Conference 2009
Oct 2009
ADNZ National conference this year is in Taupo. Tracey and I
will be taking the chance for a break. Looking forward to
hearing from one of New Zealand's better known architects,
Andrew Patterson.
Time to give back
Sep 2009
I have been elected to Waikato Branch President of ADNZ.
It's a priviledge to have the oppurtunity to support our local
members and I look forward to a busy year ahead.
Did it again...
Oct 2008
Two more of my projects have appeared in Homestyle Magazine.
The first is a new home in Matarangi and the next is the
addition in Whitianga featured on my projects page. More photos
to come.
Mercury Bay Design Back In Print
18 Dec 2007
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If you're looking for an interesting read over the
Christmas break, pick yourself up a copy of Issue 21 of
Homestyle magazine. Turn to page 68 and you will find
an article on one of my designs that was recently built
in Flaxmill Bay. Homestyle used my photos for the piece
which provides further insight into another successful
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Professional Membership
20 Nov 2007
My Membership of ADNZ has been upgraded to Professional
Member. This means my clients can be assured of a high quality
service as vetted by my peers.
ADNZ Conference, 11-14 October
10 Oct 2007
Conference this year is in Couran Cove, QLD with Australian
Architects Tone Wheeler and Daryl Jackson as speakers. I will
be taking the opportunity for a break - back in the office 26
Oct.
NZGBC Workshop
9 Oct 2007
Great workshop held in Auckland on Friday with a wide range
of interested parties. We heard a speaker from Beacon Pathways
and an engineer gave an overview of the Five Mile project in
Queenstown. We also watched a DVD of Dockside Green, a
sustainable development in Canada, and finished up with small
group discussion on what we want to see in the Green Star
Residential Rating Tool and specifically whether context should
be given any rating. A well attended event and well worth being
a part of.
NZGBC to begin developing Green Star Residential
30 Sept 2007
On Friday I will sit in on the first workshop to begin
development of a residential rating tool for New Zealand. Our
situation is somewhat different to the Australian one in that
Australia has so many residential rating tools (most developed
by different levels of Government) the Australian Green
Building Council have said it will be some time before they
look at Green Star for Homes. Whereas in New Zealand it is one
of the big holes. While there have been initiatives taken in
the past by various agencies, it is the hope of the NZGBC to
co-ordinate these strategies in one rating tool. More after the
workshop.
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