Government departments with an interest in low cost social housing has benefited many times from the inputs and involvement of Ecotect-Architects over the years.  From master planning a site to maximize orientation and natural breezes through to designing low cost innovative solutions has been the firm's trademark over many years.

The firm is in involved in many unit developments and Cooperative concepts.  Sometimes the firm will introduce a cooperative project to provide social housing for a department on commercial land.  In many cases the firm responds to an invitation to give advice and then some times tender on producing a new innovative approach.

• 1987, Cooperative housing project in Victoria Park for State hosing Commission
• 1993,  Passive solar affordable home units for Homes West in Scarborough
• 1994,  Passive solar home units in Midland, for Homes West
• 1997,  Passive Solar Homes near Geraldton, WA
• 2005,  Cooperative housing at the Mandurah Retirement Village as a joint venture with Homes West.
• 2008 - 2009,  Ellenbrook Affordable sustainable housing project, Homes West, DHW

Competitive rates can be negotiated.  Full service of 3.5% of construction costs has been applied in the past.  If partial responsibility and service can be arranged then a lower fee can result.

An important aspect for the bureaucracy is the business principle is that quality of service value is not related to attaining the cheapest tender.  It is value for money and the ongoing benefits of the architectural solution on maintenance energy efficiency and customer satisfaction that determines the true cost of a service.

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