Consultant Partners

consultant partners for the Sustainable Home Brisbane project

Australian Green Development Forum
The Australian Green Development Forum (AGDF) is a balanced, non-profit coalition of members dedicated to accelerating the adoption of sustainable practices in the building and development industries. Members are drawn from the development industry, public authorities, educational institutions, and community groups, which is consistent with its ‘whole of society’ approach to addressing the imperative of sustainable development.

The AGDF promotes ‘sustainable urban communities across Australia’, and works in partnership with a wide range of organisations and associations to achieve this goal.

Partnerships - Endorsed by industry, environmental bodies, and community sectors that also have an interest in fostering sustainable development, the AGDF will provide a recognised and respected forum to connect innovators whose goal is to forge links between:

sustainable development practices and technologies
appropriate institutional frameworks
adoption and implementation by business, and

demand from consumers in the marketplace.

The Business Case - Effective sustainable development will be promoted by the AGDF as development that offers market-competitive products to consumers, as well as a return on investment to the building and development industries.

Best Practice - Leading-edge practices in environmental and resource management and corporate social responsibility will be promoted and supported.
AGDF 2 Dorchester Street, South Brisbane Qld 4101 Phone 07 3846 5499
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Bligh Tanner – Civil, Structural, and Hydraulic Engineers
Bligh Tanner is a civil, structural and hydraulic engineering company committed to contemporary design integrated with the built and natural environment. With four Principals, the practice combines experience ranging from tensile structures to integrated water management, providing impetus to innovation on all projects.

Areas for expertise that provide a catalyst for innovation are:
Water-sensitive urban design and sustainable land developments
Architectural structures
Lightweight structures
Integrated water management

Their expert contribution to the Brisbane Sustainable Home project included structural systems and material selection and hydraulic services systems designed to reduce water and energy consumption:
Collection, storage and treatment of rainwater for household consumption
Collection and treatment of greywater for irrigation purposes
Solar hot water service

Bligh Tanner Pty Ltd 30 Florence St, Newstead Qld 4005, Australia
PO Box 2150, Fortitude Valley Qld 4006, Ph 07 3845 1555
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Bligh Voller Nield – Architects
Principal architect Shane Thompson and National Environmentally Sustainable Design Coordinator Marci Webster-Mannison have worked tirelessly to craft a fabulous design for the Brisbane Sustainable Home.

Bligh Voller Nield has an Environmental Policy, which confirms its commitment, objectives and approaches to achieving broad sustainable objectives. As the architects chosen from many contenders to design the Brisbane Sustainable Home, the company is responsible for ensuring the house is livable, ecologically-sound and affordable, and will appeal to the many visitors eager to learn about sustainable design practices.

With over 75 years’ experience, Bligh Voller Nield is widely acknowledged for both creative, award-winning designs and sound professional expertise. Bligh Voller Nield has national and international capacity with offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. It is one of Australia’s largest architectural practices with 14 principals, 8 practice directors, 17 associates and a total of over 160 people.

A fully integrated IT system enables their practice to operate as a single nationally and internationally linked office. People in different locations can work on the same project in real time, achieving major benefits in flexibility and efficiency. Also, they have a comprehensive research and database Intranet site. This gives staff access to material selection criteria including lifecycle analysis, performance comparison, maintenance and recyclability. A dedicated research architect is charged with ongoing investigations of sustainability, both in the built and social context.

Bligh Voller Nield, 365 St Paul’s Tce, PO BOX 801, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Ph 07 3852 2525
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Centre for Subtropical Design QUT
This important Brisbane City Council initiative recognises the value of good design and the need to ‘raise the bar’ on the quality of design and development in the local environment. The primary driving force for the Centre is to stimulate design solutions that strengthen, rather than weaken, South East Queensland subtropical identity.

Through its work the Centre intends to: inspire design suited to the subtropical climate, landscapes and lifestyle; develop and demonstrate comfortable and affordable subtropical design for our neighbourhoods, homes and workplaces; and share knowledge and experiences of subtropical design.
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John Clarke & Associates - Development & Construction Management
John Clarke & Associates directors John Clarke and David Valentine: 'We offer
a comprehensive development management and project management service to our valued clients.'

With over 25 years experience in the Property Development industry on some of the countries' high profile projects, their hands-on Development and Project Management Service is available to all projects. They have focussed on Ecologically Sustainable Development and strive to endorse these measures in their projects.

1st Flr, 90 Latrobe Tce, PADDINGTON QLD 4064. Phone: (07) 3367-1711 WEBSITE

Lincolne Scott – Services and Thermal Engineers
Lincolne Scott is an engineering consultancy in the design and operation of building technology. For nearly a century Lincolne Scott has sought more ways to make building projects work successfully at every level.

Lincolne Scott aim to deliver its clients' projects on brief, on time, and on budget, and their people are recognised for their vision and commitment across the Asia Pacific region.

Lincolne Scott delivers integrated building systems solutions that: Provide healthy, pleasant and safe environments for their occupants; are efficient and economic in their use of capital and natural resources, to build, own and operate; and minimise their impact on the environment

Lincolne Scott is committed to developing ways to communicate with their clients at every level in order to find real solutions, to find more ways of making it work, together. For the Brisbane Sustainable Home project the company provided expert advice about the thermal management for the house, energy-efficient lighting, and renewable energy (photovoltaic array).

Lincolne Scott, 1 Gardner Close, PO Box 2227, Milton Qld 4064. Phone: 07 3368 6600
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Maunsell Australia
Maunsell Australia know that sustainable solutions combine environmental, social and business needs. To achieve this balance, they apply the expertise and commitment of their engineers, architects, planners, economists, scientists, and managers.

As part of AECOM's global family of leading infrastructure and engineering specialist companies, Maunsell Australia can rapidly mobilise world-class teams to tackle every aspect of your project.

Maunsell provide a full range of integrated environmental management and planning, science and engineering services to help achieve sustainable natural resource management and rehabilitation. With their parent company AECOM, they rank in the 'Top Three' worldwide in sewerage and solid waste, wastewater treatment, stormwater networks, dams, and reservoirs.
Maunsell Australia, 12 Cribb Street, Milton Qld 4064. Phone: (07) 3858 6700
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PMM Brisbane - Town Planners, Urban Designers, Land Surveyors
During the past 25 years, PMM has built a reputation for finding ways to help its clients create commercially attractive, sustainable developments.

PMM began as a surveying company. As the industry changed, the firm expanded into town planning and during the past few years has developed an urban design service. PMM continues to develop its capabilities to meet society’s future and changing lifestyle needs.

The PMM logo reflects the expertise, energy, and commitment of its people, and reinforces PMM’s position as a stable firm with strong local knowledge, experience, and development credibility.

PMM service foundations include: technical expertise in gathering and analysing site information; understanding and success in the planning approval process; innovation in urban design, project surveying and GIS mapping; and relationships with government and industry agencies.

PMM Brisbane, 743 Ann Street, PO Box 1559, Fortitude Valley Qld 4006.
Ph 07 3237 8899 WEBSITE

Yurrah Pty Ltd - Landscape and Ecology Consultants
Yurrah Pty Ltd is a team of Landscape and Ecological Consultants, based in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), that provide advice on the ecological values of environments, the impacts of developments & resolution of associated conflicts, and the design of external spaces, from small-scale parks to entire suburbs.

We have been involved in many aspects of the development industry, including, large scale residential subdivisions, industrial & commercial projects, mixed use, open space planning, and small lot residential projects. We have also provided ecological services for projects throughout Queensland & Northern New South Wales, and spanning as far as the Republic of Nauru.

Yurrah comprises a dedicated group of individuals capable of providing a full range of expert advice on ecological values & landscape design solutions.
Yurrah Pty Ltd, 14 Cox Rd, PO Box 2070, Windsor QLD 4030. Phone: 07 3857 8477 WEBSITE