• Registered Architect in Queensland, #3632.
• Green Star Accredited Professional.
• Member of the Australian Institute of Architects.
• ABSA-Certified Residential Building Thermal Performance Assessor.
• Australasian Straw Bale Building Association Qld Rep. 2005-present
• B.Arch. with Distinction, 1996.

With experience in the construction industry since 1988, Andrew has designed and built projects ranging from intimate residential spaces to large public infrastructure schemes. He is well versed in many 'alternative' and conventional construction techniques and can advise on the positives and negatives as they apply to each project.

Andrew has designed and built many environmentally sustainable building projects in India and China and has been practicing in Australia since 1997. He brings versatility and a wide range of experience to his work.

• Dip Int Tech, SCIT, 2010

Verena really enjoys being a part of WD Architects, a company which is passionate about creating habitats that wherever possible can greatly reduce the negative and hazardous elements on the environment and for the end user. Combine that with the knowledge and experience of her co-workers who she can learn and share with, Verena really does believe she has landed the perfect job!

• BA Arts Hons Linguistics & English Literature, 2002

Sharon loves working for a company where office management means recycling, worm farming, and prioritising ethical practices.

• Registered Architect in Queensland, #4126.
• Green Star Accredited Professional.
• B.Arch. 2002

Chris has a Bachelor of Architecture gained while at the University of Queensland and has 12 yrs experience in the building industry. He has worked in a number of Brisbane practices and since graduating has been living on the Sunshine Coast working on a range of projects. These have included detached housing, multi-residential, resort, commercial and industrial building types.

Chris is committed to environmentally sustainable design and building practice that improves the quality of the built environment and the lives of the inhabitants that use it, halts the destruction of local and global ecosystems and brings about the long term reformation of the building industry that is currently the single largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

• Diploma of Building Design & Drafting, Charles Darwin University, 2006
• ABSA-Certified Residential Building Thermal Performance Assessor.

Steve has experience in the building industry since 1982, working on aspects of large commercial and public buildings such as Parliament House in Canberra and the Aquatic Centre in Melbourne.

He has designed and built many eco-friendly buildings including passive-solar mud-brick houses using recycled materials, as well as being involved in master planning and building projects for the Noosa Pengari Steiner School on the Sunshine Coast, Milkwood Steiner School in Darwin, and the Castlemaine Steiner School in Victoria.

Steve loves to create space that nurtures, supports and improves our way of life.

• Dip Int Tech, SCIT, 2002

Semjase has a Diploma of Interior Technology with experience in the design industry since 2003.

She lives and breathes for the colour, light and magic of buildings in their many forms. Her experience includes residential, multi-residential, resort, commercial, medical, educational and industrial building types.

Growing up with both parents being antique dealers, she knows what look will be around long after the suede-effect paint peels.

• Diploma of Building Design & Technology, SCIT, 2009

Alison has been working within the building industry since 2006. She has worked with both builders and architects and has designed several homes, renovations and home additions.

She has a Diploma of Building Design & Technology and has received regional and state student awards from the Building Design Association of Qld.

Alison has always had a passion for design & architecture, since playing with Lego as a young child (and being frustrated by the lack of scale!).