Patrick Voorn has been working in and around the marine and offshore industries since 1988 and started as independent consultant on HVAC in 2008. In 2017, having met two members of the Bond TM team while working on a large new build yacht, Patrick approached Bond founder Will Faimatea to suggest a collaboration. The result was Synergy, the HVAC consultancy founded in 2018 which operates as a partner to the Bond Group of technical experts and consultants. As a key component of every superyacht project, and as the largest system on board in terms of space and energy consumption, HVAC plays a critical role in yacht operations and guest comfort, and also presents some of the biggest challenges in terms of systems design, integration and energy efficiency. It is in all these areas that Patrick and the Synergy team apply their extensive knowledge and experience.