Green Design Solutions

We met Janine at the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne. She was very friendly and informative and we were very keen to get in contact to begin our design process. Almost a year later we've just now finished working with Janine and are supremely happy with the plans we have and her time, effort and commitment to personalising our experience. We are waiting for our local council to approve the plans and are very keen to show off our new home once complete (the image provided is a 3D render of the northern aspect of the project). Janine is very knowledgeable about the design aspects to support a thermally efficient, solar passive home. Because we live a distance away from her she was always willing to discuss processes and ideas over the phone or was efficient in responding to emails. She has remained professional and supportive throughout our experience and it was great that she could come visit our block of land to really get a feel for it. We would highly recommend Green Design Solutions to anyone wanting to design a modern, functional and solar passive home.

My partner and I are wanting to build a sustainable, energy efficient family home. After meeting Janine and deciding to engage her and Green Design Solutions to allow this project to take shape, we are really pleased that we have done so. Janine has a wonderful balance of a professional, very organised approach, while also being warm and engaging, with a good sense of humour. A thorough knowledge of sustainable and energy efficient products, combined with years of experience in this field, allows us, as her clients, to feel confident in her ability to bring our combined ideas and plans to fruition.

From the outset, Janine understood and shared our dream of building a sustainable, off grid home in a hilly country location. We needed some clever design ideas, to ensure the best energy efficiency and comfort in the extremes of summer and winter, but not lose the advantages that optimum orientation for a ridge top outlook with river valley views offered. We wanted to incorporate local stone into the construction, and wood fired heating and minimal energy cooling. Janine's regular communication, knowledge and analysis of options, willingness to listen, but offer frank advice have achieved a design we are delighted with. Highly recommended.

"We have a passion for making a small foot print on the planet and looking after our environment and this led us to Janine Strachan, who was able to guide in the design, plan and build phase of our home. Trusting her process was a joy and way beyond our expectations” Ngaire and Ray, Kernot Victoria.