Green Star Design

Don Jamieson is a Green Star New Zealand accredited professional. He can provide advice on your proposed Green Star project and be either the lead consultant through the Green Star design and accreditation process or provide those services directly related to the architect. His areas of expertise are in Education and small commercial or mixed use projects.

Sustainable school design

Your school might be an Enviroschool or you may be developing an independent sustainable philosophy for your school. We can provide advice on
• Classroom orientation for optimising solar gain and natural ventilation
• Design for natural daylighting
• Selection of non-toxic materials and furniture
• Sustainable heating systems
• Rainwater harvesting

Site selection & prepurchase advice

The biggest impact on energy use and long term sustainability comes right at the start of a project with the site or building selection. Choosing a poor site or building will make the aim for an energy efficient and sustainable building more difficult and costly. We provide a range of services to help at this important stage.
• Assessment of the site to advise on its suitability for achieving the environmental goals of the project
• Building pre-purchase inspections to assess the options for a sustainable refurbishment. See also our Sustainable Home Buying Assessment
• Needs Analysis Workshops to assess the viability of a project including answering the question: How can environmentally sustainable design be incorporated into our project?

Permaculture design

The principles of permaculture can be incorporated into all projects ranging from the smallest apartment up to full eco-community developments. Taking natural systems as a model and working with nature, permaculture seeks to design and build productive, ecologically sustainable environments, providing basic human needs such as healthy food, shelter and education and the appropriate economic and social system to support this.