SUSTAINABLE DESIGN & BUILDING PHYSICS SPECIALISTS
Our mission is to consistently deliver sustainable projects with the highest level of excellence. We focus on creating buildings that not only meet but surpass clients’ expectations in every aspect. Our work is fueled by a deep passion for engineering, cutting-edge innovation, and a strong commitment to protecting the environment.
Our approach
Our ethos for sustainable design and contributing to the engineering of buildings is to consistently strive to deliver thoughtful, innovative solutions that positively impact our environment. We seek to be champions for sustainable and environmentally conscious initiatives in every aspect of our work.
The benefits for the climate, human health, biodiversity, and human rights will be integral to our lasting handprint in the world, reflecting our commitment beyond mere compliance. We are deeply driven by our passion for deep green engineering, innovation, and regenerative design principles that restore and enrich ecosystems.
With leading expertise in the fields of building physics, high performance buildings, and advanced energy modelling, R&P Green Consulting approaches every project and system with meticulous detail and a rigorous analytical mindset, all supported by second to none reporting skills that ensure clarity, transparency, and actionable insights.
Our Services.
Building Simulation
Building energy modelling, indoor comfort analysis, and Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Green Building Certification
Green Star, NABERS, LEED, WELL, Living Building Challenge
Passive House Design
Design and assess your next building to the Passivhaus standard
Regenerative Design
An integrated systems approach to building design and construction.
Meet our team
Roberto Padovani, MEng
Roberto is a Mechanical Engineer having graduated from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. He also holds a Masters in Environmental Engineering with the University of Melbourne and accreditation with green building bodies such as AIRAH, LEED , NABERS, International Living Future Institute (ILFI), WELL and Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
Roberto is a sustainable building specialist with 25 years’ experience as a mechanical design engineer, project manager and environmental consultant in the manufacturing and sustainable building industry. He has international experience in ESD design, sustainable buildings, façade optimization, building simulation, Passive House and Green Building certification. He has been engaged to provide advice to several high profile NABERS, Green Star and LEED projects across the globe. Roberto has extensive experience in building simulation such as energy modelling, daylight modelling, shading analysis, natural ventilation analysis, thermal comfort analysis, CFD modelling, renewable energy simulation and thermal simulation of building façades.
Kelvin Mureithi
Kelvin is green building design and ESD Engineer with a focus on the built environment. A Mechanical Engineer by training, he collaborates with developers, town planners, architects, and clients to develop and implement project-specific sustainability frameworks. This includes sustainability assessments for feasibility studies, town planning applications, building approval, and building performance.
Kelvin has deep experience a range of residential, commercial, retail, and educational developments—with project experience across Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Whether its green building certification and project management, water sensitive urban design assessment (wsud), indoor comfort analysis, he can help.
Michael Ochoa, B
Michael has international experience in HVAC design and building simulation. Worked in several high profile LEED and Passivhaus projects from energy simulation to mechanical ventilation calculations and final documentation submission.
Michael is a licensed Mechanical Engineer having graduated from the De La Selle University in the Philippines and an IES Virtual Environment expert. His capabilities also extend to cooling load calculations, CAD modelling (Autodesk Autocad) and BIM Modelling (Autodesk Revit).
Environmental Design
Our vision of sustainability is fundamentally based on working with whole systems, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the bio-region, as well as the complex nature of larger environmental influences and their interrelationships.
This holistic approach enables us to create a thriving living system that is deeply inspired by creativity and collaboration. The result is not only an aesthetically pleasing architecture that harmoniously connects living beings to nature, but also a thoughtfully designed space that emerges from a profound knowledge of the site and its unique characteristics.
Our ultimate aim is to provide high-quality, healthy spaces while significantly minimizing the use of non-renewable resources.
Source: 2021 Center for Living Environments and Regeneration
In-person and remote options
Our office is conveniently located in Melbourne.
Can’t make it into the office? No worries.
We’ve got you covered with planning, and conducting virtual or face-to-face Design Reviews and Integrated Design Charrettes at your office or a convenient co-working space.
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