On 10th June, our MD Lance Jimmieson and Auckland Commercial Lead Kyle Calder put their considerable expertise in HVAC Engineering to good use by running an air conditioning training session for the Auckland District Health Boards Facilities & Development team. The Facilities team has a broad range of responsibilities, covering replacement of critical aging services…
What’s happening out there? Global supply chain congestion ranging from parts shortages, port congestion and shipping delays is causing lengthy delays with equipment deliveries. The Building Services industry is not immune. Manufacturers worldwide are having to rethink their logistics strategies, moving from JIT (Just-in-time) and Kanban ‘LEAN’ workflow management techniques which minimise stock holdings &…
As Omicron spreads, can sanitiser units make the air in workplaces safer to breathe and are they worth the cost? This is the question that Stuff raises with several industry experts including Jacksons Managing Director Lance Jimmieson. The main concern is that there is a lot of misinformation circulating, which is not backed up by…
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…
Facility Managers often need to be jugglers too, keeping the needs of building occupants met with one hand while keeping the building manager they report to, and often the building owner, happy with the other. It can be tempting to defer reporting problems for as long as possible, while immediate demands often make long-term planning…
Like all areas of technology, there is rapid innovation and convergence happening in the field of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. The technology is getting smarter, with mobile apps that can control HVAC systems from a central point, receive maintenance alerts and even raise work orders for maintenance. IoT, the Internet of Things,…
Global warming is a real phenomenon. Our climate is changing. The way buildings respond to this change will need to continually evolve. Alongside this, our social climate has also changed. Tenant expectations of what they consider to be a comfortable environment have moved with the times. Back in the 1970s, air conditioning was considered a…
The promise of automation has always been that machines can take over the work we do as humans. While we are not quite at the sci-fi stage of autonomous buildings, many Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems now integrate a sophisticated Building Management System (BMS). These systems can take care of a range of…
For anyone managing a building, change is inevitable. Building usage might change, such as office spaces repurposed for educational purposes. Tenants can change, bringing with them new requirements. Or the manufacturing process within a factory can change. All three examples mean rethinking the HVAC system that is currently in place, especially for a solution that’s…
Innovation is a popular buzzword in business but is often just used to mean ‘putting in something new’. When a building owner is faced with the need to upgrade or replace their HVAC systems, they will often be pitched an ‘innovative’ solution – but does it meet their true needs? In their eagerness to specify…