Research & ESD
The Cox Group is an accredited member of the Green Building Council of Australia and is dedicated to the process of designing for sustainability across all of our projects. This process necessarily entails collaboratives with engineering consultants for which we have established particular relationships.
This century is distinguished by its focus upon knowledge and creativity as key to global and local economies. Reliance upon past performance is becoming less important than the ability to generate ‘breakthrough’ ideas that can be proven by other means than precedent, particularly by computer modeling. The architects of most relevance to the future will be those who can develop lateral solutions and impart flexibilities that provide for change. This requirement entails the need for architectural research as a mainstay of contemporary practice.
The Cox Group has established research ‘cells’ in the following areas:
• Environmental Technologies
• Sustainable Materials
• Workplace Environments
• Affordable Housing Models
• Laboratory + Research Facilities
• Justice Facilities
• Health Care Facilities
• Stadium Structures
• Exhibition + Convention Facilities
These cells inform the practice across all offices and represent areas of key significance to the future prosperity of cities.