Sustainability

SOCOG Fitout

Partridge Partners Pty Limited was the environmental consultant for the design team appointed by SOCOG for their $20.0m fit-out of the old John Fairfax building at Broadway,  Sydney.  The Ecological Specification Process proved to be very effective in achieving the environmental outcome and audit required by SOCOG.

Roads and Traffic Authority

Commissioned to prepare a report on ways to incorporate ESD principles into RTA Environmental Impact Statements for RTA projects throughout NSW. 

British Lion Hotel, Forest Lodge

Modification to old-style inner-city pub.  New restaurant.

City-West Development Corporation

Partridge Partners contributed to the research and development of a detailed numerical method (termed ESDAM) of assessing building projects for the adoption of the principles of ecological sustainability, energy efficiency and environmental preservation. 

Eco Build

We wrote, published and distributed two issues of this free 8 page coloured magazine to over 15,000 architects and engineers throughout NSW.  It dealt specifically with sustainable building materials and products.

Fletcher Constructions

Commission to write training modules for the environmental education for both on-site and office staff, for all their building operations throughout Australia.

Public Works Department

Member of a panel established by the PWD to review institutional developments across NSW for the response to ESD issues within the design, as related to their local environment.

Zone 1 Architects for RAS Relocation

ESD Consultants (of which Harry Partridge is a founding partner) was engaged by Peddle Thorpe & Walker/Phillip Cox Consortium to assist their design team in the ecological considerations for the design of the main Show Ring, Woodchop, Dog And Cat pavilions for the RAS site at Homebush Bay.

Solar Tower, various locations

This steel tower consists of several levels for windmill, solar cells (on rotating arms) fire-tanks, potable water and hot water storage. Two towers have now been constructed and the various agreements signed for future marketing and mass production.

Architect: Dawson Brown Architects

Straw Bale Construction

In 1996, Partridge Partners designed, built and financed a first-floor addition to a suburban residence in Australia using rice straw bales as the external walls.  These walls are rendered and not only provide and R-rating 4 times better than full brick construction, but are cheaper and lighter.

The BES Index

The Building Materials Ecologically Sustainability (BES) Index is a numerical method of assessing and comparing the 30 most-commonly used materials in the construction industry for their comparative ecological impact.  Written together with Dr. Bill Lawson of Solarch at UNSW, it is similar to some Life-Cycle models in Canada and the Netherlands and has been favourably compared at a conference on assessment techniques held in Paris in 1997.

Papers for EDG Notes (Environmental Design Guide)

Harry Partridge has written two papers on the use of straw bale construction for domestic and industrial uses and has reviewed a paper on "Design for Flexibility".