We are very pleased to introduce you to Jack Hopper, the latest member of the Hannan team.
Jack has joined Hannan Associates as a thermal modeller to strengthen our building physics and energy modelling team and help continue to meet the increasing demand for this service.
We wish him much luck and happiness in his new role.
Welcome Jack!
“I am very invested in developing designs for high performing buildings and becoming a part of the dynamic team at Hannan. There are lots of exciting projects that I am looking forward to being a part of. It is my priority to create comfortable and usable buildings, and my engineering background brings a fundamental understanding of physics that can be used to develop quality buildings, optimised to perform at their best.”
Our Building Physics team is led by experts in the assessment of building energy usage. Using the latest dynamic thermal modelling software the team work closely with clients at the early stages of the building design process to help make informed decisions about the most effective ways to design their buildings to maximise comfort and ease of use for tenants, whilst minimising energy usage and carbon output.
Please just drop us an email if you would like a chat about how we can help you.
I left school at 16 and couldn’t afford to go to university so I wanted a job where I could do day release at college. I was offered roles as an electrician, a factory manager, a printer and a draftsman at building services companies and I decided to take the draftsman’s job at Portland Mechanical Services. I went to college to study for my ONC and HNC in Building and Building Services and developed from there to become an assistant engineer and then a design engineer.
What’s your favourite thing about your job?
Creating buildings is very rewarding, it’s interesting to see buildings you have been involved in design and even after many years when you see them being demolished or redeveloped!
Out of all the projects you’ve been involved with have you got a favourite and why?
I do enjoy football stadia projects and having worked on the original Maine Road Stadium and then working on the City of Manchester Stadium was very interesting. The Coop HQ in Manchester was the most complex and challenging scheme I have worked on and the redevelopment of Riyadh Airport has been the largest so far at £5 bn.
How has the industry changed since you first started your career?
The technology of communications has massively changed how we work – we used to get letters from site and respond accordingly and now it’s almost instant. When we wrote specifications we had to get them typed and changes were very difficult – now its all digital. When I started you had to draw in pencil and move on to pens after months of practice before CAD and 3D.
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
Jobs around the farm and watching football and other sport. I like DIY and building or developing property.
We would like to update and reassure you that as an organisation it is ‘business as usual’ here at Hannan Associates.
Whilst the current situation presents significant challenges, we
are committed to meeting our ongoing client and project commitments in a manner
which follows the Government guidance and provides safe operational conditions
for our staff and those of the design and construction teams.
The information below outlines our approach to business
continuity and this will be reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis as the
situation and Government guidance develops.
Remote Working
From Friday the 20th until further notice our staff will be working primarily from home.
Most people already spend periods working at home so we are not expecting this to have an impact on our ability to support live projects and meet agreed deliverables targets.
Contact with us
Email and all other sharing platforms will all continue working as normal.
Voice contact with our project team members should be made direct using their mobile phone numbers.
If you need assistance with phone or email contact details please email Charlotte Stansfield on [email protected]
Project Meetings
We are well positioned to respond to the need for remote meetings through a variety of
conference and dial in technologies.
We are willing to attend small group meetings (5 people or less) if these are considered necessary, until such times as the Government imposes further restrictions on movement. These will be reviewed individually assessing the risks to our staff and other attendees.
Site Inspections
Where sites remain open for visitors, inspections will continue, subject to individual assessment of the risks. During this period our staff will not take part in large group site walk rounds but will carry out the works individually or in small groups. Site contact may also be limited with communication with site personnel by email or other digital means.
Operational Feedback
Whilst we will be doing everything we can to ensure that our
service levels continue as normal if you do not think we are achieving this
please let us know by contacting the senior project lead who will take the
appropriate actions.
As always we would like to thank you for your continued support and loyalty and we wish you and your families all well during this difficult period.
Rochdale’s new town centre retail and leisure quarter Rochdale Riverside is due to open on the 10th April 2020 and we think it’s looking brilliant! What a transformation!
When complete the complex will provide 24 retail and leisure units including a six screen Reel Cinema and a Hollywood Bowl Puttstars crazy golf course. The latest occupiers to join the scheme are restaurant chain Nando’s, luxury dessert chain Heavenly Desserts and health and beauty retailer Superdrug.
The Kinetic wall installation at Rochdale Riverside Depicting the River Roch
Our team are providing building services design consultancy for the base build, including Part L analysis for each of the buildings.
Hannan Associates are extremely proud to be part of the team delivering this project that will help transform Rochdale’s commercial landscape and give its residents a town centre they can be proud of.
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we caught up with past and present building services engineering apprentices here at Hannan Associates to see what they had to say about their experiences.
If you are considering an apprenticeship in building services please send your CV to [email protected]
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