Australian business Cold Logic has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to construct and install cold and cool rooms for the first batch of three Hunter class frigates.

At FK, our experiences have taught us that understanding existing conditions and carefully analysing a building’s suitability for adaptive reuse are critical starting points.

With the high rate of talent turnover, growth in infrastructure demand, changing standards to comply to, and disruptions in the supply chain, construction companies today have to compete, innovate and deliver high quality projects under extreme pressure.

The significance of ‘fit-for-purpose’ designs cannot be overstated. Designs that don’t meet this criterion pose substantial risks to build integrity and often lead to poor outcomes.