You can date Sven Maxa! well, kind of! Sven will be one of the design professionals at the ATA: Alternative Technology Association 'Speed Date a Sustainable Designer' series at this years Sustainable Living Festival on February 19... can't wait!

The Building Designers Association of Victoria annual awards dinner was held on 29^th July. We are very excited to announce that Maxa Design won two awards! 'Best New Home Design up to $300k build cost' and 'Most Innovative use of brick'. Both awards were for our Tonimbuk residence.

Here at Maxa Design we are proud to be a carbon neutral business and we are committed to caring for our environment through encouraging sustainability within our community, which is why we are providing each new design client with a 12 month membership to the Alternative Technology Association, giving access to a large environmental support network.

Designing a new home?  Making alterations to your existing home?  Let us assist and inspire you.  Visit Maxa Design at the Build Green Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 18-21 August 2011.  Provide us with details about your property and we will demonstrate how we can design you a stunning yet practical home that achieves a high energy rating and integrates sustainable features.

Come and visit Maxa Design at the Herald Sun Home Show and HIA Build Green Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 18-21 August.  Sven Maxa has been invited to present his workshop ‘6 Stars to 10 stars – Energy Efficiency to Sustainability’ at the expo on Friday 19^th from 4-5pm and on Saturday 21^st August 12-1pm.

The latest issue of Sanctuary Magazine (Sanctuary 16) is now on the shelves. In this issue's Design Workshop feature, Sanctuary subscribers Wade and April receive tips on making the most of their coastal WA home site from the one and only Sven Maxa from Maxa Design.

During July, Maxa Design were honoured to be announced as one of 5 finalists in the BDAV 10 Star Challenge. The BDAV 10 Star Challenge campaign offers the Victorian building design fraternity the opportunity to design 10-Star energy efficient homes, and to compete for an award for the best 10-Star design.

Do you want a beautifully designed home, that combines sustainable features, but you have no idea how to achieve this?  “A smaller (i.e. reduced) footprint is always going to be more sustainable. What if we just had 1 bathroom instead of 2 or 3? What if we have a single garage or better still, no garage?  I understand that for most people this sounds extreme, but before you dismiss it completely, consider the outcomes….”