Summary
Ingo Ratsdorf is a design manager, registered architect, engineer and building biologist with 12+ years crafting sustainable, low-impact buildings and organisational procurement policies from his base in Rodney, Auckland. He leads design at Hampton Jones while running Envirology Ltd., translating life cycle assessment, building physics and traditional construction techniques into practical, durable projects and company-wide sustainability frameworks. His background in German heritage projects and hands-on work with timber, clay and lime gives him uncommon insight into marrying vernacular craft with modern ecological performance. He educates clients and teams to shift behaviour—not just add green technologies—so sustainability becomes design intent and operational habit. Outside the office he manages a small farm, co-founded a wildlife management venture and pursues mountaineering and scouting, reflecting a lived commitment to low-consumption, resilient living.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Auckland University
Dimploma in Engineering in Architecture, Dimploma in Engineering in Architecture at Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main
Building Biologist, Building Biologist at Building Biology Institute Neubeuren
German, English, French, Swedish