Our brief for our forever home is to have a low environmental impact home that will adapt to our growing family and contribute to urban biodiversity.
We considered embodied carbon when choosing construction materials, using prefabricated Passivhaus certified wall and roof panels (PanelLite from CarbonLite) and recycled bricks and flooring. We want to be climate resilient by optimising energy and water efficiency.
We are an all-electric home with 11 kW of solar on the roof and a 7.7 kW battery that is enough to take us from sundown to sunrise and provides blackout protection.
We designed for aging in place and to be a sanctuary for our growing family with natural indoor light in living areas. We want to connect to our place near Kooyongkoot Creek and build backyard biodiversity with indigenous & mostly native plants including the street verge, a green roof over the garage too to encourage birds and pollinators to visit.
We also have a productive edible garden using permaculture principles and using wicking beds to reduce our food miles.
