About
Vlada Acimovic
Sustainable Architecture Ltd brings over three decades of international experience in Architecture and Sustainable Design with expertise in Passive House (Passivhaus) , design for residential and commercial objects along with project management
My passion for sustainability in Architecture came from my avidity to create a better future for our planet and mankind. Every of my project I`ve done so far was high performance and energy efficient design. Quite common in New Zealand homes are designed only to reach the minimum of Building Code performance . I am committed to promoting sustainable and holistic approach advocating optimum performances based on the most critical aspects of sustainable architecture - achieving energy efficiency.
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* Certified Passive House Designer
* Green Star Accredited Professional
* Engineer of Architecture( IKS SRB)
* Licensed Engineer of Energy Efficiency in Buildings ( IKS SRB)
* LBP
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" We are very happy with our certified Passive house which Vlada designed for us.
We are always getting complementary remarks on how good the house looks.
We entered our house in the Master builders House of the year competition.
We love living in our Passive house and would find it very hard to go back to living in a
conventional home.We have built six Passive houses that Vlada has designed .
I find Vlada very easy to work with and always enjoy working with him.
We have found Vlada to have an extensive knowledge of passive housing.
If we happen to come across any issues or changes requested from the client Vlada always deals with them straight away.
As a builder this is very important. Vlada has produced some very upmarket designs. He also has the flair to make a simple design look amazing.
I have no hesitation in recommending Vlada to any potential client "
- Ian
"We are very pleased with the new house, it is just as we had envisioned from your plans and the performance has been excellent. We have not needed to use any heating since the first weekend we moved in, and everyone who visits is very impressed as soon as they walk in with the warmth through the house
Vlada was fantastic to work with during the design and construction of our eHaus. During an interative design phase performed primarily via email from overseas we achieved exactly what we wanted based on our brief, a warm and comfortable home which is also stylish and modern.
Vlada was responsive and accommodating of our requests and suggested several improvements and layout choices which have proven very insightful.
We now have a comfortable and high-performing home that has matched the design quality and efficiency, and been recognised both by the Master Builders awards and the Passivhaus Institut with certification "
- Ryan