About Us
Welcome to PASS Building Consultants
If you are a developer, builder, designer, SDA provider or a private individual looking to design and build a sustainable and/or accessible home, then you have come to the right place.
With over 30 years experience in sustainable and accessible homes both in Australia and the UK, we have a national award winning track record and a strong network of highly qualified associates to ensure that your building project is designed with excellence as standard.
What we do
- Desktop reviews and reports for LHA/SDA compliance
- Designs for LHA/SDA homes
- Consultancy and design for lifetime homes and universal design
- Design and consultancy for home modifications
- Project management for home modifications over $30,000
- Sustainable housing consultancy and design
- Design reviews and consultancy for aged care facilities
- Team procurement for your next project in far north Queensland
Why choose us?
The construction process can be daunting. Add in the complications of SDA/LHA or sustainability and you need to know that your team has it covered. Get it right 1st time with us. Our clients have differing objectives, from minimum compliance using cost effective solutions, to bespoke creative and innovative approaches to meet specific needs.
Having worked with builders of all sizes (both in Australia and in the UK), home owners, developers and other stakeholders such as occupational therapists and certifiers, our experience and approach is unique and targeted.
This is not just about designing a floor plan. It is about understanding the intricacies of how the building will be used, how it relates to it's surrounding environment and how it can achieve the best long term benefits for you and your clients.
About Us
Rachel Whymark
SDA/LHA and lifetime homes
Greensmart professional
With over 30 years experience in the building industry, Rachel has been involved in national initiatives in the UK including the movement for innovation (housing forum), and was a national judge for the RIBA housing design awards. She was a building surveyor (building certifier) for 15 years and specialised in Accessible homes and sustainability. Two of her own homes have also featured on national TV both here and in the UK.
Re-focusing on arrival in Australia with a young family in 2004, Rachel has worked with a select number of builders and developers in the Cairns region, achieving consistent National recognition, award winning outcomes and most importantly, delighted clients.
Greensmart professional
SDA/LHA and lifetime homes
Greensmart professional
Practical and replicable sustainable building is simply in our DNA. Rachel has been specialising in sustainable construction methods, particularly in housing, for over 25 years (with over 30 years experience in the industry as a whole). She has the Diploma in Sustainability, became a Greensmart Professional in 2011, and has won Australia's National Greensmart Professional twice. In the UK, she was the 3rd woman in the country to become MIBC (Member of the Association of Building Control) and MBEng (Member of the Association of Building Engineers) accredited. Rachel approaches sustainable housing with practicality and cost effectiveness in mind.
SDA/LHA and lifetime homes
SDA/LHA and lifetime homes
SDA/LHA and lifetime homes
An early adopter, Rachel registered her previous employer as one of the first SDA and home modifications builders in Cairns. She has undertaken the Diploma in Access Consulting and has advocated for all new homes to be silver level accessible, similar to the UK model which has been in place for over 25 years (her own 9 star energy rated home demonstrating the ease with which this can be achieved was featured on 'Best Houses Australia). Several client homes have been designed and built with accessibility (up to high physical support) and lifetime home considerations included. Rachel has designed, costed and assisted in implementing a variety of home modifications projects for NDIS participants.