ABOUT SAA
Welcome To Solar Architects Australia
Our business focuses on delivering significant cost savings to our clients through sustainability.
Headed by Solar & Energy professionals that specialise in designing and managing energy systems that will immediately reduce overhead costs, our methodology protects your business against future electricity price hikes and brings you one step closer to achieving sustainability targets.
All of our systems are designed with expert data analysis to meet each site's energy needs. We won't over-engineer your system for unnecessary surplus nor will we push for a project to go ahead if your situation does not make economic sense.
At Solar Architects Australia, we focus on sustainability aimed to reduce our client's operational expense, and specialise in commercial systems, agriculture solutions (including off-grid), and selected residential applications.
We operate nationally, specialising in regional Australia.
We look forward to working with you.
Andrew Colban
Co-Founder & Director, Technology & Design
Andrew is a qualified electrician for large scale projects, he spent several years as a contracted Electrical & Instrumentation Technician for BHP working regionally in QLD, WA and the NT.
Andrew has since directed his passion towards using his skills to better the environment & finding cost effective sustainable solutions for homeowners and businesses. Having installed over 5MW of solar systems already, Andrew leads the technology, design & implementation of our solutions.
Andrew’s Accreditations:
Clean Energy Council (CEC) Accredited Installer (Grid Connect Design & Install of PV Power Systems)
Cert in Stand-Alone Power System (Off Grid) Design and Install
Cert IV in Electrical - Instrumentation
Cert III in Electrotechnology Systems Electrician
Cert IV in Hazardous Areas - Electrical
Battery Storage for Grid Connect System Endorsement
Richard Horsley
Co-Founder & Director, Procurement
Having studied a Bachelor of Science (Viticulture), Richard has a longstanding passion for agriculture based businesses.
Despite the glamour that comes with pruning vines in the height of winter, Richard left the vineyards and spent 15 years in operational roles within the wine industry, specialising in procurement, operations & logistics.
An interest grew in sustainability and Richard has most recently helped scale a national residential solar company leading the procurement & operations teams.
Richard brings to the business a global network of solar suppliers and the acumen to source the highest quality products at the most competitive prices for our customers.
Andrew Gilham
Co-Founder & Director, Commercial Operations
Having graduated from a Business Marketing / Law degree in Melbourne, Andrew has held National Sales, Partnership & Marketing roles in market leading, global businesses across Australia & the UK.
Having most recently run a sustainability solutions business across Australia & NZ, Andrew is passionate about building long term, mutually beneficial relationships that create transformational & sustainable solutions for clients.
Andrew’s collaborative, entrepreneurial & innovative approach keeps our business agile, future proofed & client orientated.
Kim Foskett
Landscape Architect - Ground Mount & Solar Farms
Kim Foskett has been working in the field of Landscape Architecture for the past 20 years having graduated with Honours at the University of New South Wales in 1999. As an award-winning Registered Landscape Architect, she is focussed on the delivery of high quality, integrated and engaging place-making landscape projects within the context of both the private and public sector.
Kim’s role at SAA is to help execute all design and project management aspects of Large-scale Ground Mounted Solar Installations, Solar Farms and the wider integration of Solar in to a site’s landscape design. Kim and the team use parameters such as soil groups, land use capability classes and sub-classes, soil depth, slope aspect, elevation, erosion degree, and other soil properties and suitability analysis to best locate and design each system.
University of New South Wales - Ba Landscape Architecture (Honours Class 1, Division 1)
Registered Landscape - Architect Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) #0011324