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Advisory Services

A.G. Coombs provides technical advice and services to facility owners and managers in the following areas.

Building Controls

In many buildings over 80% of air conditioning complaints relate to building controls, effective building controls and automation is now central to the safe and efficient operation of modern buildings. A.G. Coombs Advisory provides industry leading advice for the improvement and management of building controls.

Energy and Sustainability

How do I reduce the environmental impact of my building? How do I get it Rated? What are the issues? Where do I start? A.G. Coombs Advisory staff are recognised experts in this area and provide a detailed understanding of all the issues.

Indoor Air Quality

The connection between the quality of the indoor environment and occupant health and productivity is now understood. What is less understood is the role that air conditioning plays and how it can be readily improved and better maintained to enhance indoor air quality.

Air Conditioning Complaints

Air conditioning complaints often lead to "bandaid" part fixes by maintenance providers. A.G. Coombs Advisory combines an experienced professional engineering approach with technical know how and NEBB certified testing capabilities to ensure that the problem is accurately identified for proper and complete rectification.

Cooling Towers

A.G. Coombs Advisory provides authorative advice to support the owners and managers of cooling tower systems. This advice based on experience from installing, managing and maintaining multiple cooling tower installations and is also founded on industry leadership roles advising government and industry decision makers.

Conditioned Based Maintenance

For many years Industry has enjoyed the reliability and cost benefits that come from the application of a Conditioned Based Maintenance approach. A.G. Coombs Advisory provides advice on how this approach can be cost effectively applied to building services in particular major central plant such as chillers.

Air Conditioning Design

A.G. Coombs Advisory provides access to the considerable engineering design capabilities of the A.G. Coombs Group; from initial advice on concepts and options, through budgeting and detailed design, construction and project management services.

Critical Systems — Operations and Maintenance

Strategic sites such as data processing centres, internet host facilities and call centres depend on the reliable functioning of building services for their continuing operations. A.G. Coombs Advisory provides operationally focused advice in this area from experts that have been responsible for some of Australia's most reliable critical sites.

Essential Services

What are the Essential Services in my building and what do I need to do to ensure my building is safe and compliant with the law. A.G. Coombs Advisory provides advice in this area from the simplest sites to the most complex.

Regulatory Compliance

What do I need to do in my building to comply with the relevant legislation?
A.G. Coombs Advisory provides authorative advice on regulatory requirements and methods for cost effective and demonstrated compliance.

Asset Planning and Management

Building services represent significant capital and recurrent cost centres. A.G. Coombs Advisory provides detailed advice to support strategic asset management functions.

Re Commissioning

Poor maintenance and unmanaged modifications result in under performing and inefficient building services. A.G. Coombs Advisory can determine the best and most cost effective way to restore building performance.

Advisory Notes

A.G. Coombs Advisory provides regular updates to industry on forthcoming regulatory changes, industry best practice and other issues of interest to building owners, managers, maintainers and occupants.

Previous Advisory Notes are available to view and download in our resources section of the website.