Director,, Director, Building Envelope Group
Richard Fairhead has spent his career (25+ years) specializing in Building Envelope on both new and existing buildings, across multiple countries, including Canada, UAE, China, Singapore, Bangladesh, Australia and New Zealand. Richard’s ability to understand design, analyse and test existing buildings and the interaction between disciplines, provides a unique perspective to aid clients with successful financial investments to achieve energy efficiencies and tenancy comfort. Richard’s practical approach to whole building design is a key aspect he brings to ensuring the building’s overall design works as a whole, rather than individual.
Richard has worked on many prominent projects which include: James Cook University Technology Innovation Centre, University Sunshine Coast Petrie Campus Foundation Building, UQ, JCU & University Canberra Student Accommodation projects , Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 William Street, , Auckland University of Technology A1 Building, Auckland Park Hyatt, Auckland International Airport Extension and many more.
Considered an industry specialist in his field, he has supplied expert witness testimony on numerous building envelope failures cases.
