Square One research develops leading-edge simulation and analysis solutions for the design of high-performance and climate-responsive buildings. The company was incorporated in 2000 to focus on promoting and supporting these activities within the architectural and engineering industries through software development, on-line educational resources and research publications.
Dr. Andrew J. Marsh Ph.D., B.Arch.(Hon), Dip.Aud.Eng.
Andrew is an architect, building science researcher and software author, now working on sustainable design and analysis at Autodesk. Until recently he was co-founder and head of development at Square One research. Andrew’s main passion is writing software. He is the principal author of all the architectural science and design tools available at the Ecotect website, including Ecotect, and all the web programming that drives this site.
Andrew studied architecture at the University of Western Australia and also received his doctoral degree there. He has worked as an environmental analyst, environmental design consultant, lecturer in architectural science / computing at the University of Western Australia and research fellow at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, before going on to start his own software development company which was recently acquired by Autodesk. Andrew is now senior product manager for sustainable design at Autodesk.
Andrew is also creative director of the Natural Frequency journal and regularly contributes research papers at a number of international conferences and journals.
Caroline Raines B.Arch.(Hon), B.Env.Des.
Co-Founder and Head of Operations at Square One, Caroline is the creative force behind the company's websites, the user-interfaces for much of the software available here and their online help systems.
As an architect, Caroline's influence has been vital in keeping our focus on the design process and solving the real problems faced everyday by designers. Despite having handled customer support almost entirely single handedly for the last few years, Caroline still manages to maintain her design practice -- she's retired from customer support now...