Thiru Jallendran

Adviser, Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Management

Thiru is a qualified structural engineer, experienced project manager and sustainability professional. He has been collaborating with Rodin Genoff & Associates in planning and project development.

Thiru is currently also a Principal Sustainability Consultant with Perspektiv Australia and he has an un-paralleled understanding of sustainability within the building and infrastructure sectors across Australia and South East Asia.

During his 23 years of industry experience, Thiru has won many awards and accolades, including the 2019 Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management. Thiru  has in-depth experience in tracking, monitoring and modelling resource use data having worked on the WestConnex M4 East as well as the Sydney Metro Northwest projects as a Sustainability Manager. Prior to this, as Head of Sustainability for Lendlease Asia, Thiru was responsible for the environmental reporting (energy, water, waste, materials, social and governance metrics) across multiple platforms for all Lendlease assets in Asia.    

Thiru is also a founding member of the Malaysia Green Building Council (Malaysia GBC) and served on its Board in various capacities and roles including that of a Vice President. As Chairman of Malaysia GBC's Research Subcommittee (2009 to 2015) Thiru developed and published 3 editions of the Green Pages Malaysia. He co-developed the Malaysian Green Building Index (GBI) rating tool, which now has over 830 registered projects with close to 20 million sqm of certified floor area since its launch in 2009. He served on the GBI Technical Committee and helped train over 3000 industry professionals in Malaysia and in South East Asia.