Energy Architecture's principal consultant John Maitland, a leading sustainability advocate for over a decade, has designed, inspired, and supported successful sustainability initiatives, describing & sharing a strong business case for Sustainability in urban and suburban development.
The consultancy facilitates preferred future outcomes, recognising the need to have a clear definition of Sustainability as a compass for decision making; a way to give direction to strategic planning; encouraging client(s) to see real benefit in Sustainability, converting it to a marketing feature and getting buy-in from residents & potential buyers.
Consultancy ESD (ecological sustainable development) applications address Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Resource Conservation, Water Management, Energy Efficiency, Air and Noise Quality, Reduction in Waste Generation and Disposal, Urban Design, Siting, Social, Cultural and Health Issues, Construction Processes, Selection of Building Materials, and Transport.
Consultancy involvement broadly includes:
- Initiating, strategising, organising and advising toward development potential
- Liaising with land purchase
- Planning and urban design, with emphasis on ESD and lifestyle
- Producing development applications
- Lobbying various levels of government to support unique sustainability objectives
- Developing building design guidelines and encumbrance provisions
- Providing cost advice
- Setting “sustainability targets” according to context and current research findings
- Providing detailed design and liaising with relevant engineering components
- Project Managing infrastructure implementation, including road, waste water, fresh water, electricity (renewable and grid), gas and communications