Welcome to Makao

We are a house of engineers and sustainability consultants, united by a simple conviction: the built environment should be part of the climate solution, not the problem. Our passion for both design and sustainability runs deep — it’s what gets us out of bed in the morning.

Born in Prahran, Melbourne, our work now reaches across Victoria and beyond. We’re big enough to bring you a breadth of technical expertise, yet small enough to offer the kind of attention and care that makes you feel like our only client.

We know the path to a more sustainable future can feel complex — layers of policy, shifting standards, competing priorities. It can be perplexing, even daunting. Our role is to cut through that complexity. We thrive on making the hard parts easier, and the simple parts even simpler.

That’s why we founded Makao: to breathe sustainability into new ventures and existing projects alike.

How? By working alongside you to uncover what’s possible, what’s challenging, what’s straightforward — and, crucially, what creates the greatest impact. And we do it without unnecessary stress, jargon, or inflated costs.

Above all, we’re here to help you achieve your goals: environmental targets that matter, social outcomes that endure, and projects you can be proud to stand behind.

Because at Makao, sustainability isn’t just a service — it’s the future we’re building with you.

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