Tony Rofail presents at the 10th International Urban Design Conference
Posted on November 21, 2017Tony Rofail, a director of Windtech Consultants, presented a talk on the issue of development controls for wind environment impacts at the 10th International Urban Design Conference held last week at the Surfers Paradise Marriott, Gold Coast, Australia. Tony’s key message was the need to adopt appropriate and well defined wind speed criteria based on […]
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Innovative Damper Design for Austin, Texas Tower.
Posted on November 14, 2017Windtech Consultants has recently overcome a number of design constraints in order to design a liquid damper tank that maximises occupant comfort during high wind events across a broad range of frequencies with less sensitivity to tuning. The bespoke damper design was commissioned for The Independent development which will be one of the tallest all […]
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CTBUH 2017 Session Spotlight
Posted on October 12, 2017CTBUH 2017 Session Spotlight Ground Plane Environmental Considerations In addition to the study of the impact of new developments on environmental wind conditions at street level, Windtech Consultants also provides detailed analysis of the potential impact of solar reflectance from the building facade. This includes both the specular reflectance of visible light and thermal reflectance. The […]
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2017 Property Council of Australia Awards
Posted on May 26, 2017Windtech are proud to be have provided the wind engineering and other services for all categories that involve tall buildings: Australian Development of the Year (5 Martin Place Sydney by Dexus/CBus) Best Office Development (5 Martin Place Sydney by Dexus/CBus) Best Residential Development (Era Chatswood by Mirvac) Best Mixed-Use Development (Pacific Bondi Beach by Rebel Property Group/Capit.el […]
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Better Apartments Design Standards are now in effect in Victoria
Posted on April 19, 2017As of March 2017, all new apartments developed in Victoria must meet the newly introduced Better Apartments Design Standards. These policy guidelines will influence the design of apartment development in Melbourne for years to come. A key objective of the new standards is energy efficiency for all dwellings. New developments must reduce fossil […]
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