Building Approval, Design & Construction Services
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Image by Inplace • Residential • Commercial • Educational • Industrial • Defence • Wind engineering • Acoustics • Vibration — exposure to rail, road, construction and generator vibration • Sensitive equipment requirements (e.g., MRI, electron microscope, X-ray) • Air quality consulting • HVAC testing (thermal and air distribution studies) • Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) consulting • Electrical safety Getting a new development to run to schedule requires the professional expertise of a team that has experience and an understanding of the building and construction industry. Vipac Engineers & Scientists has nearly 50 years’ experience in problem solving and solutions for the building and construction industry both nationally and internationally. Vipac can help get your project on the right track — from start to completion. Developments Vipac’s specialised services cover Services Vipac’s multidisciplinary team provides Building Approval, Design & Construction Services
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• Residential• Commercial• Educational• Industrial• Defence
• Windengineering• Acoustics• Vibration—exposuretorail,road,construction
andgeneratorvibration• Sensitiveequipmentrequirements(e.g.,MRI,
electronmicroscope,X-ray)• Airqualityconsulting• HVACtesting(thermalandairdistributionstudies)• EnvironmentallySustainableDesign(ESD)consulting• Electricalsafety
Getting a new development to run to schedule requires the professional expertise of a team that has experience and an understanding of the building and construction industry.
Vipac Engineers & Scientists has nearly 50 years’ experience in problem solving and solutions for the building and construction industry both nationally and internationally.
Vipac can help get your project on the right track — from start to completion.
Developments Vipac’s specialised services cover
Services Vipac’s multidisciplinary team provides
Building Approval, Design & Construction Services
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HowVipaccanassistthrougheverystepofyourproject
Acoustic and ESD design development• Reviewingproposedwall,floor/ceilingandglazingforNCCcompliance
• AssistingwithGreenStarrequirementsforacousticsandESD
• PredictingserviceandHVACnoisefromproposedequipmenttoensurecomplianceoflevels
• DeemedtoSatisfyorSectionJmodellingforESDsolutions
• CFDmodellingforcomplexairflowprediction
Structural response wind tunnel study• Todeterminetheoverallforcesontowers,floor-by-floorequivalentstaticloads,
buildingdeflections,andaccelerations
• Helpstoensurebuildingaccelerationsarewithinacceptablecomfortlevels
• Savingsinstructuralandfoundationcosts
• Maximisestheamountoflettingspace
Detailed designSTAGE 2
Wind impact study• Preliminarydesktopassessment
• Toevaluatethelikelywindeffectsonyourproject
• Assessthefundamentalbuildingformforcompliance
Pedestrian comfort wind tunnel study• Toinvestigateground-levelandoutdooramenityareas’windspeeds
• Toassesswindspeedsagainstcriteriaforhumansafetyandcomfort
Wind loads calculation• InaccordancewithAustralianstandards
• Forfloor-by-floormaximumpressureandsuctiondiagrams
• Aidinginthedetaileddesignoffaçadesandinternalwalls
Wind-driven rain study• Analysedataintheaggregateforawaterdispersionmodelandappropriate
recommendations
• Optimisedbywindtunnelstudydatawherepossible
Air Quality Assessment• Workingcloselywithurbanplannerstoprovidespecialistsupport
Acoustic assessment• Measurebackgroundnoisetodeterminetheapplicablenoisecriteria
• 3Dnoisemodellingtopredictnoiselevelsonfacadeanddesignfacade
• Ensuringcompliancewithrecommended/requiredinternallevels(e.g.,AS2107,BetterApartmentDesignStandards)
• ToestablishSEPPN-1andN-2limitsatsensitivereceivers
• Toassessspecialactivityareas(e.g.pools,gyms,othercommunalspaces)
• Toensureplanningpermit’sadditionalacousticrequirementsaremet
• Providingacousticsadvice
• Tohelpmanagecostingviatheselectionofwall,floor/ceilingandglazing
Concept / Schematic designSTAGE 1
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Facade pressure wind tunnel study• Mapsvariationoflocalpeakpressuresoverthebuilding’ssurfacearea
• Identifieslocationspronetolowerorexcessivewindpressure
• ReplaceconservativeNCCfaçadedesignwithalowcostwindenvironmentspecificdesign
• Upto30%windloadimprovement
Natural ventilation study• Buildingdesignisassessedtoensureoptimumnaturalventilation
• HelpstolessencarbonfootprintandenergyemissionsfromtheuseofHVACsystems
• Forbetterindoorairqualityandthermalcomfort
• Foreffectivemeasuresonelectricity,healthandoperatingcosts
Building comfort full-scale modelling and lab testing• Toassesshowaproposedbuildingperformsunderdifferentenvironmental
conditions,andadviseonfloorlayouts,furnishings,HVACandlighting
Ground vibration monitoring• Tomonitorandadviseonground-vibrationissuesaffectingpublicamenity
and/orcausingstructuraldamagetootherbuildingsnearby
Wind noise testing and assessment• Tounderstandtheeffectbuildingdesignhasonthepotentialforwindnoise
• Toproducerecommendationstomitigateanypotentialrisk
Damper design• Toproduceatailoreddamperdesigninaccordancewithprojectrequirements
• EnsuringthatabuildingcomplieswithbuildingcodesandISOstandards
Acoustics consulting• Regularsitechecksandspecialistadviceonyourprojectthroughout
theperiod
• Managingapprovalforselectedconstructionmaterial
Acoustic commission• TestingtoensureNCCcomplianceofwallandfloor/ceilingconstruction
• Checkingnoiseattenuationofsystemviafacadenoisetests
• Noisemonitoringtoensureinternallevelsmeetdesigncriteria
Acoustic monitoring • Workingwiththebuildertomonitor/resolveanycomplaintsfromthe
occupants
Room comfort study• Tomeasureandimproveindoorenvironmentconditions(temperature,
humidity,airflow)ofnew,existingandheritagebuildings
Detailed design, cont.
Tender and construction
Defect compliance
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
Melbourne Cricket Ground:Windandcomputationalfluiddynamic(CFD)assessments.
Southern Cross Station, Melbourne:Winddrivenrainstudy.
Hydro Tasmania:Acousticandairdispersionmodelling.Occupationalexposure,health&safetysystemsconsultation.
State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre:Acousticandsoundsystemdesign,andconstructionadministration.
Bourke Junction, Melbourne:Acousticandvibrationdesignservicescoveringthebuildings’elements.
Sugar Dock at Jacksons Landing, Sydney:Energyefficiencyandthermalcomfortanalysis.
Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre:Assessingeffectofwindexposures.
Perth Arena:Facadetesting:Airleakage,waterpenetration,structuralperformance.
Brisbane CBD:GeneratorExhaustAirQualityStudy.City-wideComputationalFluidDynamics(CFD)simulation.
300 George St, Brisbane:Environmentalwindtunneltest,claddingpressures,structuralresponse,groundvibrationmonitoring.
Lilli Apartments, Melbourne:Bronzeglassfaçadetohelp:sunshading,harnessnaturallight,increaseairflow.
388 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane:Windimpactassessmentforresident,patronandpedestriancomfort.
About VipacVipacEngineers&Scientistswasfoundedin1973andcontinuestobeafamilyownedAustraliancompanywithofficeslocatedthroughoutAustralia.
TheCompanyhasbeenanindustryleadersince1973byprovidinghigh-qualityandhigh-valuetestingandconsultingservicesandcustomisationforclients.
InternationalProjectssuchastheBurjKalifainDubai,ChangiAirportTerminal2,GardensbytheBayinSingapore,demonstratethecalibreofinternationalprojects.
Ourmulti-disciplinaryandhighlyspecialisedteamappliesaholisticapproachtoproblemsolvingforoptimumoutcomes,andoffersindependenttechnicalassessmenttothedesign,buildingandconstructionindustry.
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