Property News · May 9, 2023

From a 30sqm house to a slice of urban parkland: Australia’s most sustainable homes of 2023 – in pictures


The sustainability shortlist in Architecture Australia’s annual Houses Awards demonstrates new ways of thinking about the places we call home, whether it be replacing a large garage with a place to “stare up at the stars”, or the first true net-zero home in Western Australia. House Awards jury chair Alexa Kempton said: ‘The jury was pleased to see … examples of homeowners taking agency over their homes’ environmental impacts.’She hopes that this is ‘as much a consequence of a growing demand from consumers as it is a result of advocacy from the architects. The tenets of reduce and reuse also apply to building, and the jury saw many examples of creative and prudent adaptations that regenerated existing housing, rather than building new.’Fashion greenwashing glossary: what do ‘biodegradable’, ‘closed loop’ and ‘degrowth’ really mean? Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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