eCubed

Our True Green approach contains a comprehensive and integrated range of design-led and results-driven services that touch all points of a built environment’s lifecycle. We see our responsibilities as three-fold:

Design, Performance & Lifetime Care.

1. Design

The design of buildings and urban environments impacts environmental performance before a spade even breaks ground.

Our integrated design processes reduce building running costs, improve internal environments and result in higher occupant satisfaction.

Our masterplanning and urban design studies investigate the application of sustainable design principles and infrastructure in larger developments and towns.

• BUILDING SERVICES
• SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
• BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM)

2. Performance

To ensure the promise of design is brought to life from the drawing board into the real world, we apply performance tools during design and handover. These inform design processes, benchmark the finished design, and ensure the building operates as expected.

This gives the design team and client a confidence and certainty that the building will meet its requirements from day one, and then well into its life.

• BUILDING PHYSICS & ECOLOGY
• ENVIRONMENTAL RATING
• SOFT LANDINGS

3. Lifetime Care

Cutting the ribbon on a building is often seen as the end of a journey, but in some ways it’s just the beginning.

Healthy, comfortable and efficient internal environments require proper operation and maintenance. We offer services that assist with handover, tracking operational performance and setting strategies for refurbishment or system replacement.

We also have experience in services upgrades for seismic strengthening.

• BUILDING AUDITING
• LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS

Our vision is to improve the built environment while reducing its environmental impact. 
It is more apparent than ever that concerted effort from industry is needed for the abatement of climate change.
Our company was founded on this idea over fifteen years ago, and efforts to keep New Zealand a clean, green, beautiful country are at the heart of what we do.

Our vision is embedded in the way we work via our Principles & Environmental Policy -

Our Principles:

1. Design and Consultancy. We provide our customers with high-quality, effective solutions that have low environmental impact.
   In every project, we will strive to find a cost-effective way of reducing resources and minimising emissions, without compromise.
2. People. We are committed to working together to achieve the goals laid out in this policy. Every employee brings their own individual ideas and passions to the projects we are involved in, and the business as a whole.
3. Profitability. We believe in making a difference to New Zealand, and this would be impossible without profitability and growth of the company. However, our aim is not to become the biggest consultancy - just the best in what we do.
4. Environmental. We are continually seeking ways in which we can minimise our effect on the environment, through our work and in our everyday lives. We bring environmental sustainability to every project and similarly encourage the project teams and individuals we work with.
5. Ethical. We will not tolerate social injustice. We respect all of our colleagues, partners and clients, irrespective of race, gender, religion, sexuality, disability or health status.
6. Equality. Everyone has a voice and is encouraged to contribute their thoughts. Our leaders are expected to act fast and effectively, but listen and respect the views of everyone.
7. Community. We consider social and cultural aspects in every project, and seek solutions that bring people closer to each other and their surroundings.
8. Partnership. We believe partnership is important in achieving our vision, and actively seek collaboration with those who endeavour to develop and adapt. We will not do business with those who are opposed to change.
9. Accountability. We will act ethically, effectively and be fully accountable for our actions. We will set clear targets which we will strive to meet.
10. Passion. We are passionate about what we do, and determined to succeed in our mission.

Our Environmental Policy:

The following policy framework functions in-line with our ten principles listed above.
This policy will be reviewed regularly and reports made available for all employees, clients, contractors and project team colleagues.

We will:

• Comply with all environmental legislation, standards and other requirements with which we subscribe.
• Endeavour to provide designs that will be effective, efficient and minimise environmental impact.
• Respect the environment and act to reduce our impact on it.
• Continually improve the environmental performance of the company.
• Maintain a monitoring programme and regular reporting of the environmental performance of the company.
• Provide environmental training for the company and promote individual and collective responsibility for the environment.

Our way of working seeks to establish and build on long-term, durable and collaborative working relationships, with the following operating principles -

• We are a client-centric practice. Our work relates closely to the needs and aspirations of our clients. These are explored by listening, talking and then tailoring our advice and designs accordingly.
• We provide a thoughtful, practical, challenging and personal approach to the design and management of projects.
• We view design as an active process of collaboration, rather than the passive giving of advice. We are interested in all aspects and outcomes of the design - not just those we are appointed for.
• Our service is uniquely based on staff - including Directors - providing design input into projects from concept to completion, to ensure promise of the design is delivered.
• We aim to develop and maintain a high standard of environmental awareness — to continuously improve environmental performance in our own activities and on our projects for clients, wherever we have control or influence.
• We have established a good reputation for progressive, innovative and cost-effective sustainable building design, based on the people we have, their experience and the work they produce.  We don’t, however, believe in innovation for innovation’s sake — more as means for solving the needs of the client and their project, in the most effective way.
• A unique feature of the eCubed Building Workshop team is that experienced practitioners are provided in all the key disciplines, so that an integrated and holistic view can be taken for the benefit of the project.
• We pride ourselves as team players, who are willing to listen to all parties.

We are proud to have worked on a many award-winning projects, and acknowledge the collaboration required with clients, architects and other companies to achieve them.

2019:

• Airways Air Traffic Control Facility / RTA Studio
  NZ Construction Industry Forum Awards - BIM Innovation Award - 2019
• B:HIVE at Smales Farm / BVN+Jasmax
  World of Architecture: Inside World of Interiors - Best Office - 2019
  Interior Awards - Winner of the Supreme Award & Award for Workplace Over 1000m2 - 2019
  Australian Institute of Architects - International Chapter Architecture Award - 2019
  Best Awards - Silver - Offices & Workplace Environments - 2019
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Winner of Interior Architecture Category - 2019
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Interior Architecture Category - 2019
  NZ Property Industry Excellence Award - Commercial Office Category - 2019
• Ellen Melville Centre & Freyberg Place / Isthmus Group & Stevens Lawson Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Planning & Urban Design Category - 2019
• Plant and Food Research – Hamilton Building / Bossley Architects
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2019
• Plant & Food Research - Cunningham Building / Bossley Architects
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Heritage Category - 2019
• Wynyard Central East 2 Building / Architectus
  Home of the Year - Multi-Unit Category - 2019
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Winner of Housing Multi Unit Category - 2019
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Multi-Unit Housing Category - 2019
  NZ Property Industry Excellence Award - Multi-Unit Residential Category - 2019
• Wynyard Central Master Plan / Architectus
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Planning & Urban Design Category - 2019
• Gisborne District Council Administration Centre / Chow:Hill Architects
  NZIA Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2019
• HB Williams Memorial Library Extension / Chow:Hill Architects
  NZIA Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Architecture Award - Public Categoray - 2019
• Nelson School of Music / Irving Smith Architects
  NZIA Nelson/Malborough Architecture Award - Heritage Category - 2019
  NZIA Nelson/Malborough Architecture Award - Public Category - 2019
• Te Puia New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, Rotorua / Design Tribe
  NZ Property Industry Merit Award - Civic and Arts Category - 2019
• The New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute / Design Tribe
  NZIA Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Award - Education Category - 2019
• XXCQ / Studio of Pacific Architecture Ltd.
  NZIA Wellington Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2019

2018:

• ARIA Apartments / TOA Architects
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Multi-Unit Housing Category - 2018
• Ellen Melville Centre & Freyberg Place / Isthmus Group & Stevens Lawson Architects
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Heritage Category - 2018
  NZ Property Industry Best in Category Award - Civic & Arts Category - 2018
  Best Awards - Public Good Award - Silver - 2018
• Vinegar Lane / Isthmus Group
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Planning & Urban Design Category - 2019
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Winner of the Planning & Urban Design Category - 2019

2017:

• ASB Waterfront Theatre / BVN+Moller Architects
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - 2017
  NZ Property Industry Excellence Award, Civic & Arts Category - 2017
  NZ Property Industry Excellence Award, Best in Green Building Category - 2017
• Len Lye Centre & Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth / Pattersons
  NZ Property Industry Best in Category Award - Civic and Arts Category - 2017
  Gold Commercial Projects Award - 2017
• Vector Wero Whitewater Park / Creative Spaces
  NZ Property Industry Excellence Award - Tourism & Leisure Category - 2017
• Kinloch Lodge / Pattersons
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Winner of the Hospitality & Retail Category - 2017
  NZIA Waikato/Bay of Plenty Award - Hospitality & Retail Category - 2017
  Silver Commercial Project Award: Tourism - 2017
  Sir Miles Warren Award for Architecture - 2017
• St Peter’s Outhwaite Building / Architectus
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Education Category - 2017
• Tantalus Estate / Cheshire Architects
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Hospitality & Retail Category - 2017
• Te Oro – Music and Arts Centre, Auckland / Archimedia
  Property Industry Awards - Education & Arts Category - Excellence & Best in Category - 2017
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Public Category - 2017

2016:

• Aro Ha Wellness Retreat / Tennent+Brown Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2016
  New Zealand Commercial Project Awards Placemakers Tourism and Leisure Project Gold Award Winner
  New Zealand Commercial Project Awards Placemakers Tourism and Leisure Project National Category Winner
• Len Lye Centre & Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth / Pattersons
  World Architecture Now - Civic Building Award - 2016
  LGNZ: Excellence Awards - 2016
  Creative New Zealand Excellence Award for Best Creative Place - 2016
  Stainless NZ - Innovation for Stainless Award - 2016
• Te Oro Music & Arts Centre / Archimedia
  Designers Institute of NZ Best Design Awards - Ngā Aho Award - 2016
• Waiariki Institute of Technology Health and Science Building / MOAA Architects
  NZIA Waikato/Bay of Plenty Award - Education Category - 2016

2015:

• Aro Ha Wellness Retreat / Tennent+Brown Architects
  NZIA Branch Award - 2015
  Designers Institute of NZ Best Design Awards - Gold - Spatial - Hospitality Category - 2016
• Christchurch Botanic Gardens / Pattersons
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Public Category - 2015
  NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards 2015
  Interior Awards for Civic Interior Architecture 2015
• Iona College Information Resources Centre / Stevens Lawson Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Education Category - 2015
  NZIA Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Award - Education Category - 2015
• The Blyth Performing Arts Centre / Stevens Lawson Architects
  NZIA Winner of The Architecture Medal - 2015
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Education Category - 2015
  NZIA Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Award - 2015
  NZ Property Industry Best in Category Award - 2015
  Designers Institute of NZ Best Design Awards - Gold - Spatial - Public & Institutional Spaces Category - 2015

2013:

• Geyser Building / Pattersons
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2013
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Category - 2013
  NZ Property Industry Excellence & Best in Category Award - 2013
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2013
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Category - 2013
• Te Hononga - Christchurch Civic Building / Athfield Architects
  AGM Interior Award: Workplace - Finalist 2013
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Public Category - 2013
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Category - 2013
  NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Category - 2013
  NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award - Public Category - 2013
• Toitu Otago Settlers Museum / Baker Garden Architects + Robert Tongue Architect
  NZIA Southern Architecture Awards - Heritage Category - 2013
  NZIA Southern Architecture Awards - Public Category - 2013
• St Cuthbert’s College Performing Arts Centre / Architectus
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Education Category - 2013
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Education Category - 2013
• ASB Sports Centre / Tennent+Brown Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Public Category - 2013
  NZIA Wellington Architecture Award - Public Category - 2013

2012:

• Geyser Building / Pattersons
  NZIA Resene Colour Award - 2012
  NZIA Resene Auckland Architecture Award - 2012
• Te Hononga - Christchurch Civic Building / Athfield Architects
  NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award - Interior Architecture - 2012
  NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award - Public Category - 2012
  NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture - 2012
  PCNZ Rider Levett Bucknall Property Award: Hays Commercial Office Award - Excellence 2012
  PCNZ Rider Levett Bucknall Property Award: Resene Green Building Award - Excellence, Best in Category 2012
• Te Wharewaka / architecture+
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2012
  NZIA Wellington Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2012
• Jellicoe Street & Silo Park Specialist Lighting Design, Wynyard Quarter / Wraight & Associates + TCL
  IES Lighting Design Excellence Award - 2012
  Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Award for Excellence ‘Protecting the Night Environment’ - 2012
• Wynyard Quarter Urban Design Framework / Architectus
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Planning & Urban Design Category - 2012

2011:

• Claudelands Events Centre / Chow:Hill Architects + Populous
  NZIA Bay of Plenty/Waikato Architecture Awards - Public Category - 2011
• Saint Kentigern School Jubilee Sports Centre / Architectus
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Public Category - 2011
• Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre / Architecture Workshop
  NZIA Winner of The Architecture Medal - 2011
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2011

2010:

• NZI House / Jasmax
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Interior Architecture - 2010
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture - 2010
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2010
  NZIA Auckland Viaduct Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2010
  NZIA Auckland Viaduct Architecture Award - Sustainability Category - 2010
  NZIA Auckland Central Architecture Award - Interior Architecture Category - 2010
  Property Council NZ Award - Interior - Supreme Winner - 2010
• Ironbank / RTA Studio
  NZIA Winner of The Architecture Medal - 2010
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture - 2010
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2010
  NZIA Newton Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2010
  NZIA Newton Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture - 2010
  Designers Institute of NZ Best Design Awards - Gold - Spatial - Built Environment Category - 2010
• Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre / Architecture Workshop
  NZIA Bay of Plenty/Waikato Architecture Award - Commercial Category - 2010

2009:

• Len Lye Whirler Pier / Athfield Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Small Project Architecture Category - 2009
• Meridian Building / Studio Pacific Architecture + Peddle Thorp Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Sustainable Architecture Category - 2009

2008:

• Te Hononga - Christchurch Civic Building / Athfield Architects
  Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority Award: Public Sector - 2008
  Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority Award: Renewable Energy - 2008
• HNZ Talbot Park Development
  NZ Property Industry Award for Urban Design - 2008
• Meridian Building / Studio Pacific Architecture + Peddle Thorp Architects
  NZ Property Council Excellence Award - Green Building Category - 2008
  NZ Property Council Excellence Award - Commercial Property Category - 2008
• Westfield Albany Shopping Centre / JCY Architects
  NZ Property Council Awards - Supreme Award - 2008
  NZ Property Council Excellence Award - Retail Property Category - 2008
• Waitakere Civil Defence Headquarters / Architectus
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Sustainability - 2008
  NZIA Auckland Architecture Award - Public Category - 2008

2006:

• Conservation House, DOC Headquarters Wellington / architecture+
  Sustainable Building Award at the Govt3 Awards - 2006
• Vodafone Events Centre / Ignite Architects
  NZ Property Council Excellence Award - Special Purpose Category - 2006
  AGENZ Silver Award of Merit - Category: In Recognition of an Outstanding Project - 2006

2005:

• Vodafone Events Centre / Ignite Architects
  NZIA New Zealand Architecture Award - Community & Cultural Category - 2005
  Origin Timber Design Excellence Award - Commercial or Public Category (Cox Creative Spaces, Sinclair Knight Merz & Mainzeal Construction) / Supreme Award Winner - 2005

We maintain memberships with the following professional bodies -

• NEW ZEALAND GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
  The NZGBC was established in July 2005, and in 2006 became a member of the World Green Building Council (WGBC). The WGBC is an international not-for-profit organisation that aims to move the global property industry and built environment towards sustainability, with Green Building Councils being established in various countries around the world
• ENGINEERING NEW ZEALAND
• ACENZ
• IESANZ
• CIBSE
• ASSOCIATION OF HYDRAULIC SERVICES CONSULTANTS AUSTRALIA (AHSCA)

Our Quality Assurance and Control System has been purpose-designed as an effective operational management system, suited to a relatively small company. We pride ourselves on ensuring the requirements of our clients are met in a cost effective, technically suitable and timely manner.

Our prime objective, which relates to our structure, is for projects to be staffed only by quality staff, with a high level of technical skill, experience and management ability.

David Fullbrook is the eCubed Director responsible for quality assurance, and there is a commitment by all our staff that adherence to our Company’s systems and procedures are everyones’ concern.

David regularly carries out independent peer reviews of other consultants’ projects throughout New Zealand, and is respected for his wide-ranging, but always constructive, criticism.

Our two quality procedures comprise ‘Project Control’ and ‘Support Services’ —

Project Control Procedures cover our core business activity of providing engineering services to clients. 

Support Services Procedures cover the management and control of office functions and systems, including project numbers, distribution filing and archiving, resource and reference documentation and equipment, software and systems.

A key aspect of our in-house quality control procedure is to carry out multi-discipline, in-house technical reviews at the completion of the preliminary, developed and detailed design stages, where each discipline presents their proposals to their in-house peers in a design charrette/workshop environment. In this way, we ensure that coordination and interfaces between disciplines are addressed, and that all the firm’s technical resources are brought to bear in a concentrated manner, at key stages of the project.