Building Services Engineering · Sydney

Building services engineering — bringing communication and coordination in at early stages to ensure the best outcomes.

Ada Consulting Engineers is a director-led building services consultancy delivering mechanical, sustainable design and electrification engineering for projects across New South Wales and beyond.

14years' experience
CEngChartered · CIBSE
AIRAHmember
SydneyNSW based
What we do

Building services engineering, end to end

From feasibility and concept through detailed design, documentation, tender and construction-phase support — practical, commercially-aware engineering you can build.

Mechanical / HVAC

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning design, central plant (chillers, boilers, cooling towers, pumps), air and water distribution, and base-build & tenancy services.

Sustainable design & energy

Electrification and decarbonisation pathways, net-zero strategy, energy modelling, NABERS and NCC Section J compliance, and plant efficiency optimisation.

Controls & commissioning

BMS / BMCS strategy and functional review, commissioning management and witnessing, and plant performance investigation and fault diagnosis.

Independent review & due diligence

Impartial engineering opinion, expert review, technical due diligence, condition assessment, peer review and value engineering.

Whole-of-life advice

Feasibility, options analysis, capital planning and asset transition strategies that balance program, budget and performance.

Multidisciplinary delivery

Electrical, fire and hydraulic services delivered through a select panel of trusted subcontractors with a proven delivery record — fully coordinated under one point of accountability.

Mechanical (HVAC) is our core; electrical, fire and hydraulic services are delivered through a select panel of trusted subcontractors with a proven delivery record.

Where we work

Sectors we serve

Deep, hands-on experience across the building types that define New South Wales' built environment.

01

Commercial

Office base-build, refurbishment and repositioning of commercial assets.

02

Fitout

Tenant fitouts and workplace projects for corporate occupiers.

03

Industrial

Warehousing, logistics and industrial facilities.

04

Residential

Apartments, mixed-use and build-to-rent developments.

05

Aged Care

Residential aged care and seniors living facilities.

06

Education

Universities, schools and specialist learning facilities.

The practice

Senior engineering, personally accountable

Ada Consulting Engineers is founded and led by Sarah McLaughlin, a Chartered Engineer with 14 years of front-line consultancy experience in Australia. Every project gets a director's attention — pairing the technical depth of a major consultancy with the responsiveness and continuity of a focused practice.

  • MEng (Hons), Mechanical Engineering — University of Birmingham
  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) — CIBSE · Member of AIRAH
Sarah McLaughlin, Founding Director
Track record

Selected project experience

Representative projects delivered by our director across her consultancy career.

Commercial & Office

  • 825 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley
  • 4–6 York Street, Sydney
  • 343 George Street, Sydney
  • Canon Office Fitout, North Ryde

Fitout & Workplace

  • Macquarie Bank HQ, 1 Shelley Street
  • Avant Workspace, Darling Park
  • Cisco Office Fitout, North Sydney
  • The Commons, Surry Hills & George Street

Education

  • UNSW E25 Biolink Workplace, Kensington
  • UTS CB07 TD School, Glebe
  • WSU Building R7, Richmond
  • ACU GLA Relocation, Strathfield

Residential & Mixed Use

  • Opera Residences, Circular Quay
  • The Landmark, St Leonards
  • Norwest Quarter, Norwest
  • 115 Bathurst Street, Sydney

Aged Care

  • Uniting — Gordon, Bateau Bay & Waverley
  • SummitCare Penrith
  • SummitCare Monterey

Retail, Government & Energy

  • Castle Towers Shopping Centre Redevelopment
  • Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Facility, WSA
  • World Expo 2025 Australian Pavilion, Osaka
  • UNSW Net Zero Pathway & QIC Electrification Review

Projects listed reflect the experience of our director gained with previous consultancies and are provided to demonstrate sector capability.

Get in touch

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