Fluid Metrics works alongside architects and builders to deliver technically rigorous, impartial HVAC advice — directly for the client. No equipment sales. No installation agenda. Just the right system, correctly specified, and properly procured.
Fluid Metrics is engaged directly by the property owner, just as they'd engage you. Our advice is independent of any installation or supply relationship.
We review your drawings early, flag spatial and services conflicts, and give you a coordination package — before the problems hit site.
Class 1 high-end residential, Class 2 multi-res, and mixed-use. VRF, ASHP, GSHP, hydronic, HRV, DHW — wherever the brief is technically demanding.
Performance specifications, load summaries, electrical schedules, and commissioning parameters — structured for direct adoption by your services team.
Most of our work starts with a referral from an architect or builder who brings us in for their client. The client engages us directly — we sit alongside your team, not across the table from it.
We can operate as a sub-consultant beneath your practice or engage the client independently, depending on what suits the project structure. Either way, the deliverable lands with you as a clean, usable package.
Get in TouchWe review your concept or developed drawings and flag anything that will cause problems — plant space, services risers, ceiling heights, acoustic constraints. Delivered as a coordination note before the issues become variations.
Load analysis, system comparison, and a clear recommendation with the reasoning behind it. We document the performance brief your services engineer needs to work from — not a loose intent document.
Scope of work assembly, contractor vetting, and tender management so the right installer is selected at the right price — and your client isn't exposed to a mismatch between specification and delivery.
Commissioning targets, control strategies, and performance benchmarks are documented and handed to the installing contractor — so what was designed is what gets delivered.
Premium residential and commercial projects where the mechanical services are genuinely complex — and where getting it wrong is expensive.
Comprehensive HVAC design for premium homes and renovations — from thermal load analysis and system comparison through to equipment selection, electrical schedules, and procurement guidance. Delivered to the standard your builder and client expect, with the technical depth they rarely get elsewhere.
For projects where the building envelope is doing real work — Passivhaus, near-zero energy, off-grid, and NatHERS 8–10 star targets. Mechanical services in high-performance homes require a fundamentally different approach: smaller, more precise systems, tightly integrated with the building fabric, HRV architecture, and any renewable generation on site. We specify accordingly.
Performance specifications and design coordination packages for Class 2 residential, mixed-use, and commercial developments. We give your registered services engineer a technically rigorous brief to work from — and the building owner a compliant, optimised energy strategy from day one.
Heating, cooling, and hot water are the three largest energy loads in any residential building. We specify centralised and decentralised heat pump systems correctly sized for the building — including centralised ASHP hot water plants for common hot water, and individual strategies for studios and apartments.
Embedded networks allow building owners to on-sell electricity to tenants — including solar generation — creating a revenue stream and reducing occupant energy costs. We specify the metering framework, sub-metering strategy, and controls logic required to make an embedded network commercially viable and NCC-compliant.
Heat Recovery Ventilation is increasingly non-negotiable as NCC energy requirements tighten. We specify HRV and ERV systems sized to the building's ventilation requirements, integrated with the HVAC controls strategy to avoid conflicting operation and unnecessary energy draw.
Fluid Metrics works with heat pump manufacturers, importers, and distributors to navigate the Australian market — compliance, localisation, and go-to-market strategy. The products we help bring to market are the ones our project clients benefit from first. It's a deliberate flywheel: a stronger supply chain means better solutions for every project we deliver.
Most HVAC consultants come from inside a contracting business or a manufacturer's sales team. Fluid Metrics is structured differently — we work directly for clients on premium projects, and separately support manufacturers bringing high-performance products into Australia.
That dual position means our clients get access to emerging products and honest market intelligence that a conventional consultant simply doesn't have. Our fee-for-service model means our recommendations are accountable to one party only — the client.
Get in TouchOur income comes entirely from client consulting fees. We have no installation revenue, no referral fees, and no supplier arrangements. That structure is deliberate — it's the only way to keep our advice genuinely independent.
We have no commercial agreements with any equipment brand or installing contractor. When we specify a system, it's because it's the right solution for the project — full stop. The manufacturer and the installer are selected on merit.
Because we work with manufacturers on Australian market entry, we see what's coming before it hits mainstream supply. Our clients access high-performance solutions — and honest assessments of them — before the broader installer market catches up.
Our background spans large commercial heat pump projects delivered at a manufacturer-technical level. The knowledge behind our specifications is not theoretical — it comes from having designed, procured, and commissioned these systems on real projects.
Whether you're an architect with a project that needs HVAC clarity, a developer working through a services brief, or a homeowner who wants an independent expert — reach out and we'll establish whether we're the right fit in a single conversation.
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