The Kingfisher House 2018

The Kingfisher House

Kingfisher House is a Recipe House home on a sloping site, using topography and lightweight building materials to achieve a sustainable and affordable house that provides flexibility, based on a 25-year life cycle analysis.

The main features of our home include:

• Cross-ventilation and thermal mass
• Efficient lighting
• Energy monitoring
• Drip irrigation for harvesting
• Recycled fence posts for retaining wall
• Solar hot water (flat panel)
•  Renewable energy like solar PV off-grid.

Click here to read more about The Kingfisher House in LO winter issue, written by Tobias Volbert.

Watch a short movie explaining the Recipe House process and our passion for sustainability here.

This house is designed and built by Brett McKenzie Sustainable Pty Ltd.

To find out more about the NatHERS (Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme) click here.