About Clive Blanchard (BE(Mech)(Hons), AdvDpGov, MIEAust, CPEng)
Clive Blanchard Residential Energy Efficiency consultant |
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General
Clive has over 30 years' experience in the field of building energy use. He is a qualified engineer who has worked in the air conditioning industry for most of his career but has more recently become a Residential Efficiency Scorecard Assessor and a Certified Passive House Consultant focused on designing the building to require less heating and cooling, rather than putting in a massive air conditioner to overcome poor building design.
He is based in Adelaide, but his knowledge and experience covers Melbourne and Perth and most of southern Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
His mission is to help people reduce greenhouse gases and running costs of people’s homes. This applies to:
Primarily, he wants to help you make the most cost-effective decision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while still achieving aesthetically pleasing, functional homes that you want to live in.
Clive takes an innovative approach and has won several awards and prizes (e.g. a finalist in the SA Engineering Excellence Awards). He has presented at conferences and authored the book ‘House Taming, How to reduce Greenhouse Gases in Comfort’. Sign up to our newsletter and get a free bonus, a 14 page extract from the forthcoming second edition of the book
Clive is a Registered Professional Engineer and is a member of Engineers Australia, the Australian Passive House Association and RENEW.
He is based in Adelaide, but his knowledge and experience covers Melbourne and Perth and most of southern Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.
His mission is to help people reduce greenhouse gases and running costs of people’s homes. This applies to:
- Low-cost energy saving recommendations.
- Energy Audits for a long-term strategy to improve an existing building.
- Renovations
- New construction
Primarily, he wants to help you make the most cost-effective decision to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while still achieving aesthetically pleasing, functional homes that you want to live in.
Clive takes an innovative approach and has won several awards and prizes (e.g. a finalist in the SA Engineering Excellence Awards). He has presented at conferences and authored the book ‘House Taming, How to reduce Greenhouse Gases in Comfort’. Sign up to our newsletter and get a free bonus, a 14 page extract from the forthcoming second edition of the book
Clive is a Registered Professional Engineer and is a member of Engineers Australia, the Australian Passive House Association and RENEW.
Existing Homes
Clive’s objective is to work with the client to achieve their goals at the level of expenditure which is comfortable for them. This can be achieved while increasing comfort and amenity.
A key focus is helping people prepare a long-term plan to cost effectively reduce greenhouse gases and energy costs, while maximizing comfort and doing this within their financial means.
He offers a range of services for existing homes, ranging from a minimalistic approach to a long-term plan for reducing energy use and improving comfort.
A key focus is helping people prepare a long-term plan to cost effectively reduce greenhouse gases and energy costs, while maximizing comfort and doing this within their financial means.
He offers a range of services for existing homes, ranging from a minimalistic approach to a long-term plan for reducing energy use and improving comfort.
New Homes
Clive has good facilitation skills and prefers to work with the builder or architects team running a brainstorming session to get all team member's input.
He believes that by taking a clean sheet of paper it is possible to meet 7-star requirements at minimal cost, finding alternative marketing hooks to replace those that have been priced out of the market.
He is familiar with the following approaches to energy rating for building approvals:
He believes that by taking a clean sheet of paper it is possible to meet 7-star requirements at minimal cost, finding alternative marketing hooks to replace those that have been priced out of the market.
He is familiar with the following approaches to energy rating for building approvals:
- First Rate
- Hero
- Deemed to Comply (if you are doing an energy efficient build to exceed the minimum star rating this may be the easiest approach as you are likely to exceed the minimum specified building performance)
- Passive House Planning Package (as an alternative solution)