Building the home in the right aspect (e.g.Passive solar design principles were incorporated into the build wherever possible. All you need is one smallish air-conditioner for the whole house. The basic requirements when building homes to such carbon-restrained Passivhaus standards are:Ī home can be heated and cooled with only 10% of the normal energy requirements. Using environmentally sound Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) made the job a lot easier. The basic aim was to build a long-lasting, beautiful and sustainable home by minimising energy required for heating, cooling, and efficient water use. Passivhaus is a network of highly experienced German and Swiss trained developers keen to minimise fossil energy used when building a home and the ongoing energy needs which contribute to global warming. Building a home in Cottesloe to international standards regarding energy efficiency and comfort was a great experience for Andrew.
He recently completed WA’s first PassivHaus using our own structural insulated panels. He now works in Perth, specialising in building homes with environmentally friendly products. Andrew was appointed Project Coordinator for an expansion to Sydney’s International Airport Terminal Building and then transferred to the UK and Switzerland to help integrate three European businesses. He worked on engineering construction projects in Belgium and New Guinea and completed an MBA in France. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) A Builder's take with Andrew Abercromby ( Consortium Builders)Īndrew Abercromby qualified as a Civil / Environmental Engineer at UWA.
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