Bana Yirriji Arts & Cultural Centre, Wujal Wujal nr. Cooktown. BDAQ regional winner & Australian finalist.
Services
Customers can rely on a range of services that steadily produces high quality construction documents.
Core competencies:
- Scheme design and design development;
- Structural and civil engineering;
- Drafting and 3D modelling;
- Construction drawings;
- RPEQ Certification and Form 15 & 16 certificates;
- Material specification documentation;
- Contract negotiation and documentation;
- Building inspections: pre-purchase and construction;
- Insurance and damage reports including scope of work for reinstatement;
- Forensic engineering, legal reporting and expert witness services;
- Development and building applications and administration and
- Feasibility studies.
Home hit by Cyclone Larry, Kurrimine Beach.
Specialist tropical expertise
We develop industry capability to deliver sustainable building outcomes.
We work with economic development agencies, government, universities and industry stakeholders to develop buildings that are appropriate for our tropical climate including:
- Cyclone damage reporting & restorations;
- Designs exceeding standard cyclone ratings;
- Passive design, energy efficiency, natural ventilation and condensation control;
- Specification of finishes and technology suitable for tropical climates;
- Repairs and additions to heritage buildings using local and recycled materials;
- Design that limits the disturbance of natural terrain and protects water quality and
- Design for maintenance and lifetime cost considerations especially for remote buildings.
TropicalBuild.com.au Since 2009 we have operated the Tropical Building Network that promotes building products, construction services, news and events relating to building in the tropics. Our service to the construction industry was recognised in the 2012 Premiers Sustainability Awards. We represented the Network at the 2014 World Green Building Council conference in Jakarta and have collaborated with James Cook University to publish over 40 case studies on tropical buildings and structures.
RecycleBuild.com.au Since 2007 we have operated an online building materials exchange that promotes new, used and unused building materials throughout Australia. It is FREE for the public to use and has an average of 17,000 visitors a month. The aim is to reduce building material going to landfill.
