An energy-efficient home is designed to consume minimal energy while maintaining high comfort levels for its occupants. These homes are built using modern materials and technologies that reduce energy waste, optimize the use of renewable energy sources, and enhance long-term sustainability.
The passive house concept emerged in Germany at the end of the 1980s, thanks to the collaboration between the German physicist Wolfgang Feist and Swedish researcher Bo Adamson.
Sustainable building principles align with the circular economy of cutting waste and focusing on renewable resources. Furthermore, native landscaping, green building materials, and stormwater management play key roles in sustainable design.
The Greenport Passive house was intended to be a laboratory to prove what TTC could achieve for its clients in the integration of sustainability, aesthetics, and luxury.
This passively designed extension and renovation creates a warm, robust, family and pet friendly space, while protecting a mature Magnolia x soulangeana tree and maximising garden area.
For the Sustainable House Annandale, the intention was to achieve the best possible passive solar house for the site, whilst facilitating a more sustainable lifestyle for the client. The design not only maximises its passive design strategies including: solar design; evaporative cooling; natural ventilation
Collingwood House is a prefabricated house with passive design completed by Melbourne-based ArchiBlox.
