Ecological Economic Asset Advisory
Ecological Economic Asset Advisory
"We believe ecological benefits must be linked to economic benefits to ensure long-term, sustainable outcomes."
Walker EcoStrategies is led by Roger Walker — a senior commercial leader who connects owners, investors, technology companies and government, builds the business case and partnerships, and gets ambitious energy, electrification and infrastructure programs structured and delivered.
Walker EcoStrategies is a Brisbane-based advisory and delivery practice led by director Roger Walker. For each program we assemble the right team — drawing on a trusted network of specialist consultants, engineers and delivery partners — so clients get senior, hands-on direction backed by exactly the specialist skills the project needs. We act as the "translator" between owners, investors, engineers, government and community, aligning financial, productivity and environmental objectives so that ambitious projects and programs get delivered.
Walker EcoStrategies is a Brisbane-based advisory and delivery practice led by Roger Walker as Lead Director. We are backed by a trusted network of specialist engineers and delivery partners assembled if required, with the client's input, to suit each program — so clients get senior direction with exactly the specialist skills the work needs.
Roger Walker is a senior property, energy and sustainability leader with more than 25 years directing complex programs for some of Australia's largest organisations — including Westpac, Optus, Lend Lease, Commonwealth Bank, IKEA / Planet Ark Power and BGIS.
He is the "translator" between the commercial, technical and government worlds: aligning owners, investors, engineers, government and community, building the commercial and funding case, and getting first-of-kind programs delivered. With a background in property valuation, he brings a strong grasp of the financial analysis and drivers of asset value to every engagement.
His track record includes leading the partnership and delivery of the IKEA Adelaide microgrid — one of Australia's largest grid-connected commercial microgrids; creating the t3 environmental-upgrade model with CitySmart (with QIC and the Queensland Government); directing the 76 Berry Street exemplar retrofit (~85% lower emissions, 6-star NABERS+); and delivering $2M a year in savings across Westpac's 500,000 sqm property portfolio. He delivered the first NSW Environmental Upgrade Agreements and is an individual NSW Green Globe Award winner.
Roger has represented the property sector on government panels — including the NABERS Stakeholder Advisory Committee — for over a decade, and chaired the Building Better Returns research program with Federal and State government, the Green Building Council of Australia and the World Economic Forum. He is based in Brisbane and currently directs the RSL Queensland statewide resilience community-hub program.
rwalker@ecostrategies.com.au · linkedin.com/in/rogerwalker34
End-to-end direction of complex, multi-stakeholder programs: scoping, structuring, commercial negotiation, procurement, delivery and governance.
Renewable generation, storage, microgrids and emissions-reduction strategies that stack commercial returns with decarbonisation.
Networked, disaster-ready hubs combining solar-plus-storage, backup power, drone and EV charging.
Strategy and rollout of EV charging — market-gap analysis, siting and commercial and operating models.
Retrofit strategy, NABERS performance and upgrades that lift asset value and occupant productivity.
Multi-government stakeholder management, grant and co-funding strategy, and partnership structuring.
Walker EcoStrategies has developed and delivered complex, first-of-kind and multi-site programs — across occupied commercial buildings, national portfolios and grid-connected energy infrastructure — coordinating engineers, contractors, government and funders from business case through to delivered, verified outcome.
Australia's first grid-connected commercial microgrid — 1.2 MW solar + 3.4 MWh battery with FCAS grid services and EV charging.
A first-of-kind exemplar — an 11,500 m² occupied, operational leased office taken effectively off-grid via a new trigeneration plant installed without disrupting tenants; ~85% lower emissions, 6-star NABERS+; the Green Building Fund's sole exemplar project.
A national NABERS energy-rating upgrade across 10 commercial sites — coordinating a multi-site retrofit rollout to lift portfolio energy performance and asset value.
A simplified environmental-upgrade model; first deal with QIC and the Queensland Government across 40,000 m²; designed to scale nationally.
The venue's inaugural Environmental Sustainability Policy and short- and long-term implementation plans.
Statewide network integrating disaster-ready facilities, solar-plus-storage, and EV and drone charging, with review of investment pathways underway.
Establishing Lend Lease's 'Living Utilities' business division — structured the precinct central-plant agreements and established the embedded electrical network within complex legal frameworks, building the commercial, risk and delivery framework.
Set up and delivered facility operations for the 84,000 m² Optus campus — retail, gym, end-of-trip and childcare — through a complex multi-site consolidation.