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Environmentally Sustainable Design

At GIW we guide our clients through the Town Planning process. We ensure that project environmentally sustainable design (ESD) requirements are cohesively integrated for a streamlined approval process. 

At GIW, we provide BCA Section J Energy Efficiency assessments for all building types. This includes both the prescriptive pathway and performance based pathways. Our services can result in pragmatic and well conceived buildability outcomes using intelligent and purposeful solutions.

At GIW, we provide comprehensive modelling services including daylight analysis, energy & thermal comfort modelling, airflow analysis and triple bottom line evaluation of ESD initiatives. These technical services provide the scientiifc rigour to validate client design aspirations. 

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