ii. "entrained" energy
iii. Installation and operating costs for active systems considered over the life of the system as well as the life of the building.
We have run seminars for the public and Council Officers on these topics and are keen to assist other parties in any way possible.
We define good design as including these above factors, which if implemented at the appropriate time, often have minimal cost impact during construction and repay our design fees many times over, while providing a more comfortable and environmentally responsible built environment.
Awards
1) G.M.I. Five Star Design Rating Award for Allan/Ridley House 19862) Wollongong City Council Building Design Awards - "Most Environmentally Responsive Building":
(a) Pearman House 1991.
(b) Salmon Residence 1998
3) Wollongong City Council Building Design Awards
Energy Efficient & Environmentally Conscious Design
Salmon Residence 1998
In 12 years, this award has only been presented on few occasions.
Examples:
Active Solar Designs
(a) Booth Residence
(b) (b) Pearman Residence
(c) (c) Government Employees Health Fund Building
Passive Solar Design
(a) All residential projects to some degree
(b) (b) Most commercial projects to some degree
Specific Projects
(a) LANDCOM Sales Office Shellharbour
(b) Our firm was selected to provide full architectural services to “showcase” solar design in this major subdivision.
(c) Glengarry Homestead
(d) Our firm was selected to provide design and documentation for:
i. restoration
ii. conversion to an Education Centre for Recycling
Resources
We have the most extensive local professional reference library in the Illawarra covering both theory and commercially available products and system for:(a) low energy construction
(b) low energy building systems
(c) solar theory
(d) climatic date
(e) louvers
(f) (f) installation
(g) active systems
(h) solar hot water systems
We have software to
(a) calculate sun shade diagrams
(b) model building energy performance