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Advanced technology and ecologically sustainable design underpin GHD's heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) designs.

GHD has a global network of HVAC professionals that are able to meet our clients’ current and future project demands in a broad range of market sectors - laboratory, communication, residential, computer, government, hotel, industrial, defence, sport, health, sports, education, retail and commercial.

  • Energy efficiency, sustainable design and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are critical components of our work.
  • As well as conventional HVAC design, GHD draws upon its advanced technology, the latest computational tools and its sustainable design experience to provide services, including:
  • Integrated sustainable design
  • Environmentally sustainable design (ESD) services – including sustainability, energy simulation, energy and water auditing services, design of passive cooling systems, accredited Green Star, NABERS, LEED and other major building ratings, integrated energy management and green building framework development
  • Project brief development and design reviews
  • Building envelope and heat transmission simulations
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Visual and thermal comfort analysis
  • Passive and active systems for energy efficiency
  • Life cycle costing
  • Post operational evaluations
  • Building audit services

For more information, contact:

Ian Lindquist
Tel: 974 428 9444
Email: Ian Lindquist

Al Bida Tower

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The prominent location of the Al Bidda Tower, in the Dafna area of Qatar, demanded a form that would be a unique departure from the conventional design of an urban high-rise tower.

To this end, the facade of the tower is a continually twisting face that cannot be described as planar. This is achieved by having the rotor-shaped plan form of the tower undergo a rotation at every level. Additionally, the tower is larger in floor area on the top floors than at its base, making it a commercially profitable proposition.

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Al Raha Beach

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The Al Raha Beach development is a beachfront project being built along the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway, opposite Al Raha Gardens.

The USD$15 billion development sits on reclaimed land at Al Raha Beach, occupying an area of 6.8 million square metres, with a total built-up area of 12 million square metres. Developed by ALDAR, Al Raha Beach will be a new city district that will serve as the new gateway to Abu Dhabi City and accommodate 120,000 residents in an arrangement of high-rise towers and low-rise developments. It is being built in 11 residential and commercial precincts, each with its own distinct personality and appeal.

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Al Raha Gardens

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Al Raha Gardens is a mixed-use residential, commercial, leisure and retail development in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The vision for the development is that of a medium-sized village community with village-scale streets that afford residents the opportunity to socialise; fostering a sense of community, ownership and pride in their surroundings.

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Al Wakrah Hospital

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GHD is the principal consultant for the design and post -contract supervision of this 300-bed, 122,000sqm acute care hospital, south of Doha.

The design is based on concentric circles, evocative of a stone thrown in a pond, to symbolise the outward growth of the hospital as it it expands into the future. The circular design allows for maximum use of light, which is both environmentally sound and also thought to be beneficial in the healing of patients.

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Anzac Park West Refurbishment

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GHD project management, architects, engineers and security specialists are providing a multi-disciplinary design and documentation service to St Hilliers for the design and construct delivery of this heritage listed building, situated in the parliamentary zone of the Australia's national capital.

. The GHD team has successfully addressed the challenge of cost-effective recycling of a heritage listed building to provide A-grade office accommodation and best practice energy efficiency (4.5 star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating). The scope of the work included options such as chilled water beams.

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Bilal Pearl Tower

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GHD has been engaged by Ahmed Hassan Bilal Trading and Contracting Company to re-design and oversee the construction of a 20-storey residential tower on the Pearl Island development in Qatar.

The tower development consists of chalets; studios; one, two and three bedroom apartments and penthouses; and facilities including two swimming pools, and separate male and female gymnasiums.

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Brisbane Square

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GHD was engaged to provide design, documentation and construction phase services for the building services at Brisbane Square, Queensland.

Brisbane Square is one of the largest commercial office developments in Queensland. The building comprises 37 storeys incorporating 55,000sq m of net lettable area. The design needed to provide a 23-level operating environment for the Brisbane City Council and incorporate facilities for the traffic management centre, data centres, library and council business units.

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CSIRO Energy Centre

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GHD’s design for the CSIRO Energy Centre sets a new benchmark in ecologically sustainable design.

The centre features a combination of energy-efficient building services, such as active and passive cooling systems and small-scale generation units capable of delivering most of its power needs.

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Equipment Rack Analysis and Design Using CFD Air Flow & Thermal Modelling

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Victoria is rolling out a new Smartcard based ticket system for all train, tram and bus services, statewide. All equipment is ethernet based and has to be IP-addressable, even on the remotest country station platform.

GHD provided equipment rack analysis and design using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) air flow and thermal modeling.

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Grafton Country Energy

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Intensive planning and project management services have helped guide the design and construction of a new training facility for Country Energy in Grafton.

GHD provided full design and documentation services for a new training facility at Lawrence Road. The work included renovations to an existing building, a new outdoor covered area, a new workshop and a training room that were integrated with the existing facilities at the depot site.

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Manufacturing Facility Upgrade

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Interface Australia is Australia’s largest manufacturer of carpet tiles for residential, commercial and industrial use. The company engaged GHD to assist with a major upgrade of its manufacturing facility. 

It was important to the client that any upgrade was arranged so as to minimise disruption to ongoing plant operations.

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Shading system to slash energy use by 30%

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A unique shading system designed to shield the sun whilst allowing daylight penetration has the potential to radically cut air-conditioning and lighting use in buildings.

In hot countries, keeping offices cool and well lit can consume up to 70 percent of the total power use of a building. Using air-conditioning in isolation to cool a building is both costly and environmentally unsustainable.

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Ian Lindquist

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Ian is a Senior Project Director, Building Services with GHD Middle East and has over 25 years experience in the consulting and construction industry specialising in HVAC, fire protection, lift services and sustainable design. During his professional career, he has had wide experience in the design, documentation and construction of complex and difficult building services projects including sustainable building services design. He is an Accredited LEED® and Greenstar Professional and an Accredited Assessor for the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) scheme.

Position: Service Line Leader, HVAC
Tel: 974 428 9573

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