suburban wipeouts TW0503 - $59.95 incl GST

• Presented by: Tone Wheeler - Environa Studio
• CPE/CPD Credits: 1 Hour - FORMAL

Recognised by the Planning Institute of Australia + NSW Architects Registration Board Listed

Tone Wheeler explains how some current perceptions of sustainability are flawed. By utilizing the Aristotelian division of matter into earth, air, fire and water, the subject of sustainability in house design is simplified. Issues of thermal mass, ventilation, efficient space design, orientation, integration of indoor and outdoor spaces, roof design and rainwater collection are all discussed. Wheeler explains the misconceptions about the application of NatHERS and also explains the function of BASIX. Misconceptions about sustainability are broken down and it becomes evident that one can use the influences of the past, with the technology of the present, in a positive sustainable manner.

Learning outcomes:

At the completion of this course you will:

• Be able to approach sustainable house design from a point of understanding, free from prevalent misconceptions.
• Understand how to use thermal mass in the Australian climate.
• Have reconsidered plan design, for houses, in terms of sustainability, efficiency of space, orientation and the integration of interior and exterior.
• Understand when it is appropriate to use NatHERS and the purpose of BASIX.
• Have a new understanding of roof design and rainwater collection.

Course Duration: 00:45:51

Assessment: 10 multiple choice questions

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Tone Wheeler  RAIA

Tone Wheeler is an architect and director of environa studio, a practice focused on environmental architecture. He is also an author, educator and consultant with an abiding interest in sustainable design. His architectural practice designs individual and multiple housing projects, commercial buildings and urban design schemes, all with a strong emphasis on social and environmental concerns.

As a new graduate Tone began working in Canberra designing low energy houses and suburbs, and began teaching architecture at Canberra University. He worked and studied in the US and NZ before returning to Sydney to continue teaching at Sydney University and UTS, and to open his design studio. Among his notable work is a self sufficient house/studio in the Whitsunday Islands for Dr Edward de Bono, a student housing scheme in an abandoned warehouse in inner Sydney, housing for a remote aboriginal community in the Kimberley, and environmentally sustainable housing schemes in Melbourne and Sydney. In 2004, Year of the Built Environment, he designed the Clay House, of the 6 “Houses of the Future” that is currently on display at Sydney Olympic Park.

He has won numerous awards and competitions for architecture and urban design and is a member of the RAIA National Environment Committee, and is a judge on the ABC show “The New Inventors”.

Tone can be contacted directly at tone@environastudio.com.au