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November 19, 2020

What To Consider When Building A Sustainable Home

We all cherish our planet and the natural beauty that is around every corner. We also love our homes for the protection and safety it provides when nature gets extreme; from our icy winters to sweltering summers. Every year, the maintenance of conventionally built homes eats into homeowner’s savings, savings that could have been used elsewhere.
Although home building innovation has come a long way, a new innovation revolution is on the horizon. One where savings don’t have to be sacrificed for comfort.

A great energy efficient home starts with a smart design with collaboration from your design and build team, a team who look outside the confines of the standard build and into the future. This collaboration takes into consideration initial and potential future investments so value in maximized while cost is kept low.

As the meat and bones of any house, energy efficient, insulation, and environmentally friendly materials are a staple of the modern home. These considerations include double glazed windows and modern insulation for temperature control, as well as light coloured materials that look as good as they are heat reflective.

It’s location and direction with intelligent home design. Pairing north facing windows with eaves protects the home from the high summer sun, while heated concrete flooring and internal thermal mass wall will store heat and keep you warm with the low winter sun, saving you on both heating and cooling. The sleek design options of polished concrete flooring, internal brick walls and open floor planning mean you can have a smart home with all the good looks of modern style housing.

Solar power, battery storage systems and generators have developed to a point where off-the-grid systems are now a reality ready to be enjoyed. The constant innovation in the renewable energy sector means todays dreams might become tomorrow’s reality. Energy efficient appliances, lighting and hot water systems run in conjunction to solar power or any renewable energy option means freedom from utility bills and the freedom to enjoy the savings.

Smart and environmentally friendly home design and construction are the way of a bright future. Together we can help our environment by lowering our carbon footprint all in the comfort a new home.
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