Search Results

year - 2020

PROJECT HOME ALL ELECTRIC RETROFIT. Due to local housing stock conditions in NSW Northern Rivers a smart retrofit was..

Faced with the prospect of becoming empty nesters, the Melbourne based couple decided to take on a trifecta challenge..

GX is a new way of experiencing a new way of living. More than a display village, here you’ll find 16 cutting-edge..

Suck it up princess!” is not the most auspicious way to start to a major project. The retrofit journey started in..

This rear strata home was designed with passive solar principles in mind. The house is situated at the back of the..

Our house was built in 1967 and is a mix of brick veneer and fibro cement. Our project is that of continual..

The newest addition to our Ecoliv Display Centre - The Eco Studio comprises of a kitchenette, bathroom and open plan..

Lake Tahune in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park is one of the most spectacular locations one could wish to..

Winner of the HIA National GreenSmart award in 2010, this 3 bedroom display features all our standard inclusions to..

North Keppel Island Environmental Education Centre is a residential facility controlled by Education Queensland for up..

The client brief was to create an off grid solar passive designed home, that takes in the beauty of the surrounding..

The client brief was to develop two solar passive designed homes that would be suitable for multi generational living,..

The Apollo Zero Net Carbon home has been produced in collaboration with Sustainability Victoria, under the..

I designed a small two bed-roomed solar-passive house (67.5m2 internal floor area with 36m2 outside deck). Key design..

We started MYBUILD Solutions two and a half years ago and we undertake all aspects of the build and construction..

Tropical Pavilions was designed as a series of Pods to maximize their potential use now & in the future. Site..

Coppia is a Tiny House on Wheels (THOW) designed and built for autonomous couple living. A custom inbuilt sofa bed..

We created sustainable straw bale solar passive, high fire rated home appropriate to a coastal urban environment, using..

Mount Hawthorn Sustainable House We have a strong desire to live sustainably in many ways and it had been our dream..

This is a significant renewal to a 1950s home. The renewal is intended to provide another 60+ years to the 60 years it..

The owners of this award-winning house wanted a sustainable home that would cater for their growing family and a..

The brief was to create a home for a professional couple with 3 bedrooms and two family areas on a small site while..

We moved to our rural block which is part of a larger family farm, after five years in the Pilbara. We wanted to make..

‘Kinship’ emerged out of a desire to create a positive legacy from the wreck of Black Saturday. The building is..

SUHO's 'Type B' home is 8.2 stars and boast some additional features to a standard home keeping it adaptable for the..

The sustainable home, built in 2012, employs passive solar design to achieve an energy efficiency rating of 8.5 at that..

As a winner of the Carbon Neutral Adelaide 'Leadership and Influence' award in 2020, The 10 Star Home Adelaide will..

The Eco Living Display Centre is a retrofitted building that displays a range of energy saving ideas, including passive..

Charles & Christine had spent 20 years living in earth covered house beyond the city fringe, and when the needs of..

Both my partner, Wendy, and I are from Germany and arrived in Australia over 10 years ago. We fell in love with Perth..

Welcome to our Townhouse by the Sea which is very close to completion! Our aim has been to create an energy efficient..

The house was purchased in 1988 & continual improvement has been a labour of love for the last 32 years. At the..

The client brief was to create a solar passively designed home, where the clients could age in place and have direct..

The house enters into a living area complete with a corner couch and generous-sized coat cupboard. The storage..

This passive solar, energy efficient home can be found in the heart of Dunsborough Lakes on a smaller suburban block...

Fabode is a fabulous new light-filled, highly energy-efficient, super-functional family home within the footprint of..

Our heritage listed homestead built in 1840 and is one of the oldest buildings in the district. Although laden with..

Our old heritage-listed weatherboard home dates from 1915 and had almost no redeeming sustainable properties before we..

This 2-storey extension to an existing house from the late 1920s was erected in a tight backyard in the northern..

The house was built in the early 90s, and had a curious mix of double glazing but no insulation in walls or roof. The..

I bought this home 5 years ago. I was lured by the size of the land (5500m2) which provided an opportunity to be more..

Our late 1930’s bungalow has been a well loved home, but it was time to sort out the thermally inefficient old..

This home, while not a Certified Passive House, is built according to the same principles and comes close in..

This 1950s fibro four-bedroom house has been retrofitted with 15,000L of rainwater storage and associated guttering,..

The vacant, unserviced 34 acre Korora block we found in 2016 was majority south facing steep coastal rainforest, but..

This compact granny flat sits atop an elegant garage on a discreet laneway on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. A tightly..

The house needed renovating because the existing roof was rusting, the upstairs bedrooms overheated in summer and were..

Our goal in building this house was livability and flexibility. We wanted a house with an abundance of natural light,..

Our renovation has been a long time coming. When we moved here, we knew we would need to renovate; it just took us 13..

This home was designed exactly how we wanted it, to be a comfortable, functional space that met our family’s needs..

Our passion was to have an individual, functional, customised home that is low maintenance, environmentally..

We wanted a forever house that pushed the boundaries of what a volume builder could do in terms of sustainability...

Located on a steep, previously vacant, lot in Eltham at one of the highest points in the township, the distant views to..

Through practical collaboration between students and industry, Team UOW in the Solar Decathlon 2018 endeavour to change..

This two story home has been designed to stay warm in winter and cool in summer with little to no mechanical heating or..

This two story sustainable home takes advantage of the ocean views and cooling breeze. Designed with the main living..

Our project aim was to build a house as energy efficient and affordable as possible. We wanted a house that could heat..

This is a 3 bedroom house, on 17.5 acres. The house is made from new and recycled materials. Facing north, it is heated..

This single storey home was designed using passive solar principles and for aging in place. We built this home to be..

This 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home was designed for a family to be as sustainable and multi-generational. The design..

This is a fantastic secondary residence in a family collective built for one family member’s retirement. It is north..

Mid century architecture is known for its merging of form and function, where both building form and function are..

The Extension and refurbishment at 10 Francis represented an opportunity to preserve an important, but fast..

The Radiata display home showcases an alternative to conventional building that is environmentally friendly, thermally..

The initial brief was to renovate the existing house that was attached to the home that still exists on site. After..

This house is the personal home of one of Victoria's few professional strawbale builders. Shamus O'Reilly and his young..

We are passionate about sustainable living and incorporating it into everyday life. After much research online, we..

This rural sanctuary comprises of an open plan living, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house plus a shed and self contained..

In 2016, John and Trudy wanted to build a home that will allow their grown-up children and one elderly parent to come..

The Cheese House is a cost effective example of using a renovation to create a great, sustainable and comfortable..

We co-designed this home with a local architect/builder in 2018-19. The aim was to be as sustainable as we could, by..

Certified Passive House on a compact 213m2 laneway block. Abbetthaus is sustainable and affordable residential..

I wanted to create a “homegrown “ straw-bale eco friendly student studio for my children to live in. This..

The house incorporates design elements that have proved to be appropriate for living in the wet-dry tropics over a..

Being the eighth house I have designed and built, or had built, one would think I have mastered a few tricks. Yes a..

An owner built (still in progress) hempcrete house on a small (840m) block in the centre of the small village of..

Kurrajong Hill is a home built of rammed earth, and straw bale infill to a timber frame of poles sourced on the..

Our home is situated on 6 acres of steep woodland in Melbourne's north-east. A major renovation of the 1970s house was..

Candys Earthship is designed to make minimal use of public utilities and fossil fuels. Natural heating and cooling..

Nestled between the wilderness of the Budawang Ranges and a crystal clear ocean is a hidden eco home that integrates a..

This small strawbale house is our first home, after years of planning (and watching too many episodes of Grand..

Now occupied for 11 years the house has delivered on if not exceeded all expectations and is a prime example of..

The bulk of houses in 2050 will be houses that exist today. If we are to ensure greenhouse gas emissions from houses in..

This is a retro fitted old school suburban house; built in 1968 and miraculaously withstood cyclone..

The design allows our family to live comfortably and peacefully just meters away from busy main roads in a draughty..

The aim for building this home was to incorporate social and environmental sustainability features to provide..

Dulwich Loft addition is a project about reduction rather than addition. Rather than removing the lean-to, we simply..

I wanted to create a small, sustainable build on a subdivided suburban block that was affordable, as well as a..

I have recycled a shipping container into a cool tropical dwelling, all recycled materials except for some fittings and..

We wanted a modest home that represented our desire to live a healthy and environmentally conscious lifestyle. Our home..

Blue Eco Homes’ ‘Sapphire’ display home is a Certified Passive House, completed in 2019. The Sapphire Passive..

Lagom is a Swedish word meaning 'not too little, not too much, just right'. This is the philosophy we designed and live..

This original post-war brick home was the first project for owners Jarrod (Builder) and Anneleise (Building Designer)..

In 1981, my wife and I agreed to move south from Perth for work. Motivated by our desire to live as sustainably as..

Elemental House fulfilled the wish of a semi-retired couple for a simpler, more economical existence in rural Victoria...

My wife and I purchased our townhouse in 2018. The house was built in 2006 and already had basic ceiling insulation and..

Happy Haus is an all-electric home that has been designed to be an adaptive, sustainable and multi-family home. It has..

Hello! I’m Laura Ryan and these are the plans for my tiny worker’s cottage in Newtown, Sydney. My goal is to..

Claire and I built our passive solar design home on a 4 acre block in the Northern Rivers, just over the hill from..

Our little house has been inspired by visits to other sustainable houses, so we thank those home owners. It is..

We have lived in our one-bedroom apartment for just 2 years now, after he we bought the land with friends and..

The focus of the project we designed and built ourselves was to create a long-term productive haven for ourselves, our..

Beekeepers is an off-grid house overlooking the ocean and being made from concrete, it has great thermal mass. Roof is..

The project demonstrates the ability to renovate a house from the 1920’s, to being a modern 8-star energy efficient..

Kenzai is a beautifully renovated home overlooking the ocean, inspired by Japanese/Scandinavian design. Kenzai’s..

The Davison Collaborative is a three-townhouse project in Brunswick delivered by HIP V. HYPE and designed in..

A neglected block of land has been given a second chance at life, resurrected from a deserted sand mine to a modern..

Tamborine 10 star rated, single level family home with passive solar design. The home harvests more energy than it..

A perfectly orientated block arises an opportunity to build a well performing Passive House - that's exactly what this..

For a single parent, the dream of achieving an energy-efficient, beautiful comfortable house seems to be out of reach...

Coast Guard Yeppoon occupies a two-storey brick building at Rosslyn Bay Harbour. This is the base for marine rescue..

Built on a vacant ‘Mr Fluffy’ block, this comfortable, 8.8 star solar passive house is designed to maximise the..

The Bungalow is a small footprint, minimalist three-bedroom home that invites the inhabitants to strip back their lives..

A fabulous new, all-electric, light filled home has been designed to be warm naturally in the winter. Keeping us warm..

Completed in December 2015, The Recyclable House was designed and built by Quentin Irvine, Managing Director of Inquire..

Seastar was a joy to build and it is a true celebration on the beauty and ingenuity of what a sustainable house should..

The client was Jenny Edwards, the managing director and scientist at Light House Architecture & Science, along with..

Three Tinnies is a classic and comfortably coastal home for the whole family. Designed by the award winning Beaumont..

This home has been built to passive solar design principles. The position of the house on the block makes the most of..

Built by The Sociable Weaver and designed in collaboration with Clare Cousins Architects, The 10 Star Home is..

Finniss House provides an excellent example of an efficient and flexible family home. Mindful of the future, the..

We designed our family farmhouse to be part of our 120acre bush block in the Toolangi Forest. Rated BAL 40, off-grid,..

We aimed to keep the charm and character of the existing house and land whilst upgrading to Passive House performance...

Whiptail is a recently completed strawbale home which forms part of the Wild Mountains Environmental Education Centre...

A passive solar home tucked neatly into the backyard in place of the original shed, this light-filled secondary..

The Dune showcases all the fundamentals of best-practice energy-efficient design and construction – including good..

Solar Sollew is a model example of how low-impact a home can be when all the elements of sustainable design are..

We have built a little house out the backyard to try and be more sustainable with energy, water and native habitat for..

Spindrift represents a new paradigm in sustainable housing-- an 'Energy Freedom House'. We call it such because the..

Sydney’s first certified Passive House! This Envirotecture-designed, compact two-storey home replaces a defunct..

From the outset our dream was to build a home not only for us but for our children and the children's grandparents...

This humble weatherboard cottage had all the features common to the typology – lightweight structure, minimal..

Our vision is to create a new standard for sustainable living that fosters a sense of community and closer connection..

As we approached retirement we began to research options for our forever home. Building sustainably just made sense so..

Winner of the 2006 HIA National Greensmart Award for Resource Efficient Housing this building showcases environmentally..

This light-filled contemporary home, completed in 2018, showcases what is possible when sustainability is embedded in..

Winner of 2017 National Design Award for sustainable design. My straw bale and cob home is warm, welcoming, light, a..

We Renovated a west-facing Victorian cottage on a small block, with very limited access to north sun, to make it more..

Balthayock is an off-grid property and self-sufficient new build on 75 acers with views over the Yarragon..

Designed and built by The Sociable Weaver, the Cove design wraps around a central courtyard to provide a hidden oasis,..

Weelam-ik means “our house - where do you live?” in the Boon Wurrung language. Our home was built to provide a..

Noonameena is an owner-built, strawbale 'SITUP' prefab panel, Certified Passive House Institute Low Energy Building..

Co-founding members of Wild Mountains Environmental Education Centre are nearing completion of their private home on a..

The unique design of the Convertible House with its barrel vault ceiling gives a small space a big feel. The aim was..

Four years ago, we purchased a beautiful 2 bedroom heritage home built by Elmore Algernon in the leafy Blackburn area...

Incorporating solar passive design principles in this traditional two storey home was inspired by the owners love of..

Since purchasing this 36 year-old two-storey concrete block home 20 years ago, it has been progressively renovated to..

The goal was to create a self-sustainable house that did not compromise on modern comforts or conveniences. Anyone..

This family home is for sale. The undivided block allowed enough space for us to build a mini-farm. The rainwater..

Our house started to take shape about 3 years ago, it is a work in progress. Designed using passive solar principles..

This is a simple house professionally built 10 years ago on a steep, windy 8 ha property. In a bushfire area but the..

Our house has strawbale and rammed-earth walls, Apricus evacuated tube and wood heater boosted hot water, all-electric..

Many past SHD visitors will be familiar with the Greeny Flat which has been open almost every year since 2014. But this..

Built by Harris Build and designed by Adapt Design Group. Sunlight is rated at 7.6 Stars with a 4.88kW Solar System. A..

It's easy. All I'm doing in the city is what farmers do every day in the country - use the sun and rain that falls..

Geoff’s house is a highly thermally efficient 8.8 star hemp house with exposed slab on ground and slab edge..

Howard and Berni are now neighbors after completion of a multi stage project over 10 years. The timing of the steps..

CORE is a collaboration between builders, building designers and thermal performance professionals with the aim of..

Following on from our SHD openings of Eco Home Stirling, this is the third year we will be opening our Footprint Garden..

The Cape Display is an 8.2 Star energy-efficient, all-electric double-storey home featuring very high levels of..

Designed as a easy care home for a young family it is orientated with the front street elevation facing north. With the..

The renovation to our old house has been designed around passive solar design principles. The rear of our home is..

Sustainable Horticulture is a space to practice and implement changes and technology to reduce impact on the..

This generous 645 square metre site is redeveloped to accommodate two 7.7 Star townhouses, each with space for parking,..

The retrofitted house has been designed to appeal to older clients nearing retirement. Many of these people are 'empty..

Janine's passive solar home features an exposed concrete slab facing northwest, narrow build to increase air exchange,..

Motivated to design and build a thermally efficient, easy-to-construct tiny house, Tiny House Solutions has created a..

This house is being supported by Solar Dwellings. This is the third passive solar house that I have had built, and the..

This two-and-a-half-storey, architecturally-designed and owner-built house is located at the highest point of..

Nestd™️ is a social enterprise that sells compact housing solutions to the retail, tourism, property..

Less CO2, more H2O!  This is a retrofit of a double-brick and tile home built in 1971. The orientation is..

The Link at Ginninderry is a multi-purpose community and information centre adjacent to the Strathnairn Arts..

These two houses on one block are the homes of a husband and wife (in their 70s), and of their son and his family of..

Permanora is a sustainable house located on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. It is a renovated 1960s cottage with..

Our house was built in 1967 and is a mix of brick veneer and fibro cement. Our project is that of continual..

Our house was hot in summer, cold in winter. The garden was full of noxious weeds. We wanted to change this and make..

We have a unique off-grid mountain-bush home, that is 11km off the grid. It is well insulated, cool in summer and warm..

The owner purchased The Old Corner Shop opposite Kempsey High School as a home and sustainability project 10 years ago...

House under construction -  will add more information and photos as the build goes on To create an affordable..

Dreamcatcher is an award winning sustainable home perched atop a hill surrounded by mountains and rainforest in..

This house follows standard Western Australian building concepts. It's a double-brick and colorbond construction on a..

This sustainable home in Trigg was designed specifically as a long term residence for a mature aged couple. The home is..

Going off grid in retirement is a dream for many, and reality for this couple who run their house and car from a solar..

Our 2020 theme is revamp, don't replace. With that in mind we've been busy with overdue maintenance, such as external..

We thought long and hard about how we could change our uncomfortable concrete box into our dream home. Starting with..