Our People
We are a friendly and diverse team of architects, engineers, scientists, building designers, and sustainability experts – bringing a combination of valuable skills and contacts to the project. Brought together by a common vision to make a positive impact on the environment, innovative problem-solving is our forte.
Tracey Cools
Founding Director
Tracey Cools
Founding Director
I'm entrepreneurial by nature, a big-picture thinker, strategic problem-solver and expert networker. I have a photographic memory for construction details, a natural intuition for building optimisation [...]
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Alison Adendorff
Technical Manager
Alison Adendorff
Technical Manager
I’m an architect by trade, with over 10 years’ experience as a sustainable design consultant. I have niche specialisations in energy modelling for Green Star, daylight modelling, façade design, optimised […]
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Rishabh Babbar
Commercial Team Lead
Rishabh Babbar
Commercial Team Lead
‘I’m a hands-on architect who thrives on providing bespoke solutions to our clients’ sustainability problems […]
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Laura Parengkuan
Residential Team Lead
Laura Parengkuan
Residential Team Lead
I’m an Architect with over 8 years of experience in multi-residential, seniors living and aged care projects in Australia. My role at Efficient Living is to [...]
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Troy Daly
Senior Consultant - Associate
Troy Daly
Senior Consultant - Associate
I’m a project leader running the balancing act between sustainability goals, commercial feasibility and delivery pragmatism. I’ve developed this skill after […]
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Alistair Coulstock
Senior Consultant - Associate
Alistair Coulstock
Senior Consultant - Associate
With over 25 years of experience, Alistair delivers world-class sustainability outcomes across the built environment. He brings deep systems-thinking and practical expertise to achieve measurable, people-and planet-positive results, embedding sustainability into every stage of a project.
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Manoela Place
Sustainability Consultant
Manoela Place
Sustainability Consultant
After more than 12 years’ experience as an ESD and thermal comfort consultant at Efficient Living, it’s safe to say I have extensive knowledge of construction across various scales of projects. […]
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Stefanie Simpson
Sustainability Consultant
Stefanie Simpson
Sustainability Consultant
I love details. Details, details details! I’d like to think that my clients can relax in the knowledge that I am looking at the detail so that they don’t have to. I am a passionate […]
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Mariana Foganhole
Sustainability Consultant
Mariana Foganhole
Sustainability Consultant
Promoting sustainability is the only way we can maintain wellbeing and a healthy environment. My background is in civil engineering, so I’ve always loved […]
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Lua
Director of Pawsitivity
Lua
Director of Pawsitivity
Director of Pawsitivity spreading joy, reducing stress, and ensuring no snack goes unmonitored—one tail wag at a time.
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