Choosing an engineering consultant means trusting both their technical expertise and the business behind it. That was the focus of our recent visit to Equifax’s North Sydney office, where Goldfish & Bay was invited to share our experience of the iCIRT assessment process in a filmed interview. Our Director, Joseph Kong, spoke about why we pursued independent assessment, the work involved and the value of our 4.5 star rating for clients and project partners. We undertook the pr

What if you built the top floors first, then lifted them into the sky? That is how BMW’s headquarters in Munich took shape more than 50 years ago. Designed by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer, the tower’s four cylindrical office sections hang from a massive cross shaped steel structure at the top of a central concrete core. Even getting the design approved took some imagination: a full size model of an entire office floor was built at Bavaria Film studios to help convince BM

In the Sahara, one of the most effective cooling systems belongs to an ant. The Saharan silver ant, Cataglyphis bombycina, survives in an environment where ground temperatures can become extreme. Its silver appearance is not simply colour. Under a microscope, much of the ant's body is covered in dense, triangular hairs. Research has shown that these structures help manage heat in two ways: they reflect incoming solar radiation and improve the body's ability to release thermal

Goldfish & Bay is proud to be contributing to the delivery of this project, providing Hydraulic Engineering services through detailed design and construction. We also value the opportunity to work alongside project partners with whom we have built strong relationships across previous work. Congratulations to Sekisui House Australia, TURNER STUDIO, ASPECT Studios and everyone involved in shaping Waterstone.

At some of the world’s highest observatories, fresh air is not necessarily safe air. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, better known as ALMA, operates on Chile’s Chajnantor Plateau at approximately 5,000 metres above sea level. At that altitude, air pressure is roughly half what it is at sea level, meaning every breath delivers far less oxygen to the body. Simple tasks become exhausting, concentration can deteriorate and prolonged exposure may lead to serious a

Last week, we looked at the transition to R32. This week, our Mechanical team turned its attention to a different approach to heating and cooling: ground source geothermal systems. On 26 August, the team visited the RHCS Experience Centre, where a fully functioning geothermal heating and cooling system provided an opportunity to see the technology operating beyond the drawings. The centre brings together a live plant room, operational ground loop, underfloor heating circu