Step 1: Getting Started Guide and Contact Details

Well done for taking the first step to designing your high-performing, low footprint home by reading our 6 step guide.

Having worked with many clients starting on their pathway to designing then living in a sustainable home I understand the first steps can seem difficult. So, with my team, we created a guide aimed at helping people with building projects so they would start on the right path and reach their project goals.

There are many steps in building projects so let’s get started. This guide presents some preliminary information. We have divided it up into six simple parts, we suggest reading them one at a time so that you can digest and consider the information before looking at the next step.

By the way, I’m Kirstie from Shelter Building Design. I thought I better introduce myself in case we haven’t met! I love to meet clients, preferably at the project site location, early on in the design process, to best understand the site, how you want to live in the home and what you need from your house.

For now we ask that you please fill in this form so we can grab some important Contact and Site Details Information.

But if you’d prefer to have a quick chat before filling in the form, or taking the next steps, I would be very happy to arrange a phone meeting and we can go from there. Just reach out to me and we’ll arrange a suitable meeting time.

Getting started on the process for a high-performing, low footprint home

Here are at the six steps. Each step has valuable information and tips. The steps form a guide to the sustainable design and building process. Everyone is at different stages of their building project journey but we are sure you’ll find the step by step guide helpful no matter what level of knowledge you have and project stage you are at.

Six Steps

Step 1: Getting Started Guide and Contact Details

Step 2: Design Brief Draft

Step 3: Refining the Design Brief and Your Style

Step 4: Budget vs Cost

Step 5: Consultants and Council approval

Step 6: We are on the way but there is lots more to do!

I look forward to some great communication regarding your project so we can get through the steps as smoothly as possible together and build a home or structure that meets and exceeds your sustainability and design expectations.

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