Another award for Wynyard Walk, Sydney CBD
Posted on September 11, 2018Wynyard Walk was announced on August 15, 2018 as the winner of the Engineering Excellence awards by Engineers Australia for the Infrastructure Category. Windtech consultants assisted the contractor Theiss, architects Woods Bagot and structural consultants Taylor Thomson Whitting as the wind engineering consultant on this complex transport development and major pedestrian infrastruture, serving 33,000 pedestrians […]
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Remedial Wind Noise Studies
Posted on April 9, 2018The costs of remedial work to address wind noise issues is often quite high, especially when compared to the cost of engaging Windtech Consultants to undertake a desktop wind-induced noise assessment. Façade elements are a common source of wind noise in buildings. Engaging Windtech Consultants at the outset, before the façade elements are fabricated, can […]
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Outsmarting the Wind – Tony Rofail to present at the 7th Annual Vertical Cities Conference
Posted on February 22, 2018Windtech’s Principal and Director, Tony Rofail, will present at the 7th Annual Vertical Cities conference, broaching on the topic of “Outsmarting the Wind,” where he will present cost effective strategies to enhance the aerodynamic performance of tall buildings. The presentation will draw on Tony’s depth of experience in research and industry specific expertise having headed […]
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CTBUH Best Tall Building in Asia and Australasia Award CTBUH Urban Habitat Award
Posted on February 9, 2018Windtech is delighted to have contributed to both finalists from Singapore: Marina One and Oasia Downtown Hotel. These projects are nominated for the Best Tall Building in Asia & Australasia. In addition, Oasia Downtown Hotel is nominated for the Urban Habitat Award. Windtech supported Singapore’s Marina One project (pictured above) from the early design stages […]
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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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