E-LAB Consulting

Congratulations to the incredible Ken Fong on receiving well-deserved recognition from the International WELL Building Institute for his outstanding work in advancing the adoption of WELL!

Our own Ken Fong will be speaking at the WELL Regional Summit in Singapore on Friday, 7th March 2025. Joining Hans Weemaes and Nicole Alfonsin, MPH, WELL AP, Ken will explore the adoption of the latest iteration of WELL for the Residential and Living sectors. As Director of Human-Centred Design, Ken leads our Consulting and Performance Testing efforts, shaping spaces that enhance human health and well-being.

Join us in welcoming Tayla Williams to E-LAB Consulting as the Victorian Fire Engineering Team Lead! With solid experience across reputable firms, Tayla is set to build a high performing team that delivers exceptional service to both new and existing clients. Her impressive project portfolio speaks to her flair for fire safety, strategic edge and problem solving skill set. This addition complements our Sustainability, Acoustics, Human-Centred Design and Building Performance Testing teams. 2025 is shaping up to be a transformative year at E-LAB and we can’t wait to show you the extraordinary impact we can make together.

We're delighted to announce the newest members joining the E-LAB Consulting Team for 2025! Please join us in extending a warm welcome to these talented individuals, whose energy, expertise, and fresh perspectives promise to enhance our journey:   Tayla Williams - Fire Engineering Team Lead, Melbourne Daniel Castro - Director of Acoustics, Melbourne Shoobhangi Rana - Senior Sustainability Consultant, Melbourne 𝗭𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗵𝗻𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 - Graduate Fire Safety Engineer, Sydney Elif Yaman - Sustainability Consultant, Melbourne Andre Verstappen - Technical Director, Acoustics, Melbourne Mia Strembickyj - Senior Acoustic Consultant, Melbourne Ehtisham Gillani - Graduate Acoustics & Vibration Engineer, Perth LUCY WANG - Senior Acoustic Consultant, Melbourne Rob Magee - Sustainability Consultant, Melbourne

We’re thrilled to announce that E-LAB Consulting is joining forces with acoustic engineering pioneers, Volta Acoustics, to redefine excellence in innovation and client services.   Experts in acoustics and vibration design, Volta has always shared our integrity, passion and commitment to talent development. Together, our expertise across sustainability, fire engineering, acoustics, human-centred design and performance testing is unmatched anywhere in the industry.   We’re proud to officially introduce these members of the incredible Volta Team:   • Daniel Castro as National Acoustics Director, will focus on business growth and leading highly technical acoustics projects. • Andre Verstappen as Acoustic Technical Director, will drive technical excellence across the business and for our clients. • Mia Strembickyj and 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴 join as Senior Acoustic Engineers, bringing their expertise in Sydney and Melbourne while building leadership within our organisation.   For our clients, partners, and team members, this partnership means access to an even greater array of innovative solutions and expanded expertise. Working as one, we’re not just growing our offerings; we’re shaping the future of specialist engineering in Australia–and beyond.   2025 is set to be an exciting year and we cannot wait to show you the extraordinary impact we can make - together.   #JoiningForces #EngineeringExcellence #FutureFocused

 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 The revitalised former Carlton and United Brewery Yard building is the centrepiece of the $2 billion Sydney Innovation and Technology Precinct in the heart of Chippendale. Our contribution to this award-winning development included: 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, delivering a 5 Star NABERS Energy Rating, 4 Star NABERS Water Rating and Certified 5 Star Green Star Rating. This was achieved through a light-touch, maximising efficiency and optimising construction practices Our 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 team was instrumental in preserving the exposed steel, allowing for the heritage elements to be retained and expressed to support the architectural vision in a cost-effective manner, while maintaining fire life safety. 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 • AIA (NSW) | Lachlan Macquarie Heritage Award (2015) • AIA (NSW) | Heritage Architecture - Creative Adaptation (2015) • The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies | International Architecture (2016) • UNESCO | New Design in Heritage Contexts Cultural Heritage Conservation (2016) 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: Icon 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿: IP Generation 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: Tzannes 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: John Gollings & Brett Boardman #5 Star Green Star #Heritage #Adaptive Reuse #Fire Safety #Sustainability  

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆   This historic Sydney landmark is set for a transformative redevelopment that will combine modern living with its rich heritage. The $760-million project at 198 Pitt Street includes a striking 50-storey tower of 241 luxury apartments and 110 hotel rooms that will revitalise both the club's facilities and the surrounding urban area. The heritage-listed ground level will be preserved and enhanced, making this an iconic adaptive reuse development.   Key features of our solutions include:   𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰: Our fire engineering performance solutions for fire ratings and services throughout the podium were carefully designed to minimize their impact on the surrounding heritage elements. This approach ensures these historically significant features are preserved and celebrated as part of the overall design.   𝗕𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: Agent-based egress modelling was used to demonstrate the effectiveness of strategic fire compartmentation in ensuring safe and efficient egress for occupants. This approach accommodates a greater number of occupants, optimising space usage while preserving the integrity of the heritage street frontage.   𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: The building's height posed challenges for firefighting at upper levels. Our specialist fire team developed a performance-based hydrant system, incorporating rooftop water tanks to meet FRNSW requirements.   𝗔𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀: The design incorporates acoustically treated balconies at strategic highly noise affected locations on the tower with specially treated soffits to create a quiet balcony environment while still allowing natural airflow.   𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: Acoustic openings have been extensively coordinated with the project team to address architectural, façade, and acoustic needs. Comprehensive analysis through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and prototype testing has been employed to instill design confidence, ensuring that both ventilation and acoustic performance requirements are effectively met.   𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: Richard Crookes Constructions 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁: fjcstudio & BVN Architecture 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Deliotte PDS   #FireSafety #Acoustics # Natural Ventilation #ELABConsulting #City Tattersalls Club #Conservation #Adaptive Reuse

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 Melbourne VIC Full time (Hybrid) $120,000 – $135,000 per year If developing environmentally and climatically responsive solutions within the built environment, and helping clients and organisations reduce their upfront and on-going environmental impact drives you, then the opportunity of working from E-LAB Consulting may be the right place for you. In response to our success in the marketplace we are looking to further strengthen the Melbourne Sustainability team and are looking for candidates that are driven by delivering good design and achieving outcome focused sustainable solutions. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 E-LAB Consulting is Australia’s first Specialist Engineering company delivering Sustainability, Acoustics, Fire Engineering services and Performance Testing (i.e. Building Air Tightness & air Quality testing). 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀  • Deliver strategic outcome focused sustainability advice for our clients, including facilitating of workshops to set sustainability strategies. • Be an E-LAB brand ambassador by embodying excellence and embracing the challenge to deliver high-performance environmentally responsive solutions. • Work collaboratively with others including internal and external teams to assist in developing a strong culture of enjoyment and excellence in the workplace. • Contribute to the growth and development of the sustainability team, including working with the Team Lead to support and mentor more junior team members. • Liaise closely and proactively with clients with leadership support to meet client needs and deliver expected outcomes. • Maintain an informed and broad understanding of sustainability issues and commercial aspects of project delivery. • Undertake and peer review environmental performance modelling, calculations and reporting both generally and to support industry environmental rating tools, including Green Star, NABERS and WELL. • Assist with business development including involvement in industry organisations. • Assist in leading and managing sustainability projects with a strong focus on client service and resource management abilities. 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲  • 5+ years of relevant local industry experience in Sustainability. • Degree in Engineering, Architecture or Science, or suitably appropriate discipline. • Experience in the successful delivery of industry environmental rating tools and performance outcomes.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 Are you a NatHERS Assessor or experienced in NatHERS works with a passion for sustainable building? Join our team as we push the boundaries of energy efficiency and compliance in residential projects! 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: We’re looking for a skilled NatHERS person proficient in FirstRate5 software to run projects. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in evaluating and enhancing energy performance to meet and exceed regulatory standards. Your expertise will help drive projects in alignment with NCC 2022, SEPP 2022, and BASIX regulations. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: • Conduct comprehensive NatHERS assessment review using specifically FirstRate5 software • Review residential project models and perform strategies to comply with requirements • Perform Whole of Home assessments to provide a holistic view of energy performance • Ensure project compliance with NCC 2022, SEPP 2022, and BASIX requirements • Collaborate with design and engineering teams to optimize energy efficiency and sustainability outcomes • Train team to run modelling process 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: • Experienced as a NatHERS Assessor • Accredited in NatHERS Certificate IV is preferable. • Expertise in FirstRate5 software for accurate and effective modelling • Familiar with HERO software is advantage. • Experience with Whole of Home is preferable • In-depth knowledge of NCC 2022, SEPP 2022, and BASIX standards • Experience with Whole of Home energy performance assessment • Strong attention to detail and commitment to high standards in energy compliance 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀? • Be part of a forward-thinking, sustainability-focused team • Work on impactful projects that drive meaningful change in energy efficiency • Opportunities for ongoing learning and professional growth If you’re ready to take your step in residential projects and take your NatHERS assessment career to the next level, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join us in building a more sustainable future!

We're thrilled to be sponsoring tonight's Club Hibernia event: Leadership in the Construction Sector. If you haven't registered just yet the link is below - we hope to see you there!