We show you the most economical path to 7 Stars
We use NatHERS as it was originally intended; as a passive solar design tool to allow designers and clients to test and optimise that performance of their homes. We work with both New Homes and Alterations, and are accredited to work throughout Australia.
Over 50 analyses, we have refined our High Performance Analysis into a service that includes:
Baseline analysis
Initial diagnoses meeting with architect/designer
Performance analysis assessing building envelope, windows and door specifications, and external shading
A high performance configuration
Presentation meeting to designer and client
We model your home for a climate change future
374 excess deaths were recorded in Victoria during the black Saturday heatwave. The majority of these deaths occurred within residents own homes and 90% of the deaths could have been avoided if the homes hadn’t overheated. We can place your home into CSIRO climate change files for 2030, 2050, and 2080 to assess whether your home would still stay safe in a future of excess heatwaves and rolling blackouts.
We offer precise recommendations for your HVAC and renewables
We can look into the room by room peak heating and cooling loads provided by NatHERS to offer accurate specification for A/C and other HVAC units, cutting the unnecessary expense of over specification. We also utilise the Whole-of-Home analysis to model in solar generation and battery storage that is tailored to the energy consumption of your home.
We translate technical energy data into meaningful information
We dive deep into the NatHERS data and then present that information in a meeting to the architect and client, offering interpretation and guidance on how to modify your design for energy efficiency.
Our advice is grounded in practical design experience
Most energy assessors are only experienced in energy assessment. Ironbark Eco Design has 7+ years experience designing High Performance and Passive Houses. We make recommendations that are achievable and cost effective, and can talk construction realities fluently with designers and builders.
