Heat or cold.

Come rain or shine.

Healthy and comfortable.

Build all weather spaces.

Design for comfort.
Build to last.

ESD CONSULTANCY

Whether you're part of a design team, global company, a hardworking contractor, or just a handful of friends that want to build healthy and comfortable homes or spaces—we'd be delighted to work with you.

Get early stage design feedback. Predict your building's performance (energy and sustainability). Meet or exceed building code and planning scheme requirements. Make confident decisions.

Buildings

Designing a precinct? Weave sustainability into the heart of your project. Futureproof your master planned community by introducing a risk and resilience lens. Shape your precinct's future today.

Cities

Turn your climate pledges into pathways. Build a CO2 baseline and reduction roadmaps. Partner with Makao to craft and implement a sustainability program that complements your near and long term goals.

Organisations

Advance what's possible

ANSWER THE BIG QUESTIONS

Whether you are building your future home, a high rise building, natatorium, shopping centre, local café, or a stadium — we offer trusted services to meet your needs. Bring solutions oriented thinking to your next project.

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Makao Group. ESD consultants and engineers. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane. JV3, Waste Management Plans, Green Star. Net Zero.

You want to create healthy, sustainable spaces. We want to work alongside you.

Our mission—is to help you weave sustainability into your next venture.

WHAT WILL YOU BUILD NEXT?

Makao helps offices and institutions improve resource efficiency, wellness and resilience through leading-edge sustainable building practices and solutions.

Where we work

Makao works alongside design teams to help create sustainable and liveable communities through smart, healthy, and comfortable residential design.

Where we live

Makao consults recreational, sports, tourism and community facilities on wholistically embedding environmental responsibility into the visitor experience.

Where we play

Makao enables clean, smooth transportation operations by advising transport hubs and fleets on efficiency, emissions reductions and energy optimisation.

Where we move

Build your vision, borrow our experience

DAY 1 VALUE

Makao meets you where you are. We offer a range of services, from the planning stage to post-construction facility management. You can count on the utmost professionalism in all that we do. Expect the expected.

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If You Prefer —

YOU'LL ENJOY WORKING WITH US

Get the services large companies use. Clients engage us to help them figure out what's easy, what's hard, what's possible. And, most important, what brings the biggest impact. You get the full weight of our experience on your side. Always.

Practicality over purity

You want easy communication channels. That's exactly what we provide. Get individual support for any questions you might have. Project brief, energy efficiency, Section J modelling, WSUD analysis. You name it. One conversation.

Dedicated project manager

You'll be amazed at how easy it is to work with us. Send us a message—tell us about your project, timeline, and goals. Receive and approve the proposal. Sit back as we drive the project forward. No surprises.

Smooth workflows

You value established relationships. So do we. Which then means we invest in forming and nurturing long-term relationships. All built on a mix of great service and results.

Rich relationships

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Featured Work

From public buildings and commercial developments to community buildings and residential homes, we've done it all. Our services are designed for projects of any size, sector and type.