{"id":130633,"date":"2022-10-08T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/passion-project-the-passive-house-that-raised-the-roof-on-sustainable-living\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T22:10:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T15:10:18","slug":"passion-project-the-passive-house-that-raised-the-roof-on-sustainable-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/passion-project-the-passive-house-that-raised-the-roof-on-sustainable-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion project: the passive house that raised the roof on sustainable living"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA family home constructed on derelict land in Melbourne sets new standards for a hard-working eco houseThe overlooked plot that Marc and Felicity Bernstein-Hussmann ended up building a house on was deemed unfit for construction use by their local council in Melbourne, Australia, and so they faced extreme hesitancy from any bank to lend for development. Despite this, they pushed on with plans, even moving into a motorhome for four years while they went through the planning and saving process for their new home. Their tenacity was rewarded when both the council and bank U-turned, and their dream became a reality.But what started life as a wedge-shaped piece of derelict wasteland \u2013 situated next to a 10-storey apartment block, double-storey housing site and a busy train line in Coburg, Melbourne \u2013 has been transformed by the couple into a modern passive house. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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