JHA Consulting Engineers News & Views
As a multidisciplinary group of building services design engineers, JHA's news is an insight into what’s happening in our company today.
Three easy ways you can turn your building into a Smart Building
It is inevitable that smart building technology will eventually make its way into almost all buildings across the Australian property spectrum. Our own market research has observed that building owners and operators on the whole are interested in smart building...
OLED Vs. QLED
OLED Vs. QLED
Are all TVs created equal?
The Consumer TV screen market is always changing and improving: resolution; colour depth; smarts. But recently there’s been some major technical changes in the way some of these screens are built. Their technology is fundamentally different and offers some very exciting opportunities, however like any technology change there are some considerations.
Thermal Modelling Based on Melbourne’s IceBox Challenge
Can it handle the heat? Thermal Modelling Based on Melbourne’s IceBox Challenge By Abanoub Mina, Mechanical & Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) Engineer Is Insulation Everything? Insulation is designed to act as a barrier to keep...
Coogee Beach Centre Wins International Design Award.
Coogee Beach Centre Project Wins International Design Award Brewster Hjorth Architects win WAN 2018 Waterfront Category Award in London. Congratulations to Brewster Hjorth Architects for winning in the Waterfront Category at the WAN Awards in London. JHA are proud to...
IES NSW Technical Meeting
IES NSW Technical Meeting & National AGM November 2018 JHA was delighted to be able to host the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) at their Sydney Studio for the National AGM and technical meeting. The night also included a panel discussion on “Lighting for...
Carbon Neutral Pathways for Building Portfolios Tips.
Carbon Neutral Pathways for Building Portfolios Lawrence Yu, Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) Group Manager at JHA Consulting Engineers The World is rapidly transitioning from being carbon intensive to a net zero carbon emissions future. Have you been hearing...
First Nations Media National Conference
2018 CONVERGE Conference - Audio Visual Technical Direction. Pre Kistensamy, JHA Senior Audio Visual Engineer, got his hands dirty last week working as part of the AV Team at the annual 2018 CONVERGE, First Nations Media Conference. JHA’s Senior...
CONVERGE, First Nations Media National Conference
CONVERGE. First Nations Media National Conference. Pre Kistensamy, Senior Audio Visual Consultant, November 2018 JHA’s Senior Audio Visual Consultant Pre Kistensamy will be swapping his engineering hat to provide technical direction to the...
Moving towards digital engineering
Moving towards digital engineering. Imagine a future where humans can push a button and computers can design and construct a complete building. The pipe dream of construction efficiency is closer than most people realise, but there are still a lot of obstacles to...
Glazing into the Future of Australia’s Building Codes.
Glazing into the Future of Australia’s Building Codes. Abanoub Mina, JHA Consulting Engineers Intern. Into the Real World While undertaking my university degree, I’d have to learn many formulas, rules and principles. Using these skills, I...
JHA announce new appointments
JHA announce new appointments. JHA Consulting Engineers would like to congratulate Brenton Burrows as the newly appointed Director and Kosma Tzannes as a new Associate and Level 3 Group Manager. Brenton is a professionally charted electrical...
UTS Careers Fair
UTS Careers Fair JHA team members were pleased to meet all the budding engineers at this year's UTS Careers Fair. Good to see a great turn out of students which meant it was a busy couple of hours. We will be posting our 2020 graduate opportunities shortly....
Smart Skyscraper Summit 2018.
Smart Skyscraper Summit 2018 Dean James was amongst the 5 experts on the discussion panel at the Australian Smart Skyscrapers Summit 2018 held over 2 days at Doltone House Darling Island, Sydney. Dean sat alongside Catherine Skinner –...
Re-Envisioning Mixed-Mode Air Conditioning
Mixed Feelings - Australia's Hot & Cold Relationship with Mixed-Mode Air Conditioning. Lawrence Yu, Senior Sustainability Engineer. Although we share the implicit grasp of how comfort should feel, we often diverge in our opinions of how to achieve it. JHA...
Site visit with a difference
A site visit with a difference Three Capes Track Lodges, Tasmania. JHA Engineers had an exciting site visit this week, beginning with a helicopter ride across Tasman National Park. Taking the helicopter to site. The challenge was a visit to the...