Andrew is a well-versed mechanical engineer with over 14 years of experience. He has spent the majority of his career consulting in the design and documentation of building services for a wide variety of commercial, industrial and institutional projects. Andrew is an asset in our Cairns office, both as an insightful and thorough engineer and as a mentor.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)
Member, Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)
Registered Professional Engineer, Queensland
Registered on National Engineers Register (NER)
Registered Building Practitioner, Northern Territory
Registered Building Practitioner, Victoria
Articles written for The Talk
If you can’t stand the heat, go net zero
While it appears that the Federal Government is not committing to Net Zero Emissions by 2050, most of the private sector are doing their part to reach this goal. This is because, in many cases, it’s essential for their business, but also because it’s actually not that difficult to achieve.
So, what role does HVAC play in a Zero Emission Economy?
The impact of 1 degree
To reduce our impact on the planet, there are changes we all must make in our everyday lives. When it comes to the temperature we set our air conditioning at, these changes may actually work out in our favour.
How disease breaks into hotel rooms
The spread of COVID-19 within hotel quarantine facilities has gained considerable public attention lately. The general consensus is that these hotels were never designed for disease containment. However, are the air-conditioning and ventilation systems in any hotel designed to prevent the spread of disease?
Cold room design on the back burner
Unlike the air conditioning industry which has seen significant improvements in energy efficiency standards through multiple iterations of the NCC, cold rooms have had almost no advancements in terms of technology or energy efficiency.
Vapour barriers and air-conditioned spaces in the tropics
Air-conditioning reduces the temperature down to comfort conditions, however in the tropics this is generally at or below the ambient dew point temperature. This means that when the ambient outdoor air is introduced into the air-conditioned space, the moisture in the air condenses into water droplets on any surfaces that are at or below the dew point.
Designing HVAC for the tropics
Achieving a healthy indoor environmental quality with effective air conditioning and ventilation isn't always as clean-cut as the NCC and the Australian Standards' framework suggests. With the arrival of La Niña, the theory behind 'tropic-proofing' is about to be put to the test.