Dr Harsha Sapdhare
Research Manager& CEO
Water sensitive urban design company
David co-founded TREENET (Tree and Roadway Experimental and Educational Network) in 1997 and was its Director until December 2012. He is also responsible for founding the “Avenues of Honour 1915-2015” project in 2004. With a Degree in Agricultural Science and a long horticultural history in the nursery and landscaping industry, David is a respected champion for effective establishment and retention of trees in urban settings, particularly street trees. David invented and commercialised the Kerb SPACE™ Inlet, a device which can be fitted into the tightest of streetscapes to harvest stormwater to provide passive irrigation for trees even in reactive clay soil. David is Managing Director of Space Down Under, which manufactures Kerb SPACE™ Inlet and other products which support urban forestry. In 2008 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia: “For service to arboriculture and the environment, particularly through research and support for sustainable plantings in the urban landscape, and to the community through the Avenues of Honour project.”
