What are the new guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Dental Council around treating those with Covid or suspected Covid? Last year, the Ministry of Health and Dental Council of New Zealand released updated guidelines in August/September 2021 for dental surgeries who provide urgent or emergency care of patients who are Covid-positive (or suspected…
Our MD Lance Jimmieson appeared on Newshub Nation on Saturday (level 4 conditions were applied at all times!) to talk about the spread of Delta in NZ and what we need to address in terms of ventilation to mitigate the risk. This comes on the back of Jacksons releasing white papers about how to use…
Jacksons is proud to offer BIM services to our clients, utilising state-of-the-art software that can really be relied on! We asked our in-house expert Travis Browne a few questions about what BIM can do and why it’s a great value-add for our clients… Q. Let’s talk about BIM – in a nutshell, what is it…
There’s a very good article in the latest Bayley’s Auckland Office Workplace magazine talking about NABERZ – the initiative launched by the Aussie government to measure and compare the environmental energy and carbon performance of commercial buildings and tenancies. It’s Australian law that building owners have to disclose their NABERZ energy rating for their building…
Stuff has done a good job today (with help from expert input from Jacksons engineering director and ventilation engineer, Scott Roberts) explaining why ventilation systems need to be inspected, to stop the spread of coronavirus. We’ve got more coming on this but please reach out if you are a MIQ facility who needs a site…
6 things I’ve learnt from 2020 By Lance Jimmieson So it turns out the old saying is true: what doesn’t break you can make you stronger! And after the rain comes rainbows. I’m not sure I fully appreciated either back in March during lockdown, but it’s turned out to be the case for us. 2020 has been a rough…
We’re excited to announce Jacksons is the winner of the 2020 Facility Management Association of NZ (FMANZ) “Service Provider of the Year” award. We were up against some incredible businesses in this category with some impressive projects behind them so we were a bit flabbergasted to win. But we think the reason we took out…
Newsflash: it is possible to reduce operating costs and improve the customer experience and sales all at the same time! In a nutshell, there is an opportunity for supermarkets to operate in a more sustainable way and improve energy efficiency (which leads to cost savings), just by integrating the design of their air conditioning and…
Newshub spoke to us about the innovative solution we developed for “sweaty fruit”. Packhouses have issues with stickability when labelling some smooth-skinned produce (kiwifruit, avocados, nectarines etc). Lance Jimmieson, managing director of Jackson Engineering, describes the issue as “like taking a bottle of milk or a bottle of beer out of the fridge and…
The purpose of this article is to provide commentary and outline strategies to reduce the transmission of airborne infectious diseases with respect to heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems typically found in the range of buildings utilised throughout hospitals and healthcare facilities. The article is intended to provide general guidance principles that apply specifically to…