Before Carbon Fire Engineering
The Directors of Carbon Fire Engineering have two decades of professional experience operating throughout Australia and internationally.
James was a Technical Director at Holmes and the Queensland State Manager. He opened the Brisbane office of the consultancy firm in 2017, after working for Holmes in Australia and New Zealand since 2007. Aidon joined Holmes in 2016 working with the Sydney practice until 2017 when he joined James in the Brisbane office.
Throughout their time working closely together, James and Aidon have built a strong reputation for integrity and excellence within the fire engineering industry, and have delivered fire engineering designs at the forefront of the profession on projects across all sectors within Australia. Their shared vision for the highest technical standard of work and seeking intelligent design solutions has naturally evolved into their recent partnership to form Carbon Fire Engineering.
James and Aidon delivered many significant projects while working at Holmes together, below are a selection of recent project examples.
Additional examples of projects delivered together by James and Aidon at Holmes:
Education
- Macquarie University Ainsworth Building // Macquarie Park, NSW
- Macquarie University Michael Kirby Building // Macquarie Park, NSW
- University of Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay Campus, Stage 2 // Petrie, QLD
- Ohana College // Meadowbrook, QLD
- Alexandria Park Community School // Alexandria, NSW
- Wee Waa High School // Wee Waa, NSW
- Griffith University Building N34 Upgrade // Nathan, QLD
- Griffith University Building N55 Upgrade // Nathan, QLD
- Griffith University Building N44 Upgrade // Nathan, QLD
- Griffith University Building N53 Exam Room Upgrade // Nathan, QLD
- Griffith University Sitewide Services Upgrade // Nathan, QLD
- University of Queensland Remote Sites Cladding Project // QLD
Commercial
- 8 Maroochydore Road // Maroochydore, QLD
- 23 National Circuit // Barton, ACT
- 137-153 Crown Street // Darlinghurst, NSW
Retail, Bar & Entertainment
- Birdees Redevelopment // Fortitude Valley, QLD
- Jubilee Hotel // Fortitude Valley, QLD
- Jubilee Place Rooftop Bar // Fortitude Valley, QLD
- Queens Wharf Visitor Centre // Brisbane, QLD
Residential & Hotel
- Monterey // Kangaroo Point, QLD
- Habitat on Juers // Kingston, QLD
- 2-6 Tallow Street Demonstration Project // Inala, QLD
- 16 College Avenue // Shellharbour, NSW
- Twenty 95 // Manly, NSW
- 6A Addison Street // Shellharbour, NSW
- 55 Kalimna Drive // Mornington, VIC
Infrastructure & Industrial
- Cross River Rail — Structural Fire Engineering // Brisbane, QLD
- 11 Ferndell Street // Granville, NSW
- 146 Potassium Street // Narangba, QLD
- 440 Sherbrooke Road // Willawong, QLD
- 43 Curzon Street Upgrade // Tennyson, QLD
- Caboolture Sawmill: CDK Kiln // Caboolture, QLD