Stadiums, Sport Centres & Aquatics by Introba

Designing Living Systems

Transforming Built Environments

We are the curious Unlocking potential

Building Systems, Sustainability Strategy, Digital Advisory, and Analytics

We are committed to designing dynamic built environments that are intelligent, resilient, and in harmony with our people, communities, and planet. By collaborating closely with Australian communities, we empower them to initiate positive change, creating a future that is sustainable, innovative, and deeply connected to the world around us.

History

Our Australia business traces its roots back to Umow Lai, a leading Building Services and Sustainability practice, that was founded in 1991. Umow Lai was acquired by Integral Group in 2019 which then subsequently merged with another international firm to form Introba in January 2022.

Mission

To transform the built environment by designing Living Systems.

Living Systems are dynamic, responsive, intelligent, resilient, adaptable, and interconnected.

We work with our clients to envision, analyse and design the next generation of buildings, districts, and communities with these vital attributes embedded.

Practices

Our Living Systems approach supports our clients across the entire project life cycle: from strategy, through design and construction, to asset performance optimisation.

We offer a unique and cohesive range of services across building systems engineering, sustainability strategy, digital advisory, and analytics.

Our services include:

• Design Analytics

• Digital Advisory

• Fire Engineering

• Sports Lighting

• Lighting Design

• MEP Engineering

• Climate & Sustainability

1,000+

Employees worldwide 30+years

Company history in Australia

100+

Net Zero Energy projects 700+

Certified projects under LEED, BREEAM, Living Building Challenge, and Green Star sustainability rating systems

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Heffron Centre © Brett Boardman

Melbourne Cricket Ground © Brett Ginsberg

Ikon Park © Introba

Designing Living Systems Transforming Built Environments

A Better Way of Tackling the Most Complex Challenges

Think big

At Introba, we take a different approach. We look at the whole system, instead of focusing on the parts.

Welcome to Living Systems.

Be inspired.

Our Living Systems approach is inspired by the resilience of natural, living systems.

They are characterised by high levels of interconnectivity, interdependency, resource sharing, and constant change.

The same attributes are key to transforming the built environment at all scales, from the city block down to the intricacies of designing and equipping an operating room.

Inquiring minds

We are the curious. We thrive when challenged. Rather than see problems, we see opportunities for better.

Whole systems thinking

Buildings are not standalone. They are connected parts of complex systems. By understanding the connections, we can improve a system’s performance as an integrated whole.

Unlocking potential

For every project we ask, “what if?”

To break away from business as usual requires creative courage. Each project presents unique opportunities to be harnessed with distinctiveness.

Embracing change

As context changes, living systems adapt and evolve. We design for a dynamic future by embedding resilience, adaptability, and flexibility into our clients’ projects. We face up to uncertainty and harness disruptive innovation.

Get in touch to begin a conversation about how Introba could unlock potential for you: australia@introba.com

Discover the power of Living Systems: introba.com/about/living-systems

Regenerative mindset

Living systems are self-sustaining. We are committed to protecting and enhancing the natural environment through our work and as a business.

Google Bay View Campus – Mountain View, CA, USA © Iwan Baan

Tasmania Tigers Macquarie Point Stadium Hobart, TAS, Australia © Cox Architecture

Hackbridge Primary School – London, UK © Jack Hobhouse, Architype

Northcote Aquatic Centre Northcote, VIC, Australia © Tom Roe

Sporting Excellence Engineering Innovation

From training centres to 100,000+ seat stadiums, we help design some of Australia’s most advanced sporting facilities.

We provide strategic master planning, building systems engineering, consulting and commissioning for private and publicly owned sporting facilities worldwide. Our capabilities include centres of excellence, community sports precincts, heritage redevelopments, multi-sport facilities, aquatic centres and stadiums of all sizes.

Energy Conservation and Sustainability

We are at the forefront of sustainability in sporting facilities-buildings designed for users' comfort, health and safety and optimised for energy and environmental performance.

Highly Connected Facilities

Our engineers design some of the most highlyconnected buildings in Australia. Flexible communications backbone cabling allows the best use of technology on day one and into the future.

User-focussed Design

We design spaces as valuable resources for the end users. Flexible, accessible, welcoming, efficient and cost-effective high-quality spaces suitable for community and professional use.

Sports Specific Lighting Design

Our specialist sports lighting team understands the specific requirements for high-quality TV broadcasting, combining correct vertical lighting levels, colour rendering and uniformity across the playing surface for optimal playing conditions under lights.

Brisbane Lions Springfield Reserve © Peddle Thorp

The Heffron Centre © Brett Boardmann Photography

Lighting Specialist

Illuminating Sports

Good Sports Lighting is a critical requirement for high-quality television broadcasts.

Broadcast Brilliance

We base our broadcast lighting services on expertise, combining precise vertical lighting levels, superior colour rendering, and uniformity across the playing surface. Our in-house designers meticulously analyse and fine-tune every lighting parameter to craft customised solutions for each venue. This tailored approach creates optimal lighting conditions, elevates the viewing experience for your audience, and brings your events to life.

Unparalleled Expertise

We design sports lighting with precision, starting with a 3D model that integrates venue materials and the specific parameters of selected light fittings. This detailed approach allows us to calculate exact light levels for each broadcast camera location. Our expertise covers everything from professional broadcasts to community-level events, including indoor sports venues, ensuring that we deliver top-tier lighting solutions for every situation.

Game-changing Lighting

Our expertise in stadium sports lighting shines through our strategic design approach. We achieve optimal performance levels while balancing costeffectiveness and minimising glare through diligent analysis. We select fittings with precise beam control and strategically place poles or mount lights on roofs to minimise the impact on the lease line. Our carefully considered pole design reduces visual clutter and delivers efficient, high-quality lighting solutions tailored for stadium environments.

GMHBA Stadium Kardina Park © Nils Versemann

Digital Advisory Unlocking Potential

We create dynamic buildings that are smart, resilient and connected.

We enhance client operations by integrating communications, security, audio-visual (AV), wireless and building technologies.

From community facilities to elite sports stadiums– we foster collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver well-coordinated and costeffective projects. Designing cutting-edge systems, our team anticipates the client’s needs and prepares them for the future of the built environment.

Reliable AV Solutions

Our leading-edge audio visual design solutions utilise proven technology solutions to ensure systems are reliable, resilient and have fail-over capability where necessary.

We design systems tailored to meet clients' functional needs while ensuring serviceability and long-term reliability. Our experienced team possesses deep knowledge of designing large LED display systems, AVoIP systems, large-scale public address systems, control systems, and live system monitoring solutions.

Dynamic Safeguards

Our advanced security and resilience solutions go beyond immediate protection, focusing on long-term adaptability. Building resilience in sports facilities requires a systematic approach to identifying risks, threats and vulnerabilities. We develop and implement robust strategies for mitigating risk and continuously refine our process to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of security challenges.

Innovative Connectivity

We excel in technology planning, system design, and implementation management, offering tailored solutions for diverse sporting facilities, including stadiums, elite training facilities and aquatic centres. We specialise in enhancing operations with integrated communications, security, audio visual, and building optimisation technologies. From smart buildings and wireless networks to digital transformation, we design innovative, future-ready systems that ensure seamless connectivity and prepare clients for the evolving built environment.

Ikon Park Carlton Football Club ©Populous

Fire Engineering

Designing for Safety

Evacuating highly populated precincts, such as sports stadiums, presents unique challenges, making fire safety a key design consideration.

We collaborate with the design team to create a fire safety strategy that ensures safe, controlled mass evacuations in line with the Building Code of Australia—balancing our specialist local knowledge with the best-in-class solutions from around the world.

Design meets Safety

Our experienced fire safety engineers combine science and engineering to facilitate flexibility in design, balancing function, aesthetics and sustainability while maintaining building fire safety.

Building System Integration

We work closely with MEP engineers, regulatory authorities, and fire brigades to integrate fire safety systems, including active systems such as sprinklers, detection and smoke ventilation, along with passive systems such as compartmentation and egress, into the overall building system design.

Thought Leadership

Our fire safety engineers are at the forefront of research and have worked with policy departments and professional bodies to influence future building codes and regulations.

Modelling CFD

Analysing smoke movement and occupant flow often require Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling for complex projects like sports stadiums. Our team is highly skilled in setting up and interpreting these models, using them as key tools in our comprehensive fire engineering assessments.

Sydney FC Sky Park © Brett Boardman

Energy & Comfort Analytics

The design of high-performance buildings is an iterative process –it cannot be linear. While models and analyses are important, the most critical contributor to the design process is the way the details are evaluated and communicated; how the decisions are made.

Design Analytics outlined an energy and comfort analytics process to provide the entire design team regular opportunities to align on project objectives, establish timelines and key deliverables, and continue to identify potential challenges and opportunities as the building design progresses from concept design through construction documentation.

Design Analytics Harnessing Data

Using the power of science to solve the most complex challenges in the built environment

Technology giants as clients

Unique Approach

5M mtCO2e/yr in the past five years

We elevate what's possible in the built environment through a data-driven approach to design and engineering that gives our clients the confidence to take bold action. We help clients optimise the performance of entire districts, enhance the quality of space between buildings, develop climate-responsive building skins, and drive whole-building performance.

Empowering

Decision-makers

Our analytical expertise makes achieving ambitious resource conservation, climate, resilience, comfort, and health targets possible. Through a collaborative focus on ideation and implementation, we provide design teams with comprehensive analysis supported by empirical modeling that empowers real decision-making around highperformance system selection, building enclosure performance, lighting and external solar shading integration, indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, and occupant health and well-being.

Designs and Masterplans

Our building performance analysis uses established modelling tools and methods to evaluate design iterations for building designs and masterplans. We can then offer evaluation and design assistance for criteria such as thermal and visual comfort, passive and active solutions for demand & energy reduction, and renewable generation. We also provide energy and emissions analysis, consulting, and engineering assistance for buildings, portfolios, neighbourhoods, and cities from a carbon and economic strategy standpoint.

Cross-disciplinary Solutions

Our team comprises architects, engineers, urban planners, and user experience designers, reflecting our commitment to integrated design. We know that the most creative solutions emerge from cross-disciplinary collaboration when different perspectives come together to solve the most complex problems.

Our Experience

GMHBA Stadium Kardinia Park, Geelong Football Club

GMHBA Stadium hosts AFL, T20 cricket, and events, offering world-class facilities in Regional Victoria.

The final stage of the GMHBA Stadium redevelopment at Kardinia Park in Geelong, Victoria involves the construction of a new grandstand and sports museum. Stage 5 works entail demolishing the existing Gary Ablett Terrace and Ford Stand to create a new 40,000-seat structure at the oval's north end.

Significant improvements include interconnected public concourses, a large portion of covered seating, elite-level locker rooms, stadium management areas, broadcasting facilities, briefing rooms, function rooms and cricket broadcasting facilities. A major challenge of the redevelopment was managing the electrical infrastructure, previously located under the Gary Ablett Terrace. Through collaboration with the broader project team, we developed various staging options to address these challenges and facilitated the expedited installation of a new Powercor substation and main switchboards.

We designed a new power system to support the upgraded southern scoreboard. An uninteruptable power supply (UPS) system will ensure the scoreboard remains operational in the event of a power outage and the new fibre optic connections between the scoreboard and the control room enhance communication and control.

Our specialist sports lighting team partnered with Kardinia Park Stadium Trust to upgrade the existing sports lighting to a cutting-edge LED system suitable for AFL broadcasts. The new lighting system enhances the fan experience by creating immersive, dramatic moments. The ability to instantly switch the lights on and off allows event organisers to engage the space, with effects like making the lights twinkle across the roof after key events on the field or before a show.

LOCATION: Geelong, VIC, Australia

CLIENT: Kardinia Park Stadium Trust + Geelong Football Club

ARCHITECT: Populous

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $142 million (Total Project)

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED: Electrical Security Communications Specialist Sports Lighting

GMHBA Stadium © Brenden McGrath

Macquarie Point Stadium, Tasmania Devils Football Club

We are excited to join the engineering team for Hobart's Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium.

Working as part of the AECOM team (to deliver electrical, sports lighting and hydraulic designs) with lead design consultant Cox Architecture, we will help to design the 23,000-seat stadium — the future home of the Tasmania Devil’s AFL team.

Our expertise in designing elite training facilities and cutting-edge sports lighting, combined with the extensive experience of the whole project team, ensures that the new Hobart Stadium will be a world-class venue for athletes and fans alike.

The Mac Point Multipurpose Stadium is a significant infrastructure development project that will be a key part of the urban renewal of Mac Point. The precinct aspires to be a place to gather, celebrate and reflect through the arts, culture, sports, events and entertainment.

The stadium is still in the concept design stage. Still, we anticipate the design to include a function room with views of Mt Wellington, a stage pocket, a single continuous concourse that services the whole stadium and a timber and steel framed fixed ETFE transparent roof, which will see Tasmania leading the world in structured timber roofing solutions.

LOCATION:

Hobart, TAS, Australia

CLIENT: AECOM

ARCHITECT:

Cox Architecture

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $715 million

COMPLETION: 2029

SERVICES PROVIDED: Electrical Hydraulics Specialist Sports Lighting

The Heffron Centre, South Sydney Rabbitohs

The new South Sydney Rabbitohs HQ showcases sustainability through innovative design and strong stakeholder collaboration.

The Heffron Centre is a new indoor community multipurpose sports and gymnastics facility, including a public café, as well as the headquarters, training facilities, and High-Performance Centre (CHPC) for the South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club (Rabbitohs), designed and constructed under a Public Private Partnership.

We worked with Randwick City Council to align the project with their sustainability goals. Designed initially with fossil fuel sources for water heating and kitchen facilities, we identified the opportunity to shift to an all-electric system, using heat pumps and storage, instead of introducing a gas supply and associated plant to the site. Variations to the HVAC scope increased the electrical load, requiring an upgraded substation to meet peak demand. We demonstrated that increasing the electrical supply capacity could support the modifications to the project scope and facilitate an all-electric food preparation, domestic hot water and pool heating, resulting in a greener building that exceeded the Council's sustainability aspirations.

The electrified building incorporates several innovations, including 200 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar power, an all-electric commercial kitchen, and multiple electric vehicle (EV) charging points. These features were incorporated during the building design to facilitate lower operational costs and lower carbon emissions, indicating the project's forward-thinking approach to energy efficiency and sustainability.

The multi-stakeholder-owned building required meticulous planning and communication with each stakeholder, ensuring that the final structure met everyone's needs. The project team overcame challenges in managing diverse interests and complex infrastructure requirements to design a future-focused facility that aligns with the evolving industry standards.

LOCATION: Maroubra, NSW, Australia

CLIENT:

Randwick City Council + South Sydney Rabbitohs

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $58 million

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical

Electrical

Hydraulic

Fire Protection

Fire Engineering

Sustainability

Audio Visual

The Heffron Centre © Brett Boardman Photogaphy

Kennedy Community Centre, Hawthorn Football Club

A

top-tier facility for Hawthorn Football Club, blending elite performance with community space.

The Kennedy Community Centre includes the Harris Elite Training Facility for the men's and women's teams, AFLW game-day facilities, and various community facilities. The elite training facility will consist of club administration offices, training spaces, an aquatic centre and change rooms designed for equal access by the men's and women's teams.

The community pavilion includes changerooms on the ground level, a function room with a central kitchen on level one and coaches and media boxes with tiered seating on level two. The setup supports day and night training with future-proofed provisions for broadcast-level sports lighting updates if required.

Engineering challenges include the need to future-proof the electrical infrastructure, allowing for the expansion to full broadcast lighting. This required dedicated distribution boards and modual head frame that can be extended for additional light fittings.

A new site-dedicated substation and main switchboard have been installed to support these needs.

The brownfield site is a reclaimed landfill. We implemented a pump sewer system to avoid deep trenches for the sewer lines and designed foundations that will remain stable while the surrounding landfill settles, and flexible service connections that will accommodate potential movement.

Sustainability and efficiency are key aspects of the project. The site utilises recycled water for irrigation via a ‘purple pipe’ system, aligning with local sustainability management schemes. The facility is fully electric and uses energy-efficient systems like variable refrigerant flow (VRF) mechanical systems to minimise operational costs. The design includes high-efficiency commercial hot water units with significant storage capacity to meet peak demand periods.

LOCATION: Dingley, VIC, Australia

CLIENT: Hawthorn Football Club

ARCHITECT: Peddle Thorp Architects

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $80 million

COMPLETION: 2024

SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection Audio Visual Communications Sustainability

Kennedy Community Centre © Peddle Thorp

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne Cricket Club

Our advisory and feasibility services can be attributed to many projects spanning a decade of work at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

We reviewed the electrical infrastructure and energy consumption for the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), analysing the operational risks, power supply capacities and efficiency opportunities and identifying a list of prioritised recommendations, many of which we assisted the MCC facilities team implement.

In addition to these planned projects, we assisted the MCC Facilities team on an as-needed basis in reviewing power quality considerations and proposed plant and system upgrades, including as a client advisor for the Smart Stadiums project.

We worked with the MCC to implement a comprehensive utility monitoring and visualisation system. We developed the performance requirements in collaboration with the MCC facilities team and organised an EOI and RFP process. The operational system constantly monitors performance for proactive maintenance and efficiency tuning. The flexible design of the electrical infrastructure has expanded to incorporate gas and water systems.

Following the electrical and energy masterplan, we developed a hydraulics master plan. The project evaluated potable water, Class A treated water, sewer and flushing systems, and fire sprinklers and hydrant systems. The project also included successfully testing the peak potable water demand and simultaneously operating fire systems.

We are proud to have designed the services for several hospitality refurbishments across the stadium, including the Jim Stynes Grill, Robert Flower Terrace and Lock Up Bar, to meet the operational requirements and schedule of the MCC.

We have also conducted the feasibility of solar photovoltaic generation on the northern and southern stand roof areas and coordinated with the facility's unique spatial, structural, shading, and other considerations.

LOCATION: Richmond, VIC, Australia

CLIENT: Melbourne Cricket Club

ARCHITECT: Not Applicable

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: Undisclosed

COMPLETION: Ongoing Client SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection Sustainability

Melbourne Cricket Ground © Brett Ginsberg

Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre

The redevelopment of Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre aligns with the Darebin City Council’s ambitious sustainability strategy.

Darebin was the first government in the world to declare a climate emergency and is committing to taking action to achieve a longterm vision for net-zero emissions.

The Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre targets 6-Star Green Star certification and is Victoria’s first fully electric aquatic centre. To achieve this, we designed heating and cooling for the facility eliminating the need for gas or other fossil fuels, powered, in part, by a large solar array. The design integrates energy storage into the thermal systems and heat recovery in all ventilation systems.

The facility will use recycled rain and greywater on-site and provide electric vehicle charging for visitors. This system will be fully integrated into a beautiful architectural design using timber for the primary structure in the pool halls and other areas.

Balancing the costs of an electric facility presented a unique challenge for this project. Through robust analysis, the design team could show that incurring the capital cost of electrification now would reduce energy costs and carbon emissions over time.

LOCATION:

Northcote, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

Darebin City Council

ARCHITECT:

Warren and Mahoney Architects

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $63.5 million

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical

Electrical

Hydraulics

Fire Protection

Audio Visual

Northcote Aquatic Centre © Tom Roe

Noblesville Event Centre & Parking Garage

The event centre brings a key economic development driver for Noblesville Innovation Mile.

Our teams across Australia and the U.S. are providing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and fire protection engineering services for a 122,500 square foot, event centre and associated parking garage for the City of Noblesville within the Innovation Mile Development.

The event centre will seat approximately 3,400 patrons from basketball games and will be able to be converted into a multipurpose convention/ convocation centre for flat floor programs such as conventions, conferences, other sporting events, concerts, professional meetings, and other such purposes. One tenant for the venue will be the Indiana Pacers who will use the facility for their G-League team, formerly known as the “Mad Ants”, who are relocating from Fort Wayne, Indiana. The venue will need to be constructed to conform with the National Basketball Association (NBA) G-League Rules and Specifications.

A glass curtain wall is used at the primary entrance on the facility's north side. The seating bowl is a single rake with street-level access and an upper concourse. A portion of the seating may be retractable to provide flexibility for the facility. The support functions of locker rooms, media, storage, etc. will be on the street level of the facility.

Sustainability will be an important attribute of the facility. Energyefficient design, water usage, and sanitary reduction will all be goals of the project.

To ensure easy accessibility, the parking garage will be built adjacent to the events centre. The structured garage will have five levels and contain approximately 1000 car parking spaces

LOCATION: Noblesville, IN, USA

CLIENT: Patch Development + City of Noblesville

ARCHITECT: Ratio Architects

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

US $80 million (Event Centre)

US $30 million (Parking Garage)

COMPLETION: 2025 SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection

Stock Basketball Stadium Image © Gorodenkoff

Springfield Reserve, Brisbane Lions

Gender-equitable, state-of-the-art training facilities for Brisbane Lion’s AFL teams

LOCATION: Springfield, QLD, Australia

CLIENT:

Brisbane Lions Football Club

ARCHITECT:

Populous

CONST RUCTI ON VALUE: $60 million

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Specialist Sports Lighting

Technical Peer Review

The Brighton Homes Arena is a state-of-the-art training and administration facility, home to the Brisbane Lions Australian Football League (AFL) and Australian Women's Football League (AFLW) teams. It is the first facility in Australia to provide equal elite training facilities for professional men's and women's teams, including an indoor training field, recovery pools, and gymnasium.

Along with spectator facilities to enhance the match day experience, including a bar, café and club merchandise outlet, the site-wide lighting design is purposefully designed to elevate

each space. Our specialist lighting team worked with stakeholders, including the AFL, Brisbane Lions and local community users, to design a bespoke LED sports lighting brief, ensuring optimal visibility for evening games for those attending in person and broadcasting the match on television.

The 8,000-seat arena celebrates the club's proud Fitzroy heritage, with a red brick base and lowpitch roof on the main pavilion. While paying homage to its roots, the design ensures that the facilities meet the modern expectations of spectators and community facilities.

© Angus Martin

Concord Oval Redevelopment

The Wests Tigers NRL club has a new home with the Centre of Excellence, Concord Oval Redevelopment.

LOCATION:

Concord, NSW, Australia

CLIENT:

City of Canada Bay

ARCHITECT:

dwp Architects

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$84 million

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection

Sustainability

After four years, the Concord Oval Development has been completed and is the largest infrastructure project for the Canada Bay Council.

The project encompasses two significant recreation spaces in the Concord LGA; Concord Oval and St Luke’s Park South.

The project involved the demolition of existing buildings on the Concord Oval site. The new structure includes a multiuse sports and recreation facility, two new multipurpose buildings, and car parking. An additional all-weather training pitch with

synthetic surface is to the north of Gipps Road, with new lighting for training only and open spaces for passive recreation.

As well as being the new training and administration headquarters of the Wests Tigers NRL club, it will also be home to the club's NRLW team.

We worked closely with the stakeholders and the broader project team throughout the project to deliver a world-class facility.

Punt Road Oval, Richmond Football Club

Community engagement was a key factor in the redevelopment plans for the Punt Road Oval.

LOCATION:

Richmond, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

Richmond Football Club

ARCHITECT:

Suters Architects

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$15 million

COMPLETION: 2012

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical Electrical

Hydraulic Fire Protection

Sustainability

Security & Audio Visual

Vertical Transport

A collaboration between the Football Club, City of Melbourne, Department of Sport and Recreation, and the AFL, the project draws inspiration from sculptor Clement Meadmore and iconic images of Australian Rules footballers. The design reflects the Richmond Tigers' identity, incorporating elements like the winner's circle tradition and respecting the historic Jack Dyer Stand.

The facility integrates spaces for football, community use, and flexible programming. It houses the Korin Gamadji Institute, a training centre for Indigenous youth, symbolised by the continuation of red brick, echoing the Indigenous flag and Richmond's history with Indigenous communities.

We provided building services for the $15 million project, which includes a gym, sports hall, community centre, administration space, function centre, cultural centre, and club shop. The redevelopment delivers a stateof-the-art facility that blends high-performance training with community engagement, embodying the Tigers' spirit and fostering collaboration.

The redevelopment also featured advanced AV and security systems that enhanced functionality and safety. These technologies are woven into the building design, providing a secure environment that aligns with the facility's dual purpose of elite training and public engagement.

Ikon Park, Carlton Football Club

Continuing our relationship with Carlton Football Club, Introba was again engaged to provide services for the Ikon Park redevelopment.

LOCATION:

Carlton, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

Carlton Football Club

ARCHITECT:

Populous

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$17.3 million (2011)

$40 million (2023)

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical

Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection

The redevelopment offers excellent amenities and facilities for the Australian Football League Women (AFLW) players and match day facilities. The project aims to better integrate the AFLW facilities with the current highperformance training facility, removing the existing physical barriers between the two arms of the club.

The refurbishment was completed in stages, allowing the club to continue to occupy a portion of the building during construction. This challenge meant we needed to carefully review the dependencies of services between the stages of work to ensure ongoing building operation.

There was also extensive consultation with authorities to

complete upgrade works and ensure the building was occupied safely during construction.

We introduced new broadcast standard sports lighting in a parkland and residential setting. The team worked with the client group to address council and resident concerns through a collaborative design process, resulting in a high-quality scheme with the most negligible impact on the neighbouring properties.

Our role in the 2023 redevelopment was due to our previous involvement. We removed two existing stands and constructing a new training facility with a gym, warm-up area, ‘altitude’ room, aquatic centre, function space, café, sports consulting suites.

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Dandenong Aquatic and Wellbeing Centre

This is a landmark project to replace the aging 40-year-old Dandenong Oasis with a modern, two-storey aquatic and wellbeing centre.

LOCATION:

Dandenong, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

City of Greater Dandenong

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$90 million

COMPLETION: 2025

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection

Sustainability

Audio Visual

The project is targeting a 5-Star Green Star certification, which reflects the commitment to environmentally responsible design. Key sustainability initiatives include the use of all-electric systems with no gas on-site, a high-performance façade designed to improve energy efficiency, and increased air tightness to reduce energy loss. The facility will also feature a 450kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system with the capability for future battery energy storage, ensuring a sizable portion of the centre’s energy needs is met through renewable sources. Water-saving measures such as rainwater reuse, efficient water fixtures, and leak detection systems will further reduce the facility’s environmental footprint.

The centre has been designed with future climate adaptation in mind. Life cycle carbon analysis and the use of lowembodied carbon materials will help minimise the long-term environmental impact of the building.

The facility will also incorporate cutting-edge audio visual technology, including a sitewide public address system, IPTV distribution, and highperformance sound systems. Multiple activity and exercise rooms will be equipped with voice reinforcement for instructor-led sessions, and several meeting spaces will feature MS Teams video conferencing capabilities.

Aquapulse and Encore Events Centre

The new facility has successfully created a vibrant and attractive community hub that was visited by more than two million people in its first year.

LOCATION:

Hoppers Crossing, VIC, Australia

CLIENT: Wyndham City Council

ARCHITECT:

dwp Suters

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$68 million

COMPLETION: 2015

SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection Sustainability

The 80 Derrimut Road Site Optimisation Project is a development that enhances the community services in Hoppers Crossing. The project involved multiple aspects, including the construction of a new library, the expansion of the Aquatic and Leisure Centre and the redevelopment of the Events Centre. The new spaces have successfully created a vibrant and attractive community hub focused on learning, recreation and social engagement, visited by more than two million people in the first year it was open.

The expansion of the centre will modernise the existing facilities to cater to a growing population, creating a vibrant, multi-purpose space for community health and fitness. The upgraded centre

offers a variety of amenities for users, including new and improved swimming pools, fitness areas, and leisure spaces designed to accommodate diverse recreational activities for people of all ages. The redevelopment integrates with other community services, making it a key part of a larger precinct encouraging increased community interaction and social cohesion.

The sustainability design of the facility focused on enhancing energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact. The redevelopment aligned with best practices in sustainability at the time, with emphasis on lighting and sufficient natural day light, efficient pool water filtrations, rainwater capture and reuse and high performing facades.

Bundha Sports Centre

We are proud to be a part of the team delivering Australia's first vertical sports facility.

LOCATION: Fitzroy VIC, Australia

CLIENT: Built Environs

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$54.4 million

COMPLETION: 2024

SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection

Fire Engineering

Sustainability Security

ICT

Audio Visual

The facility is set to become a cutting-edge facility, offering much needed court space for a range of sports. Designed with a unique vertical layout, the centre features five courts stacked three stories high, providing ample space for training, competition, and community use.

To meet Council’s sustainability ambitions, the facility will be all-electric incorporating energyefficient systems for HVAC, domestic hot water and cooking equipment.

The scope of our work includes the design and installation of new power systems, general lighting, and external lighting, with a focus on enhancing the facility’s aesthetics, such as decorative entrance, foyer, and gym lighting.

A key feature of the centre is its state-of-the-art sports lighting, compliant with AS2560.2 standards to meet the specific needs of futsal and other sports. The lighting design ensures the right lux levels, uniformity, and glare control, along with flexible control options for each court.

The main court will feature a massive 7m x 4m LED video wall, with scoreboard and video inlay capabilities, and BYOD inputs for both video and audio. All multipurpose courts will be equipped with scoreboard systems, sitewide digital signage, and an addressable zoned PA system to ensure smooth communication throughout the facility.

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Wiigulga Multipurpose Complex

A community hub revitalising Woolgoolga with sports, culture, and connection

LOCATION:

Woolgoolga, NSW, Australia

CLIENT: City of Coffs Harbour

ARCHITECT: Populous

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $28 million

COMPLETION: 2022

SERVICES PROVIDED: Electrical Hydraulic Fire Engineering Sustainability

The Wiigulga Sports Complex is a transformative, multipurpose sports and community hub located in Woolgoolga, bringing new life to a previously undeveloped area. The $28.8 million facility caters to a wide range of sports, including AFL, cricket, rugby, soccer, and touch football. It features two multisport indoor courts, outdoor fields with lighting and drainage, and a versatile stage for performances.

The main building includes a café, commercial kitchen, flexible changerooms, and multipurpose rooms like the Sangeet rooms, which can host private gatherings, yoga, dance, and meetings. The centrepiece is the expansive

sports hall, designed for indoor activities like basketball, volleyball, badminton, futsal, and pickleball. The hall is equipped with LED video screens, accessible changing facilities, and a sensory room, accommodating over 1,000 people in performance mode.

Outside, the complex offers junior and senior-sized multi-sport fields, a bike pump track, inclusive playground, cricket nets, shared pathways, and car parking. The building design reflects local Indigenous heritage and the multicultural mix of the Northern Beaches, creating a space that fosters connection and celebrates the community’s diversity.

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Sunshine Coast University Stadium

The Sunshine Coast Lightning’s home at USC features a grandstand expansion, enhanced AV tech, and modern facilities for fans.

LOCATION:

Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia

CLIENT:

University of Sunshine Coast

ARCHITECT:

dwp Australia

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$9 million

COMPLETION:

2019

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Audio Visual

The home of the Sunshine Coast Lightning has been unveiled at the University of Sunshine Coast (USC), boasting a new eastern grandstand with an additional 1000 seats, expanding the stadium capacity to welcome 3000 fans and allowing more people with the opportunity to attend live games, new corporate function spaces and modernised player facilities.

Introba worked closely with architects, DWP, and key USC and Sunshine Coast Lightning stakeholders to deliver a highly flexible AV solution that supports the multipurpose venue within a compressed design and delivery program. Key features of this exciting project are the 6 by 4-meter LED video wall,

which enhances the game day experience for spectators, interfaces for game day and broadcast operators and a network-based approach to audio, video and control signal transport, inclusive of new amplifiers, digital signal processor (DSP) through to Dante enabled, digital steerable array speakers.

Collaborating for the first time, Programmed as the AV integrator, Innomate for the AV control programming and Optimal Audio for the DSP programming along with the design team, were able to deliver an innovative, state-of-the-art AV solution. The partnership has since been invited to further collaborate on the AV design for the new USC Petrie Campus.

Brunswick Street Oval

Brunswick Street Oval Precinct Redevelopment to create a sustainable, modern community and sporting hub.

LOCATION:

Fitzroy North, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

City of Yarra

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$8 million

COMPLETION:

TBC

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical Electrical

Hydraulic

Fire Protection

Fire Engineering

The $8 million redevelopment of the Brunswick Street Oval Precinct is to establish a contemporary shared community and sporting facility that can cater to the needs of a rapidly expanding local community and sports scene.

The redevelopment comprises a new Sports Pavilion, a new Tennis Pavilion, and the refurbishment of the existing Heritage Grandstand.

The proposed development prioritises sustainability principles by enabling more energy efficient and lower greenhouse gas emitting building practices.

It also focuses on improving community engagement, protecting water quality, maximising water resources, and generating onsite electricity through photovoltaic panels.

The project has completed the tender phase, with construction to commence at a date to be determined.

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Sydney Football Club Centre of Excellence, Macquarie University Sports Precinct

Sky Park will provide the foundation for the Sky Blues future growth.

LOCATION: North Ryde, NSW, Australia

CLIENT:

Sydney Football Club + Macquarie University

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $20 million

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Mechanical

Electrical Hydraulic

Fire Protection

Fire Engineering

Sustainability

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The Sydney FC Elite Centre of Excellence at Macquarie University Sports Fields is a stateof-the-art facility designed to push the boundaries of athletic performance. It will bring the fans, staff, professional players and the academy's rising stars together under one roof at ‘Sky Park’ for the first time in the club’s history.

The vision for this facility includes high-tech training spaces, advanced recovery pools, and a versatile lecture theatre to meet the needs of athletes and the broader community. The design also embraces urban

interventions, with an outdoor futsal court that doubles as an educational space.

The floating glass box with V-shaped columns led to unique solutions to house the services required in the building, internalising infrastructure to support the architectural vision of open spaces and transparency.

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Optus Stadium

We provided specialist advisory services for the audio visual design at Perth Stadium, known as Optus Stadium.

LOCATION: Perth, WA, Australia

CLIENT:

Department of Finance Building Management and Works (BMW)

ARCHITECT:

Hassell, COX, HKS Architects

CONSTRUCTION VALUE: $1.6 billion

COMPLETION: 2018

SERVICES PROVIDED: Audio Visual Advisory Services

Located just outside the Perth central business district and opened in 2018, Perth Stadium is a multipurpose stadium with the capacity to host AFL, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Cricket, Soccer and other concert and entertainment events.

The stadium's capacity is 60,000 making it the third-largest stadium in Australia. Drop in seats add flexibility to increase capacity for rectangular events.

The design of the stadium focused on a“fans first” experience in sports and entertainment viewing.

Perth Stadium was awarded Venue of the Year at the Stadium Business Awards in Manchesterin 2022.

Introba was engaged to provide Advisory Services for the Audio Visuals on the project.

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Botany Aquatic Centre

Botany Aquatic Centre transforms into a modern, sustainable recreation hub.

LOCATION:

Botany, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

Bayside Council

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$40 million

COMPLETION: 2023

SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection Fire Engineering Sustainability

The Botany Aquatic Centre is set to become a modern aquatic and recreation facility with learn-toswim, competition, and indoor lap pools, as well as an adventure water play area, splash pad and an abundance of new amenities including café, child-minding, gym space and change rooms.

We provided holistic benchmarking and sustainability design advice throughout the project. Our design includes key sustainability initiatives, including designing to be ‘net zero ready’, electrifying engineering systems, and maximising on-site renewable energy generation. The design also includes comprehensive submetering and utility management systems to monitor energy use efficiently.

We found opportunities to exceed the minimum building code requirements by incorporating efficient engineering services and selecting materials with low carbon footprints, reducing embodied carbon. We integrated biophilic design principles to create a strong connection between nature and the built environment.

We prioritised indoor air quality and adopted a water-sensitive design approach. Water-efficient fixtures, water consumption monitoring, leak detection and rainwater harvesting systems all contribute to the facility’s sustainable design.

Fawkner Leisure Centre

Fawkner Leisure Centre redevelopment enhances recreation, wellness, and sustainability initiatives

LOCATION:

Fawkner, VIC, Australia

CLIENT:

Merri-bek City Council

ARCHITECT:

CO.OP Studio

CONSTRUCTION VALUE:

$36.8 million

COMPLETION: 2024

SERVICES PROVIDED: Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Fire Protection

Sustainability

The Fawkner Leisure Centre receiving a major redevelopment, which will include greater recreation and leisure, fitness and training, therapy, wellness, and education components. Highlevel community consultation was undertaken to shape the design of the centre and its facilities. Stage 1 of the redevelopment includes a new 50-metre outdoor pool, water play areas, a gym, program space, reception, a café, and a splash pad.

The site is undergoing full electrification in alignment with the Council's Zero Carbon objectives. The conversion from gas to electricity has presented some unique challenges to the

existing facility, which required a major overhaul of the plant and a replacement of the main site infrastructure – this included a new site substation and switchboard, a new fire ring main, and upgrades to the sewer system.

The early phases of the project included a level of master planning, to review future expansion plans for additional indoor pools and facilities; the growth of the venue in the future is included in the infrastructure sizing and layout.

Expertise Assembled

Right Team, Right Place, Right Time

Our work is delivered by four integrated practices. We unlock potential for our clients at every stage of the built environment’s transformation: from strategy, through design and construction, to asset performance and optimisation, backed by analytics at every stage.

Our regional teams deeply understand the needs of their local markets and are just as confident working collaboratively on projects further afield as part of our global network.

Buildings

Planning, consulting, engineering, and design.

We provide mechanical, electrical, fire protection, and water systems engineering for buildings and districts.

Our engineers design systems that enhance building performance for the benefit of owners and investors, occupiers, communities, and the environment.

These core MEPF engineering capabilities are supported by a continually evolving range of planning, consulting, engineering, and design specialisms.

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– Architectural Lighting & Daylight Design

– Baggage Handling

– District Energy and Smart Grids

– Fire Engineering

– IT and Audio Visual Consulting

– Medical Equipment Planning

– Net Zero Carbon

– Renewable Energy

– Security & Resilience

– Systems Commissioning

Strategy

Translating bold ideas into action.

We develop innovative policy frameworks, performance standards, and delivery roadmaps.

We work with policymakers, government agencies, institutions, and businesses to develop strategies for organisations, projects, campuses, portfolios, districts, cities, and regions.

We put guardrails around strategic objectives while offering ongoing support to monitor their implementation.

Digital

Connecting the digital to the real.

We help clients to build better with digital insights and expertise.

We fuse the power of data, emerging technologies, intelligent buildings and transportation, and domain expertise to transform how buildings and communities work.

From technology visioning to data-driven operations, our teams map our clients’ needs to deliver emerging solutions for impact, resilience, and success.

Analytics

Putting data behind decisions.

Our design analysts combine expertise from the fields of architecture, engineering, physics, computer and data sciences.

We work closely with our buildings, strategy, and digital practices to undertake parametric performance analyses, create specialised modelling tools and develop new ways to visualise, explore and understand data.

We equip clients and design teams with the insights they need to make well-informed strategic decisions.

– Policy and Planning

– Masterplan Visioning

– Climate & Sustainability

– Corporate ESG Strategy

– Circular Economy

– Sustainability Certification & Assurance

– Building Health & Wellness

– Digital Advisory

– Digital Transformation

– Reality Capture

– Digital Twins

– BIM

– Immersive Applications

– Automation & AI

– Smart Buildings, Mobility and Infrastructure

– Policy & Infrastructure Analysis

– Building Energy Modelling

– Climate Resilience Assessment

– Life Cycle Analysis

– Whole Life Carbon

– Computational Fluid Dynamics

– Data Analytics & Visualisation

– Microclimate Assessment

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Building Envelope Optimisation

– Indoor Environmental Quality

Our Leadership Team Think Big, Be Inspired

Our strong leadership and multidisciplinary teams ensure a well-rounded approach for your project.

We choose our team based on their experience and expertise, ensuring the best people for the project.

Committed to reshaping the world, our problem solvers combine cutting-edge digital solutions with emerging innovations and industry-leading sustainability strategies to transform the built environment. We collaborate with our clients to create living systems that are smart, secure, resilient, and connected – spaces that uplift communities, protect the health of the planet, and adapt to meet the demands of the future.

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Elliott

Managing Principal, Melbourne Mechanical

Leslie Ho

Senior Security Consultant Security

Jacobsen

Managing Principal, Brisbane & Sydney Hydraulics

Senior Associate Fire Engineering

Barker

Managing Principal, Sustainability Design Analytics

Senior Associate Technology

Richard Han

Dulip Rajapaksha

Patrick

Paul

David

McGrath Principal Specialist Sports Lighting

Senior ICT Consultant Technology

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Visual

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Silvia Misuraca

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An award winning portfolio of commissions at every scale

Our sector leadership model combines our technical expertise and local specialist knowledge to best support the needs of our clients.

Market Sectors

We provide our full range of services across six sectors, tackling developments involving multiple building types by assembling cross-sector teams:

Mobility

– Aviation

– Rail & Transit

– Highway Facilities – Maritime – Port Facilities

Commercial – Offices – Residential – Retail – Hotels – Hospitality – Sports – Leisure – Stadia – Entertainment – Mixed Use – Arts & Culture – Industrial

Government – Justice – Civic – Federal Healthcare – Defence – Workspace – Public Safety – Mission Critical – Law Enforcement – Policy & Code Advisory

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Technology

– Laboratories – Data Centres

– Pharmaceutical – Advanced Manufacturing – Research Facilities – Clean Rooms

Education – Schools – Colleges – Universities – Campuses – District Energy – Student Accommodation Healthcare – Clinics – Hospitals – Medical Offices – Medical Research – Surgery Centres – Cancer Centres – Care Facilities

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Inspiring Change Empowering Changemakers

Leading by Example, Walking the Talk

Thought Leadership

We give clients access to internationally recognised thought leaders in their fields.

We identify talented young professionals with the potential to become changemakers, providing a platform for them to grow and achieve impact.

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Industry Engagement

Introba plays an active role in support of professional bodies and industry initiatives.

We are active members of US, Canadian, Australian, and UK Green Building Councils and regularly contribute time and expertise to taskforces, working groups and research initiatives.

Defining Best Practices

We work with professional bodies, industry partners and independently to advance the current state of knowledge across the fields in which we practice.

Recent contributions include:

– PARAS 0016 : Airport Security Vulnerability Assessments

– Refrigerants & Environmental Impacts: A Best Practice Guide

– The Radiant Whole Life Carbon Study

– Whole Life Carbon of PV Installations

– CIBSE TM 65 : Embodied carbon in building services

– Renewable Natural Gas : What Role Will It Play in Decarbonization in B.C.?

– World Green Building Council : Beyond Buildings

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Impact Fund

Running on an annual basis, our Impact Fund supports thought leadership and transformational initiatives around sustainability and digital innovation, and encourages collaboration with external partners.

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Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment

We are founding signatories of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Introba is Net Zero Carbon for Scopes 1 and 2.

MEP 2040 Challenge

We are signatories of the Carbon Leadership Forum’s MEP 2040 Commitment to advocate for and achieve net zero carbon in our projects: operational carbon by 2030 and embodied carbon by 2040.

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ESG

We published our first annual corporate social & environmental responsibility report in 2017.

We are now leading the development of the ESG program of our parent company, Sidara. This will provide a platform to share our ongoing performance, alongside other companies within Sidara.

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CONNECTED TO SUCCESS

Introba is part of a global alliance whose members are consulting and engineering firms with unique and complementary specialisations, serving the buildings, transportation, and water sectors.

Together we provide our clients with the resources and reach of a truly global company and the innovative thinking and deep focus of a best-in-class firm.

Our alliance enables us to tailor and scale our solutions to our client’s specific needs. Through technical excellence, local knowledge, and future insight we empower positive change in our communities and for our planet.

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