Capabilities

Best Practice Design Advice

• Passive solar design
• Low energy HVAC strategies
• Natural ventilation 
• Rockstore/ labyrinth/ earthtube design
• Solar chimneys
• Heat recovery
• Rainwater/stormwater/greywater harvesting
• Waste water recycling
• Shading and glazing systems design
• Indoor Environment Quality
• Building Biology
• Establishing environmental performance targets
• Grants and rebates
• Life cycle financial modelling

Building Simulation

• Natural ventilation
• Solar access studies
• Daylighting and glare assessments
• Artificial lighting performance
• Dynamic thermal modelling
• HVAC energy modelling
• Thermal comfort assessment
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Total water balancing
• Air change effectiveness

Building Assessment and Certification

• Green Star
• NABERS
• FirstRate / Accurate / BERS
• BCA Section J analysis and certification
• Energy audits
• Town Planning (incl. STEPS/SDS)
• ESD Management Plans
• Commercial Building Disclosure (BEEC)
• Indoor environment quality assessments
• Operational monitoring 

Engineering Services

• On-site energy generation (co- and tri-generation)
• Renewable energy systems (solar PV, solar hot water, wind turbines, etc)
• Energy / CO2 estimates
• Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
• Environmental upgrades of existing buildings