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SIP Haus MissionOur mission is to realise economic and sustainable housing solutions by identifying and integrating advanced, global building systems that can impact the Perth market and lower housing costs.
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To ensure SIP Haus is bringing the best possible capability to our clients, we've invested heavily in two design challenges: remote indigenous remote accommodation and highly sustainable buildings.
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In 2020, we participated in a feasibility study leading to a proposed Northern Australian Health Technology Enabling Centre – for the NT Department of Health. The foci in this study were remote, Indigenous and tropical. Subsequently, we developed a new way of putting up a small building, a Pop Cottage, that can deliver some of the essential components of health: sanitation; and safe place to get a full nights rest.
The Pop Cottage solution is a building delivered in a container that unfurls on site into a little house. The aim of the Pop Cottage is to help those in remote areas with overcrowding in homes and hence facilitate better health. |
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Witchcliffe Ecovillage has defined advanced standards for sustainable building and development. SIP Haus is proud to have buildings under construction that meet these high standards.
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Compliances and ProcessOur comprehensive process at SIP Haus encompasses various critical steps to ensure the success of your building project.
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Our Team
Project Designer and Manager
Our project designer and manager will create drawings and designs as well as oversee the production, ordering of your building.
Builder
We can work with your builder, or we can introduce a builder to you.
Energy Assessment
We've collaborated with different providers, but we particularly value the ability to engage in discussions and optimise the building process. Our last four energy assessments averaged over 8.5 stars.
Engineering
Through experience we are usually able to specify most of the design, only requiring a design check by an engineer.
Initial Site Plan and Initial Design
Sometimes we do this work for you, other times you may have these outlines in place, or some idea of them.
We have also selected a highly experienced, semi-retired architect who is extremely capable on establishing the site and the overall floor plan arrangement. Its a "never-fail" approach, and always adds value far beyond its cost.
All planning and design work means we must understand the context for the building:
Our project designer and manager will create drawings and designs as well as oversee the production, ordering of your building.
Builder
We can work with your builder, or we can introduce a builder to you.
Energy Assessment
We've collaborated with different providers, but we particularly value the ability to engage in discussions and optimise the building process. Our last four energy assessments averaged over 8.5 stars.
Engineering
Through experience we are usually able to specify most of the design, only requiring a design check by an engineer.
Initial Site Plan and Initial Design
Sometimes we do this work for you, other times you may have these outlines in place, or some idea of them.
We have also selected a highly experienced, semi-retired architect who is extremely capable on establishing the site and the overall floor plan arrangement. Its a "never-fail" approach, and always adds value far beyond its cost.
All planning and design work means we must understand the context for the building:
- What is the site like now?
- What is the condition of various services?
- What has been learnt about local conditions?
- What is the best evidence based guidance for rebuilding?
- How do we elevate environmental considerations, control energy use, reduce costs?