Mechanical Engineering

  • Centralised thermal plant including chilled/heating water thermal plant, associated heat rejection and reticulation systems
  • Constant Volume (CV) and Variable Air Volume (VAV) Chilled and Heating water Air handling systems
  • Air and Water cooled, direct expansion heat pump type Air Conditioning systems (including Multi-Head split type systems)
  • Specialist Computer Room/Process Cooling Air Conditioning systems
  • Active and Passive Chilled Beam Induction type Air Conditioning systems
  • Radiant Heating/Cooling type systems
  • Displacement Ventilation systems
  • Mechanical Ventilation systems including Kitchen Exhaust, Toilet and General Exhaust Ventilation systems and Car Park Ventilation systems
  • Smoke Hazard Management systems
  • Heat Recovery Ventilation systems
  • Specialist process extraction systems including Dust Extraction systems, Welding Exhaust systems, Laboratory Fume Cupboards, Spray Booths and Soldering Fume Extraction systems
  • Natural Gas Reticulation systems
  • Food refrigeration systems including Cool Rooms, Freezer Rooms and associated refrigeration plant
  • Compressed Air and Vacuum plant and associated reticulation systems
  • Medical and Laboratory Gases Plant  and associated reticulation systems
  • Welding Gas reticulation systems
  • Automatic Control Systems and Building Management Systems (BMS)
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analyses
  • Predicted Energy Consumption and Occupant Comfort Assessments
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling and analysis

Electrical Engineering

  • High Voltage reticulation and distribution (11kV)
  • Low Voltage reticulation and distribution
  • Emergency power systems including diesel generators and Uninterrupted Power Systems (UPS)
  • Interior lighting systems
  • Decorative/architectural lighting solutions
  • Exterior lighting solutions
  • Exit and emergency lighting systems
  • Intelligent lighting control solutions
  • Final circuitry incorporating switched socket outlets and system furniture
  • Medical wiring and earthing systems including body and cardiac protected areas
  • Information Technology Services incorporating Structured Cabling Solutions, PABX solutions and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)
  • Medical communication solutions
  • Post disaster recovery site solutions
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing electrical solutions

Fire Protection Services

  • Review of buildings for compliance with the Building Code of Australia deemed to satisfy provisions
  • Site fire water supply and pumping systems
  • Hydrant and hose reel systems
  • Automatic fire sprinkler protection systems
  • Fire suppression systems including gaseous and foam solutions
  • Fire detection systems incorporating smoke, thermal and VESDA
  • Smoke hazard management systems, control and exhaust systems
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Post disaster recovery site solutions
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing fire protection solutions
  • Section 40 Certification

Hydraulic Engineering

  • Site & infrastructure water supply
  • Site & infrastructure sewer connection
  • Water and drainage reticulation
  • Rainwater harvesting and reticulation
  • Greywater harvesting, treatment and reticulation
  • Blackwater harvesting, treatment and reticulation
  • Warm and hot water plant
  • Sanitary fixtures and tapware
  • Post disaster recovery site solutions
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of
    competing hydraulic solutions

Vertical Transportation Services

  • Vertical transportation traffic analysis calculations and reporting
  • Passenger lifts including hydraulic, overhead traction and machine roomless (mrl) solutions
  • Commercial goods lifts
  • Disabled access lifts
  • Restricted access passenger lift solutions
  • Travelators and escalators
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing vertical transportation solutions

Environmentally Sustainable Design

We offer an in house specialist ESD consultancy service which is well integrated with our core mechanical, electrical and hydraulic engineering services disciplines. We believe this is the key to offer sustainable design solutions that are practical, cost effective and specifically tailored to meet project objectives and constraints.

Our sustainability consultancy service includes:

Commercial Buildings Energy Assessments (Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings)and preparation of all required formal documentation

  • Building Code of Australia (BCA) Section J compliance reports (Energy Efficiency compliance) including Deemed to Satisfy (DtS) provisions method and Verification Method (JV3)
  • Building Code of Australia (BCA) Part J2 Glazing compliance (Glazing Calculator) including J2.5(b) option
  • Shading modeling and tuning of shading devices to achieve energy savings and Building Code of Australia (BCA) Section J compliance
  • Life cycle cost analysis to highlight energy savings throughout the life cycle of the equipment proposed and the cost benefits of incorporating more sustainable options into the design of the building services
  • Building fabric tuning and optimization
  • Detailed and tailored building thermal modeling and analysis to predict energy use of the building

Residential Building or Part of Building Energy Assessments – NatHERS – and preparation of all required formal documentation

  • Building Code of Australia (BCA) Energy Efficiency Section compliance reports (Part 3.12) including Deemed to Satisfy (DtS) provisions method, NatHERS Star Rating Method (Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme) and Verification method (V2.6.2.2)
  • NatHERS Accredited Rating Certificates and reports (mandatory Residential Building Thermal Performance documentation that should be supplied with all development and building approval applications) prepared by accredited assessor
  • Advice in optimizing residential buildings design to achieve the required NatHERS Star Rating

NABERS ratings and preparation of all required formal documentation

  • Predicted NABERS rating reports to verify NABERS rating targets can be achieved with a proposed air conditioning design (Design phase)
  • Energy and water consumption follow-up to see how a building is tracking against NABERS Energy and Water targets (Operation phase)
  • NABERS Energy, Water, Waste and Indoor Environment accredited ratings for Offices
  • NABERS Energy and Water accredited ratings for Hotels

Fire Engineering

  • Nathan Brown has been at the forefront of fire engineering in South Australia for a number of years. Nathan has played a significant role in pioneering and informing the building construction industry of fire safety engineering in South Australia.
  • BCA Engineers are able to provide the following professional engineering services:
  • Building Code of Australia alternative solutions
  • Fire and smoke Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling and analysis
  • Technical report writing
  • Negotiations with Certifiers and Fire Authorities
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing alternate fire protection solutions
Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

  • Centralised thermal plant including chilled/heating water thermal plant, associated heat rejection and reticulation systems
  • Constant Volume (CV) and Variable Air Volume (VAV) Chilled and Heating water Air handling systems
  • Air and Water cooled, direct expansion heat pump type Air Conditioning systems (including Multi-Head split type systems)
  • Specialist Computer Room/Process Cooling Air Conditioning systems
  • Active and Passive Chilled Beam Induction type Air Conditioning systems
  • Radiant Heating/Cooling type systems
  • Displacement Ventilation systems
  • Mechanical Ventilation systems including Kitchen Exhaust, Toilet and General Exhaust Ventilation systems and Car Park Ventilation systems
  • Smoke Hazard Management systems
  • Heat Recovery Ventilation systems
  • Specialist process extraction systems including Dust Extraction systems, Welding Exhaust systems, Laboratory Fume Cupboards, Spray Booths and Soldering Fume Extraction systems
  • Natural Gas Reticulation systems
  • Food refrigeration systems including Cool Rooms, Freezer Rooms and associated refrigeration plant
  • Compressed Air and Vacuum plant and associated reticulation systems
  • Medical and Laboratory Gases Plant  and associated reticulation systems
  • Welding Gas reticulation systems
  • Automatic Control Systems and Building Management Systems (BMS)
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analyses
  • Predicted Energy Consumption and Occupant Comfort Assessments
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling and analysis
Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

  • High Voltage reticulation and distribution (11kV)
  • Low Voltage reticulation and distribution
  • Emergency power systems including diesel generators and Uninterrupted Power Systems (UPS)
  • Interior lighting systems
  • Decorative/architectural lighting solutions
  • Exterior lighting solutions
  • Exit and emergency lighting systems
  • Intelligent lighting control solutions
  • Final circuitry incorporating switched socket outlets and system furniture
  • Medical wiring and earthing systems including body and cardiac protected areas
  • Information Technology Services incorporating Structured Cabling Solutions, PABX solutions and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)
  • Medical communication solutions
  • Post disaster recovery site solutions
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing electrical solutions
Fire Protection Services

Fire Protection Services

  • Review of buildings for compliance with the Building Code of Australia deemed to satisfy provisions
  • Site fire water supply and pumping systems
  • Hydrant and hose reel systems
  • Automatic fire sprinkler protection systems
  • Fire suppression systems including gaseous and foam solutions
  • Fire detection systems incorporating smoke, thermal and VESDA
  • Smoke hazard management systems, control and exhaust systems
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Post disaster recovery site solutions
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing fire protection solutions
  • Section 40 Certification
Hydraulic Engineering

Hydraulic Engineering

  • Site & infrastructure water supply
  • Site & infrastructure sewer connection
  • Water and drainage reticulation
  • Rainwater harvesting and reticulation
  • Greywater harvesting, treatment and reticulation
  • Blackwater harvesting, treatment and reticulation
  • Warm and hot water plant
  • Sanitary fixtures and tapware
  • Post disaster recovery site solutions
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of
    competing hydraulic solutions
Vertical Transportation Services

Vertical Transportation Services

  • Vertical transportation traffic analysis calculations and reporting
  • Passenger lifts including hydraulic, overhead traction and machine roomless (mrl) solutions
  • Commercial goods lifts
  • Disabled access lifts
  • Restricted access passenger lift solutions
  • Travelators and escalators
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing vertical transportation solutions
Environmentally Sustainable Design

Environmentally Sustainable Design

We offer an in house specialist ESD consultancy service which is well integrated with our core mechanical, electrical and hydraulic engineering services disciplines. We believe this is the key to offer sustainable design solutions that are practical, cost effective and specifically tailored to meet project objectives and constraints.

Our sustainability consultancy service includes:

Commercial Buildings Energy Assessments (Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings)and preparation of all required formal documentation

  • Building Code of Australia (BCA) Section J compliance reports (Energy Efficiency compliance) including Deemed to Satisfy (DtS) provisions method and Verification Method (JV3)
  • Building Code of Australia (BCA) Part J2 Glazing compliance (Glazing Calculator) including J2.5(b) option
  • Shading modeling and tuning of shading devices to achieve energy savings and Building Code of Australia (BCA) Section J compliance
  • Life cycle cost analysis to highlight energy savings throughout the life cycle of the equipment proposed and the cost benefits of incorporating more sustainable options into the design of the building services
  • Building fabric tuning and optimization
  • Detailed and tailored building thermal modeling and analysis to predict energy use of the building

Residential Building or Part of Building Energy Assessments – NatHERS – and preparation of all required formal documentation

  • Building Code of Australia (BCA) Energy Efficiency Section compliance reports (Part 3.12) including Deemed to Satisfy (DtS) provisions method, NatHERS Star Rating Method (Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme) and Verification method (V2.6.2.2)
  • NatHERS Accredited Rating Certificates and reports (mandatory Residential Building Thermal Performance documentation that should be supplied with all development and building approval applications) prepared by accredited assessor
  • Advice in optimizing residential buildings design to achieve the required NatHERS Star Rating

NABERS ratings and preparation of all required formal documentation

  • Predicted NABERS rating reports to verify NABERS rating targets can be achieved with a proposed air conditioning design (Design phase)
  • Energy and water consumption follow-up to see how a building is tracking against NABERS Energy and Water targets (Operation phase)
  • NABERS Energy, Water, Waste and Indoor Environment accredited ratings for Offices
  • NABERS Energy and Water accredited ratings for Hotels
Fire Engineering

Fire Engineering

  • Nathan Brown has been at the forefront of fire engineering in South Australia for a number of years. Nathan has played a significant role in pioneering and informing the building construction industry of fire safety engineering in South Australia.
  • BCA Engineers are able to provide the following professional engineering services:
  • Building Code of Australia alternative solutions
  • Fire and smoke Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling and analysis
  • Technical report writing
  • Negotiations with Certifiers and Fire Authorities
  • Cost advice and life cycle cost analysis of competing alternate fire protection solutions

Talk to us to enquire about our services today