David is an owner of TM Consultants.

An experienced Senior Electrical Engineer who leads the electrical engineering team.

Former electrical contractor with practical skills and specialist consulting experience in electrical, power, lighting, controls, communications, security and sustainable design.

David has a passion for bringing to life events, public theatre and performance lighting and sound systems.

Recently delivered New Zealand’s highest rated, and Christchurch’s first NABERSNZ whole building (5 Stars).

Based in Christchurch but regularly frequents and supports the Auckland office.

→   Spark Building, Christchurch

The Spark building occupies a landmark site at the heart of Christchurch City and is set to become a landmark building in its own right. David completed the original basebuild design for the project and oversaw the tenancy fitout electrical and lighting design. He has recently completed the construction observation on the project, working with the contractors to ensure a superb end result for both the client and tenants. The high standard of the electrical installation on this project is a testament to David’s attention to detail and his collaborative approach when working with the design team and contractors alike. The project has achieved a 5 Star Green Start Design Rating.

→   Rolleston Town Square Development, Rolleston

The Rolleston town square development involved the master planning of a new town square, public amenities, library and community facility and preparation for a new hospitality/retail precinct along with the wider supporting infrastructure. As a council funded project there was a strong focus on value for money, considering the total cost of ownership offer the life of the development. David not only oversaw the electrical design for this project but is also responsible for the in-house management of the project, ensuring timely delivery of all information to the client and contractors.

→   14 Show Place, Christchurch

The 14 Show Place site hosts two buildings of three floors each, the project involved a major concurrent upgrade of structure, fire and services coupled with an integrated fit out while the 700 staff member tenant remained in-situ. The existing as-built drawings that were largely incomplete which required considerable time onsite understanding the existing installation, enabling the project to meet the extremely tight, staged construction programme that included stripping, refurbishing and commissioning a 1,100 sqm office floor every 6-7 weeks. David designed the new electrical, metering, lighting and tenant communications systems as part of the project. Upon completion it was New Zealand’s first and highest whole building NABERSNZ rating, achieving a 5 Star NABERSNZ rating.

→   Health Research Education Facility (HREF), Christchurch

As a state of the art medical teaching and research facility, the HREF building is both unique and prominent. Completed in 2018 and located in the health precinct adjacent to the CDHB Outpatients Building it is home to the ARA Institute of Canterbury Nursing School. Containing five floors of educational spaces including various sized teaching spaces, lecture rooms, offices, breakout spaces and computer laboratories. The centrepiece of this training facility is a level dedicated to mock hospital environments including theatre, PACU, ward and simulation home environments. The electrical design teams breadth of knowledge and experience was invaluable when designing the vast array of interlinking spaces within the building. The design solution for each space fitted the use case while also seamlessly integrating with the building wide design. Lighting controls for the building were implemented with dual technology sensors, daylight harvesting, occupancy sensors, and control zones of not more than 100m², all on a DALI lighting control system. The HREF building has a multi-tenant access control system installed throughout, using the Gallagher system required in the many government contracts under their standard building performance specification. The implementation of this system was developed to ensure ease of integration with the existing ARA access control systems to enable staff and students to move freely between the multiple campuses.

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