Curriculum Vitae Terry Gilfillan PROPRIETOR M&E Services Consulting Engineer Academic qualifications: BSc(Hons), C.Eng , MCIBSE, MAE Professional Member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers qualifications: Member of the Academy of Experts Other qualifications: Accredited Low Carbon Consultant and Low Carbon Energy Assessor Practising from: 1977 Summary of experience: General Terry Gilfillan has devoted his entire career to mechanical and electrical building services, specifically the suitability, design, performance, maintenance and pricing of all of the main types of systems, including heating, air conditioning, ventilation, hot & cold water services, automatic controls, above ground drainage, LV distribution, small power and lighting, fire alarms, security alarms, low energy sources etc His work has taken him along many diverse routes gaining experience not only on general commercial and residential projects but also on contracts in hospitals, nuclear power stations, large industrial projects and also working oversees in Algeria and Trinidad 2000 to date – Gilfillan Associates Proprietor of Gilfillan Associates, M&E Consulting Engineers Practising in the design, installation, commissioning and servicing of all main mechanical and electrical engineering services and lifts Terry was also a former winner of the H&V News Environmental Initiative of the Year and interviewer for the CIBSE membership panel in Yorkshire Terry has received commissions for contracts ranging from residential properties to large city centre developments He has received formal training as a single joint expert, by virtue of the Bond Solon training course 1983 to 2000 – Troup Bywaters & Anders Initially appointed as a senior design engineer, Terry gained equity partner status and was the Partner in charge of Leeds office for 13 years Experienced in projects of all sizes and complexity from domestic properties to major hospital projects in excess of £100M project value, he has worked in a wide range of fields including health care, education, the nuclear industry, prisons as well as the commercial and industrial sectors He first undertook expert witness duties around 1990, in relation to a large hospital contract Recent residential project experience: Mechanical and electrical consultancy services were undertaken by Terry Gilfillan for many residential projects, for which Gilfillan Associates were appointed, including: BRIDGEWATER PLACE, LEEDS: 20 storeys of apartments forming the tower of one of the North’s tallest building WEST POINT, LEEDS: 385 apartments on site of the former Royal Mail House on Wellington Street BARWYTHE HALL, Studham, Bedfordshire – Complete refurbishment of a 12 bedroom manor house, suitable for potential use as hotel Including new wood burning boiler plant Part underfloor heated EASBY HALL, GREAT AYTON, North Yorkshire: Renovation of period manor house, pool and lodge, using ground source heat pumps as main heat source Underfloor heated, Completed 2015 RAVENSWICK HALL - Complete renovation of manor house and adjacent buildings, including 300kW straw boiler plant serving the whole site Part underfloor heated Halted at tender stage WHITEHALL RIVERSIDE, LEEDS: 187 apartments close to City Centre MANOR MILLS, LEEDS: almost 300 apartments in Holbeck, designed by Yoo (Philippe Starke) GREEN HOUSE, Leeds: storey mixed residential and commercial development Appointed to oversee the final stages of the installation and to oversee the commissioning and setting to work after the previous consulting engineer’s appointment was terminated Includes many green technology solutions including central ground source heat pumps using boreholes, solar thermal, wind turbines 26/27 PARK ROW, Leeds: Conversion of City Centre building with historic features to form 24 luxury apartments 10 LEE COTTAGE, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire: Large new build luxury country house with pool Ground source heat pumps and horizontal buried loop heat exchangers Under floor heating Competed 2015 11 CROSTON HALL, Croston, Lancashire: Very large mainly new build luxury dwelling on the site of the original Hall Recent appointment Probably with combination of underfloor heating and radiators Anticipated completion late 2016 or 2017 Expert witness experience for residential projects (recent): Northumberland manor house: Expert witness report on sub standard mechanical services including underfloor heating problems Confidential (Manchester) : Dispute over multiple problems with all M&E services in a new build development of 47 apartments and houses CURRENT Huddersfield – dispute over mechanical services installation quality for house Several appointments from Leeds City Council relating to heating installations Norfolk – dispute over quality of installation of domestic boiler and flue Horsforth, Leeds: Large detached house with heating related problems Appointment was related to troubleshooting and resolving client’s complaints Nr Huddersfield: Appointment to resolve apartment heating problems in converted mill Ilkley - Dispute over poorly designed underfloor heating in detached house East Yorkshire – Dispute over suitability of heating systems installed into several new build houses in a cul de sac, producing high running costs 10 Leeds – dispute over mechanical and electrical service quality for apartments 11 Leeds – Dispute over problems with heating installation in house ( Boston Spa) Appointed by owner 12 Menston, Leeds apartments: Dispute over energy costs 13 Whixley nr York: Dispute over heating system performace defficiencies for a hew build luxury dwelling, using air source heat pump Recent Commercial and Industrial Project Experience: Mechanical and electrical consutlancy services have been provided for innumerable projects in this sector, recently including: Newburn Riverside: Several projects completed providing M&E services relating to the evolution of this new mixed development of 13 industrial and commecrial buildings Work continued after PC to include fit outs and the setting up of a 10 year PPM contract for air conditioned office blocks Thorncliffe Park: Services have been on going at this Sheffield site for over 10 years, to completely update and renovate many factory buildings and offices, ikncluding the historical Thorncliffe Hall The Balance, Sheffield: On going modernisation and renovation of this multi storey office building in Sheffield city centre, including new comfort cooling, new boilers, modern lighting etc Dental Clinic, Leeds: State of the art comfort cooled facility in a city centre building where Gilfillan already had undertaken many diverse projects during the previous years Symmetry, Sheffield: M&E consultancy services for a new acid etch facility This was a specialist building requiring particualr care due to the release of acid vapours in the atmosphere Schuh: M&E consultancy services provided for a number of branches including Oxford Street Expert witness experience for non- residential projects (recent): Livesey Brothers mushroom growers: Dispute over poor performance of recently installed cooling equipment New college building (confidential): Dispute of overheating general poor perfromance of heating and cooling in large college teaching block CURRENT Anchor v Coffee Club: Dispute over supply and extract ventilation performance in resturant Massey Bros (Feeds) Ltd: Expert advice rgarding a dispute over the performance of a steam boiler plant used for process Sheffield solicitirs offices: Expert advice and report regarding the performance of the comfort cooling system CURRENT Wold v Trenton (Hull): Dispute over non performance of heating and ventilation to car showroom premises no Expert witness appointments regarding illegal growing of cannibis, specifically regarding energy use