Environmentally Sustainable Development

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Environmentally Sustainable Development

High Performance Green Building Design and Analysis

Windtech Consultants are able to provide analysis and solutions for a number of green building certifications that ensure the enhancement and protection of eco-systems and biodiversity throughout a development’s concept and design phases to ensure improved air and water quality, reduced solid waste and to conserve natural resources. The conservation of natural resources, energy and water reduce operating costs, enhance asset value and profits, improve employee productivity and satisfaction, and optimise life-cycle economic performance.

Aiming to maximise the green potential of a development further benefits the health and community by improving air, thermal and acoustic environments, enhancing occupant comfort and health, creating less strain on local infrastructure, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving all round quality of life.

Windtech Consultants employs ABSA accredited certifiers (Certificate IV) for thermal performance of residential buildings for thermal performance assessments across Australia including BASIX in New South Wales. We are also accredited to prepares NCC Section J DTS reports and to perform NABERS ratings for commercial and hotel buildings. With our understanding of the concepts of energy efficient designs, having provided consulting services to the architectural profession in Thermal Performance Assessments, Natural Ventilation, Daylight and Solar Access since 1996. This experience enables us to easily identify the most cost-effective measures to bring about dramatic reductions in the energy used for heating and cooling of the various dwellings proposed.

Windtech offers consultancy for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). LEED is a green building rating system developed by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). Compliance with the LEED rating system requires objective evidence that specific requirements have been met in the areas of Location & Transportation, Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Regional Priority as well as awareness & education. Windtech provides an independent and integrated suite of services that will guide stakeholders in accumulating credit points under the above specified categories.

  • LEED New Construction & Major Renovation
  • LEED Core and Shell (Instances where tenants will further outfit their individual spaces)
  • LEED Schools
  • LEED Distribution Centers & Warehouses
  • LEED Full-Spectrum Retail (Including showroom space and storage areas)
  • LEED Hospitality (lodging, with or without food)
  • LEED Data Centers (60%+ of the building needs to be data center for BD+C)
  • LEED Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities
  • LEED Multi-family Residential

Windtech Consultants also offer BRE BREEAM certification (United Kingdom/International green building rating system) including the following certifications:

  • BREEAM UK Non-domestic New Build
  • BREEAM International Non-domestic and Domestic New Build
  • BREEAM Domestic Refurbishment (Scope and management Only)

To find out how Windtech can help maximise the green potential of your future developments and receive the formal certification it deserves contact any of our offices or email our reception: reception@windtechglobal.com.