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Beach Road Black Rock
Project: Black Rock House Client: StudioFour Architects Category: Low Energy High End Residential The design for this discerning client incorporates flexible living into the solidity of the concrete structure. As well as resolving the building fabric performance, which includes the ever difficult west facing view, a detailed energy performance study was completed. This included determining demand from HVAC, lighting and hotwater, and testing solutions, such as geothermal, solar PV, and HVAC zoning and temperature setting impacts. The result of this study was a summary of initiatives that could be used to get to net zero energy use,as well as the steps in between. www.studiofourarchitects.com -
Albert Park House
Project: Albert Park House
Client: Desyne Developments
Category: Low Energy High End Residential
Working with the tight confines of Port Phillip Council's heritage and sustainability guidelines, this double story addition blends the classic Victorian terrace with modern open plan living.
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JWA Fitzroy House
Project: Fitzroy House
Client: John Wardle Architects
Category: Energy Rating / Low Energy, High End Residential
This unique house by John Wardle Architects is a multi-award winner. The narrow site response is through the use of a central courtyard, where the characteristic graffiti connects the house to the neighbourhood context, something that is integral to the design of the house.
With such a strong design focus, the brief for thermal performance was to integrate JWA's high specification for insulation and glazing seamlessly in the design. This resulted in a star rating that easily exceeded the minimum BCA requirements that were in place at the time of design.
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Wentworth super insulation
Project: Wentworth super insulation
Client: Owen Vokes and Peters / Private Client
Category: Super insulation / Low Energy Residential
Greensphere Consulting was commissioned to provide detailed energy performance assessments for series of wall types, window configurations, and thermal mass densities. Currently specified in a double stud thermally broken (no bridging) format at 300mm tick, this wall system achieves in excess of R7.0.
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Off Grid Tolmie House
Project: Tolmie House
Client: Habitech Systems / Private Client
Category: Off-grid / Low Energy Residential
Greensphere Consulting was commissioned to provide the Energy Assessment for the Habitech Alpine House. This was completed using FirstRate5 and resulted in a 7.7 Star rating.
The design is carefully considered to frame southern mountain views, while optimising northern orientation. The house has utilised a specialised construction system to create a unique family home in a difficult climate.
As always, the devil is in the detail, and in this case Habitech System's unique building fabric demonstrates how effectively insulation and building sealing is achieved with the system. The Habitech Structural Integrated Panel (SIPs) system far exceeds the minimum performance requirements of the BCA deemed-to-satisfy (DTS) provisions and contributes to a level of performance higher than is indicated by the rating system – FirstRate does not allow adjustment of the infiltration settings, one of the areas of performance that sets this system apart from the standard stick and brick construction.
www.habitechsystems.com.au
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Manningham Rd
Project: Manningham Road, Bulleen
Client: Desyne Developments
Category: Multi-residential
A stylish development in one of Melbourne's premier growth suburbs reflects the ability of the area to respond to appropriate density and offer a sustainable lifestyle.
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Robert Mills Architects
Project: Multiple
Client: Robert Mills Architects
Category: Luxury Residential
Whether casual or urbane, sophisticated contemporary or gracious heritage, RMA creates a standard of architecture and interior design in Melbourne, our head office, Sydney and other great places in Australia celebrate.
Greensphere Consulting has worked with RMA for many years to ensure the thermal performance is at the same high standards as the architecture.
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38C Apartments
Project: 38 C Apartments
Client: Interlandi Mantesso Architects / Hacer Group
Category: Mixed-use
A Prestigious development in one of Melbourne's premier suburbs reflects the ability of the leafy inner suburbs to respond to appropriate density and offer a sustainable lifestyle.
www.imaarchitects.com.au
www.hacer.com.au
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West Beach Terraces
Project: West Beach Terraces
Client: Grant Amon Architects
Category: Boutique Residential
Small scale residential is efficient in both space use and thermal performance
This pair of townhouses responds not only to site constraints, but also strict requirements regarding sustainability from the Council within which it resides. Complex solutions can be avoided when the design embraces these requirements from day 1.
A double storey green wall has been designed to provide a visual screen as well as a buffer to the harsh west summer sun.
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Habitech Mansfield House
Project: Mansfield House
Client: Habitech Systems
Category: Rural / Residential
Habitech Systems specialise in combining passive thermal design with an innovative modular panel construction. The result is a very high thermal insulation value with an equally impressive construction timeframe.
www.habitechsystems.com.au
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North Bank Concept Design
Project: North Bank Concept Design
Client: Peddle Thorpe Architects
Category: Medium scale Commercial and Residential
This was an early version of a building that is now built in Melbourne CBD, in a prestigious location on the north bank of the Yarra. This early design set a high benchmark for ESD performance, and included a very large solar Photovoltaic system on the roof (visible).
As with many concept designs this scheme did not eventuate but served as an excellent design study for what was technically possible.
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DSE Anglesea
Project: DSE Offices, Anglesea
Client: Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE)
Category: Small scale commercial
Role: GreenStar Accredited Professional
Responsible for the compilation of the GreenStar submission for this innovative building in a rural setting in Anglesea. The building includes:
- 4 Star GreenStar Rating;
- Zero water leaving the site;
- Natural ventilation and passive cooling systems; and
- Earth covered roof.
This building designed by FMSA Architects and Umow Lai Consulting Engineers truly embraces the passive design principles by using innovative approaches to low energy design
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St Kilda House
Project: St Kilda House
Client: Andrew Maynard Architects
Category: High End Residential
Combining an existing house is never easy in terms of energy and thermal performance.
This uniquely designed house employs the best features of the existing house, such as thermal mass, with the best of the new extension, such as high insulation levels and high performance double glazing.
The combination in this case produced a result in excess of 5 Stars, with the benefits of course returned to the occupants over the long term. Easy isn’t it.
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Jolimont Square
Project: Jolimont Square
Client: Folkestone Pty Ltd
Category: High End Residential
ESD Consultant and energy modelling for the design of the high end Rob Mills designed townhouses in this prestigious location.
Sustainable design advice has included the modelling and assessment of the building to determine and optimise the:
- Thermal efficiency of the building envelope, with various types of construction/insulation material and window/glazing types, sizes and locations.
- Detailed assessment of the material and construction options to ensure a high level of performance in a difficult western orientation.
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Davis Living Base Antartica
Project: Davis Living Quarters, Antarctica
Client: Australian Antarctic Division
Category: Extreme Residential
Description
ESD Consultant and energy modelling for the design of the new Davis Station Living Quarters in Antarctica.
Sustainable design advice has included the modelling and assessment of the building to determine and optimise the:
- Thermal efficiency of the highly specialised building envelope, with various types of unique construction/insulation material and window/glazing types, sizes and locations.
- Critical daylight penetration into the building, assessing the predicted occupant comfort levels related to a sense of connectivity to the outdoors to prevent the onset of ‘cabin fever’.
The obvious issues of fuel supply required the design of the new living quarters to be super high performance with quadruple glazed windows, R4.0 walls etc.
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NMIT Green Skills Centre
Project: NMIT Green Skills Centre, Epping
Client: Northern Metropolitan Institute of Tafe
Category: Educational
Description
The NMIT Green Skills Centre represents a new era in Sustainable Education. This 5 Star GreenStar facility is purpose built for education and training in Sustainable design and technology. The Building features advanced technology such as a geothermal air conditioning, a 25 KW photvoltaic system, Greywater treatment, 110,000 Litres of rainwater storage, 3 different types of Solar hot water, as well as endless sustainable design features and material selection.
Inside the building the students and community will learn hands on the design and installation of a large range of technology. Interactive displays will show real time and historic energy and water data relevant to the systems and features of the building.
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IMA Elwood Apartments
Client: Interlandi Mantesso Architects
Category: Multi-residential
Description
This project in the heart of the Port Phillip City Council was required to meet the stringent ESD performance levels required by the Council. A detailed Town Planning Assessment process (STEPS) is the first step which assesses the building thermal performance, as well as heating and cooling, water use and materials selection.
At the Building Permit Stage, the project was required to meet the Building Code of Australia's 5 Star energy requirement (as applicable to all dwellings). This was achieved by designing appropriate glazing with good insulation levels as well as some creative, functional western shading devices.
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Bridge Road
Project: 543 Bridge Road Richmond
Client: ICON Construction
Category: Commercial Office / Retail
Description
Lead ESD consultant for a new five storey office / retail development. The building is being construction under a D&C contract.
Specific ESD targets include:
- 4.5 Star ABGR rating
- 4 Star GreenStar rating
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Middle Park Boutique Apartments
Project: Middle Park Boutique Apartments
Client: BG Architecture
Category: Multi-residential
Description
These superbly designed apartments have one of the most enviable addresses in Melbourne. The Architects were commited to achieving a high quality finish as well as sustainable performance. This was handled by integrating the material design and energy requirements of the project early in the design.
The outcome was top class and the performance levels achieved with minimal interruption to the design intent.
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Port Melbourne House
Client: Private Client
Category: Small scale Residential
Description
The Port Melbourne House is an exploration into the possibilities of achieving sustainable outcomes in high density residential areas.
A 6 Star rating, ring main hydronic system, evacuated tube solar hot water, LED lighting and natural materials including, but not limited to, green concrete, recycled timber flooring, EO particle boards throughout.
This house is not designed to excel in any one area but rather push the boundaries in all directions to achieve a balanced design
