What We Do

Oranik Consulting Engineers, is your climate-conscious engineering partner. Our holistic approach aims to create high-performance buildings that endure for future generations. With over 200 Passivhaus or high-performance projects across Australia in our portfolio, including prefabricated and portable homes, we've demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainability.

Our primary focus is on reducing the carbon footprint through innovative design techniques and the use of cutting-edge, sustainable materials. We maintain flexibility to incorporate these materials into our structural designs, ensuring they meet Passivhaus performance requirements.

Additionally, we possess substantial resources for product and system design, with a particular emphasis on developing innovative prefabricated panelised systems.

We are dedicated to partnering with you on your journey towards creating environmentally responsible and enduring structures.

We are your climate conscious engineering partner

Services

High performance, low emission, structural framing

Timber portal frames (custom-designed or proprietary)
Timber truss bracing
Long-span timber beams (Gluelam, LVL)
Custom-designed roof trusses
Panelised construction (Panellite, SIP)
Innovative connections to avoid thermal bridging
Hemp construction (in-situ Hempcrete or Hemp block)
Earth Construction (Rammed Earth wall)
Breeze brick or block
Screw fixing connections
FRP or FRG reinforcement

Alternative foundation design

Thermally broken concrete slab (De-coupled slab. Composite slab, under-slab EPS or XPS insulation)
Waffle raft alternatives (Cupolex, Biax, Nupod)
Concrete-free foundations - Screw piles, micro piles (Allfoot, Surefoot)
Flat plate concrete slab
Post-tensioned slab