strategic Director for Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, Kevin works with RWDI Project Delivery teams in the region to help understand client needs and how RWDI’s specialist engineering expertise can help realize and answer the challenges their project may have.
In addition to his strategic role, Kevin is an experienced microclimate, natural ventilation, and solar consultant. His experience throughout the region, as well as involvement in varying project types in the Buildings, Industry and Infrastructure sectors, has helped him to develop a unique understanding of how local environmental conditions can influence project performance outcome. These projects have ranged from low-rise manufacturing facilities to supertall towers, mining and quarry operations to road and rail infrastructure projects.
His passion is working closely with developers, architects, and engineers during the early concept phase of projects to develop an understanding of the local climatic conditions and enhance the overall design and experience outcome by being responsive to these key environmental conditions.
An experienced engineer whose advanced modeling work enhances natural ventilation and manages stack effect in tall buildings
EDUCATION
- Master of Engineering Management, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
- Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical), University of Sydney, Australia
AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Australasian Wind Engineering Society
- Member, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Annual Conference Steering Committee Australia (2017), Dubai (2018)
- Regular presenter at industry conferences and workshops
SPECIALTIES
- Aeroacoustics
- Natural ventilation design
- Pedestrian comfort and safety
- Stack effect
- Tall buildings
- Ventilation
- Wind effects on structural systems
- Wind engineering