2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁H DR , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁US - based ▁architect ural , ▁engineering ▁and ▁consult ing ▁firm ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁H DR | R ice ▁Da ub ney . ▁ ▁R ice ▁Da ub ney ▁have ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁work ▁which ▁covers ▁most ▁se ctors ▁of ▁the ▁architect ural ▁design ▁industry . ▁The ▁firm ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁emphas is ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Building ▁Information ▁Mod elling ▁( B IM ) ▁as ▁a ▁design ▁tool ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁continuous ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁implementing ▁sust ain able ▁design ▁practices ▁in ▁building . ▁R ice ▁Da ub ney ▁pione ered ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁gla zing ▁system ▁for ▁multi - store y ▁buildings ▁and ▁for es aw ▁a ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁high - r ise ▁office ▁to wers ▁to ▁lower - scale , ▁more ▁personal ised ▁buildings . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Kevin ▁R ice ▁left ▁the ▁firm ▁F om bert aux ▁R ice ▁Han ly ▁P ty . ▁Ltd . ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁with ▁another ▁former ▁employee ▁of ▁F om bert aux ▁R ice ▁Han ly , ▁John ▁Da ub ney ▁joint ly ▁established ▁R ice ▁Da ub ney . ▁Early ▁projects ▁that ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁fir ms ▁reputation ▁include ▁the ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁Building ▁renov ation / rest oration ▁( comple ted ▁ 1 9 8 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Z en ith ▁Centre ▁in