Lifecycle 22

Edition 22 of our regular flagship magazine that focuses on sustainability.

Lifecycle 21

Edition 21 of our regular flagship magazine that focuses on sustainability.

Why sitting is the new smoking and wellness is the next green

With most office workers spending 80 per cent of their day engaged in sedentary activity, it’s no wonder our attention has turned to health and wellbeing.

Clouds gather in data centre foyer

The NEXTDC M1 data centre in Port Melbourne is designed for staff as much as it is for the critical IT services that it maintains.

Comfort and technology key to Mater design

Mater Private Hospital Springfield brings innovation to healthcare facilities.

Why you need an engineer for your next office fitout project

Urban renewal: cities of opportunity

Cities that fail to embrace plans for infrastructure, will also fail to attract people.

Preparing existing data centres for future challenges

In what is one of the world’s most acclaimed data centre and IT specialists events – Data Centre World & Cloud Expo Asia – NDY senior associate Wui-Kiat Wong delivered his keynote presentation.

Creative solutions lead to ‘out of the box’ designs

Each year, Consult Australia hosts a 5-5-5 evening with a format of five speakers - five projects – five minutes.

Will compliance help us meet Net Zero?

After years of talk, 195 countries have sealed the deal on the Paris Agreement on climate change, and have promised to keep global warming to well below two degrees Celsius.

Lifecycle 20

Edition 20 of our regular flagship magazine that focuses on sustainability.

Big Data

Big Data: what does it mean and how will it save you money? In this feature article for Ecolibrium magazine, NDY’s Control Systems Group Manager Jonathan Clarke takes a look at the latest buzzwords to hit the industry, ‘Big Data analytics’, and the current technologies used to design and manage the ultimate intelligent building with […]

CFD simulations: sources of errors (Part 2)

In part 2 of his study, Dr Kemal Gungor counters the arguments that Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can be an imperfect tool.

CFD simulations: sources of errors (Part 1)

In part 1 of his study in the AIRAH Ecolibrium journal, Dr Kemal Gungor, sustainability consultant at NDY, summarises the factors affecting the indoor air flow simulation and demonstrates the effect of using simple settings upon the results.

Making Liveable Cities Conference 2015 feature paper

NDY sustainability group manager Mark McKenna presented this paper on a resources conservation strategy case study for the town centre of Leederville, WA.

Revit Technology Conference 2015

There are three keys to Navisworks - search sets, quality template set up and repeatability of tasks. In this presentation NDY BIM specialist Cherry Man, demonstrates the importance of initial set up of these three elements.

Lifecycle 19

This edition of Lifecycle looks at how we can build sustainable cities, the ‘Hyper urbanization of Asia’, the concept of precinct energy, the rise of renewable energy, and an exclusive interview with Grocon CEO, Carolyn Viney.

Integration design for building automation

NDY senior associate controls group manager, Jon Clarke shares his insights into the complexity of integration design, and how consultants can support the interaction of different vendor products in automation systems.

Lifecycle 18

This edition of Lifecycle looks at how timber can create faster, cheaper and more sustainable building solutions. In China, water purification systems have been installed to deliver clean and safe drinking water to schools in the Shaanze Province. We also examine the benefits of sustainable educational facilities, and the focus on improved health outcomes at the new Mackay Base Hospital in Queensland.

How LED is transforming lighting

With the viability of LEDs for commercial office buildings no longer in question, this free NDYLIGHT white paper shines a light on the importance of a correct design application to maximise the financial and energy savings of LED lighting.

Why sustainability is much more than green credentials

NDY global director of sustainability Tony Arnel was asked for his views on energy, waste and water efficiencies in a built environment context.