talk
february 2007
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Builder, Owner and Consultant: One House and the Environment
Sat 17th | 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Design tent
hosted by | Construction Queen
The owner, the builder and the project manager participate in this panel to review a project they recently worked on together. The challenge was to build a new home with pre-existing planning approvals and no northern access and at the same time achieve a good environmentally sustainable outcome. The result: a 6 star plus home, solar hot water, 9000 litres rainwater for use in the home, unique wall construction (high R levels and air gaps), sealed building fabric, hot water circulating unit, special attention to material use, whole house ventilation system and low toxicity. The need for all three parties to work closely together in a co-operative manner to solve problems was paramount to ensuring that the environmentally sustainable priorities were not compromised. This panel presentation offers the opportunity for the audience to hear about the challenges of building sustainably from three distinct perspectives and to ask questions to the different team members who are sure to have interesting answers.
Catherine Gibson Roy, Paula Gibson Roy, Alfonso Guglielmi, Jonathon Keren Black
Catherine Gibson Roy - Mediator
Catherine is a partner of Construction Queen, a building design and project management firm dedicated to environmentally sustainable outcomes in building and design. Her personal commitment to finding sustainable solutions for living in the built up urban environment informs the work she does with Construction Queen.
Jonathon Keren Black - Home Owner
Jonathon is a home owner who believes in informed decision making and in environmentally sustainable building. His experience of energy efficiency technologies in the UK together with his interest in efficient and effective construction techniques drove this project. Jonathon likes to challenge the boundaries in the residential construction sector in Melbourne.
Paula Gibson Roy - Project Manager
Paula is the founding partner of Construction Queen, a building design and project management firm dedicated to environmentally sustainable outcomes in building and design. Her desire to work on environmentally sustainable projects led her to start her business in 2000 and to work with a range of home owners committed to sustainable building and design.
Alfonso Guglielmi - Builder
Alfonso is a director of CDM, a medium sized residential construction company. His interest in environmentally sustainable building started with this project and has developed rapidly. CDM is currently involved in the construction of five environmentally sustainable townhouses as the WestWyck project in Melbourne.
cqueen@bigpond.net.au