We love great architecture and clever design. But we love it even more when the very best practices of residential design are combined with principles of sustainability.
Many local Australian councils now support eco house designs and floor plans and encourage eco home builders to utilise the multiple advances in construction technology and materials. This makes it even easier to construct a highly energy efficient house.
So how do we build an eco-friendly home? Environmentally-friendly practices can be applied in a multitude of ways when designing and building a home – whether it be reducing waste during the construction, choosing sustainable materials and those with low embodied energy, or orientating your home to take full advantage of passive heating and cooling.
Roger Pearce
Macpark Building Co.