Space First
Space First by Haron Robson provides early-stage building services strategy and advisory, helping project teams define space, power and infrastructure requirements before design decisions harden.
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Electrifying Advice When Electrifying Hot Water
Discover how instantaneous electric hot water systems are revolutionising building electrification, offering space-efficient alternatives to centralised heat pumps whilst optimising whole-system performance in modern construction.
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Solar Beyond the Rooftop
Flexible perovskite solar films could revolutionise building design by enabling solar integration across walls, facades and curved surfaces beyond traditional rooftop installations, opening new opportunities for urban energy generation.
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Thinking vs Doing = Saving $3m Plus $400k
Engineering consultancy case study: How strategic thinking reduced retirement village electrical services costs from $6M to $3M by challenging assumptions rather than following standard compliance patterns.
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Home Battery Rules Change on 1 May 2026
Home battery subsidies drop significantly from 1 May 2026. Calculate optimal battery size and timing before the STC factor changes from 8.4 to 6.8. Free calculator available.
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Need more power? it’s as easy as ASP.
In NSW, upgrading electrical capacity isn’t a single transaction with the network. It’s a regulated pathway, and the quality of decisions made right at the front end determine whether the process feels straightforward or becomes slow, expensive and frustrating. That front end is where Accredited Service Providers — ASPs — come in.
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Don’t Feel Powerless
Planning for a Bright Future Starts With Getting Power (& space) provisions right
Live the Brief. Price the Process.
If you’re seeking consultant fees without a clear and comprehensive brief, you’re not comparing apples with apples — you’re comparing assumptions.
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NCC 2025: What Comes May?
Australia’s National Construction Code 2025 introduces key changes around energy efficiency, waterproofing, fire safety, and condensation control especially for commercial and multi-residential buildings.
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Power Banks on Planes
As of December 2025, major Australian airlines have introduced new restrictions on power banks after several in-flight fire incidents linked to lithium batteries. You can still bring a power bank onboard in your carry-on luggage, but you can’t use it during the flight or charge it using the aircraft’s power.
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We've Made Lighting Design Child’s Play
At lightmatters®, we spend our days thinking about how light affects how people feel, behave, and experience a space. During the holidays, we decided to explain that idea in the simplest way possible — by turning lighting design into something children can explore, colour, and play with.
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Illuminating the Season
For over 40 years, we’ve taken Christmas lighting seriously — always dreaming of a light Christmas. Over that time, we’ve had some fun along the way, creating lighting installations that were either adapted for the season or designed specifically to celebrate Christmas.
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More mo. Less mullet
Haron Robson embraces Movember 2025 with a nostalgic nod to Glen's 1985 mullet and moustache, raising awareness for men's health. Support the cause and donate today.
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40 Years
From a single desk in 1985 to 8,000 projects in 23 countries, our story has always been about curiosity, collaboration and smarter
solutions. Along the way there’ve been parties, breakthroughs, and bold predictions — all built on 40 years of Accumulated Intelligence.
This is how we became Engineering Wise.
EV Charging Strategy & Home Charger Options
A guide to choosing the right home EV charger, comparing options by cost, speed, and lifestyle—with tips for easy weekly driving and the odd long trip.
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Keeping the lights on - avoid black Fridays
We can help avoid Black Fridays, and mondays, tuesday.. any day of the week... with our power reliability solutions. Properly planned these solutions can also save energy and reduce running costs / energy costs.
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