Alphazeta Group

The Art of Building Services

Throughout history, talented multi-disciplined individuals have used their artistic skills, along with their underlying understanding of architecture and engineering, to design and construct buildings. The increased complexity of our modern built environment has led to the specialisation of skills, but the artistic nature of design permeates everything we do.

Building Services engineering is "the art and science of engineering for the purpose of achieving optimal integrated building systems incorporating environmental control and safety provisions for the comfort and wellbeing of the occupants of the built environment" (Institute of Engineers Australia).

Building services engineering is multi-disciplinary by its very nature. A holistic approach must be taken to reconcile the electrical, mechanical, hydraulic (plumbing) and fire safety aspects of an integrated building system. There are many complex interactions between various sub-systems that affect a building's performance, comfort, reliability and energy efficiency.

About

Alphazeta Group is a provider of design, engineering, management and advisory services in the buildings and infrastructure market. Our core engineering team has been operating in the Perth market for the past ten years. Prior to 2013, the team operated as a department of Cardno Limited (Cardno), a professional infrastructure and environmental services company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

In 2013, the department was separated from Cardno’s corporate structure and rebranded as Alphazeta. The core engineering team and its management have remained the same. In 2015, Alphazeta acquired the Building Services arm of Structerre Consulting Engineers, which has bolstered the company’s depth of technical experience and capabilities.

Based in Western Australia, Alphazeta provides a unique blend of local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence.

Our Services

We pride ourselves in achieving strategic outcomes for each of our clients through the provision of the following specialty engineering and consulting services:

• Engineering designs for new projects and upgrades/modifications to existing facilities
• Feasibility studies and value management
• Due diligence reports, including auditing, compliance inspections and capital expenditure reports
• Consultancy services for facilities management and strategic asset management
• Construction supervision and contract administration
• System fault-finding and troubleshooting
• Building tuning (for example, to improve building energy efficiency)
• 3D point cloud scanning and conversion to BIM
• Safety in design

Mechanical Services

• Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
• Building management and control systems
• Close control environmental systems, including computer room cooling systems
• Medical gases and compressed air systems
• Specialist dust and fume extraction systems

Electrical Services

• Architectural lighting, including internal and external lighting
• Emergency lighting in accordance with the National Construction Code
• Power distribution systems
• Energy management
• Electrical infrastructure master planning
• Onsite power generation, including cogeneration and tri-generation
• Uninterrupted power supplies (UPS)
• Security systems including access control and CCTV systems
• Communications cabling and infrastructure
• Cable management systems
• Lightning protection and earthing systems
• Smoke detection and occupant warning systems

Hydraulic Services

• Sewerage gravity drainage and pumped drainage systems
• Sewerage vacuum drainage systems
• Sanitary plumbing including soil, waste and vent pipe systems
• Rain water harvesting and reuse systems
• Grey water and black water reuse systems
• Potable hot and cold water systems
• Water treatment and filtration systems
• LPG and natural gas supply systems

Fire Protection Services

• Wet fire sprinkler systems
• Fire hydrant and hose reel systems
• Fire detection and alarm systems including early warning smoke detection systems
• Emergency Warning and Intercommunication Systems (EWIS)
• Gas fire suppression
• Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler systems
• Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) sprinkler systems
• Emergency lighting
• Mechanical smoke hazard management systems

Corporate Responsibility

Alphazeta is committed to working with our clients to develop and maintain an ethical, responsible, sustainable presence. We understand our responsibility to the community and environment in which we work and believe that our commitment to issues of social responsibility is central to the long term success of our business.

Alphazeta adheres to the following principles:

Environment

At Alphazeta we understand the importance of protecting the environment. The nature of our work as a consultancy means that we do not inherently have a high environmental impact. We give careful consideration to environmental issues in the professional services we provide and endeavour to reduce our environmental impact to an absolute minimum. We work with our clients to assist in developing and implementing best practice in environmental performance in the design and delivery of all of their projects. We are committed to identifying and reducing the factors contributing to Alphazeta’s carbon footprint. We comply with all relevant environmental legislation and regulations and intend to continue to meet all changing requirements. For further information, please refer to Alphazeta’s Environment Policy.

Community

Strong community relationships are vital to the success of our business and at Alphazeta we believe in supporting and working with our local community. We support the development of local businesses. Where possible we use local businesses and other local resources.

Integrity and Ethics

At Alphazeta we aim to foster a culture where respect, integrity and ethics underpin all our interactions. We uphold the standards of behaviour set out in our Code of Conduct. All Alphazeta employees are contractually obligated to observe the highest standards of ethics, integrity and behaviour throughout their employment. We treat clients, suppliers, co-workers, management and the general public in a non-discriminatory manner with proper regard for their rights and dignity. This allows us to develop productive and cooperative relationship which are mutually beneficial with our suppliers and clients.

Health and Safety

We have a comprehensive Health, Safety and Environment Policy and are committed to ongoing improvement in this area.

Employees

Our core business is all about delivering exceptional service to our clients and we know that this is best achieved by attracting and retaining the best people. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide and maintain a positive, fair and engaging work environment where our employees can develop to their full potential.
Alphazeta Group understands the importance of training and education within the workplace. We believe a strong focus on professional development underpins our ongoing success in a competitive industry. We encourage all employees to partake in appropriate courses to support their ongoing education and evolving roles within Alphazeta. All employees are made aware of our approach towards ongoing training when joining Alphazeta Group through the Alphazeta Group Code of Conduct, which forms part of the Employment Contract.

Contact

• Address

  Suite 22, Level 10
  68 St. Georges Terrace
  Perth, Western Australia 6000
  
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  Post

  PO Box Z5483
  Perth, Western Australia 6831
  
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  Email

  enquiries@alphazeta.com.au
  
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  Phone

  Main Line: +61 8 6311 5577
  

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