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Location & Brief
Cape Paterson, Victoria
2 Bed 1.5 Bath 1 Living
Scope of Works
Build
Partners
Builders
Martin Builders
Architecture
Clare Cousins Architects
Landscape
The Sustainable Landscape Company
Photography
Dan Hocking
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10 Star NatHERS Rating
This home was designed and built to give back to nature, rather than take away from it. The 10 Star sets a precedent for how all houses should be built, striving for a zero-waste philosophy, using healthy and non-toxic materials and is carbon negative as a result. Designed in collaboration with Clare Cousins Architects, the home self-heats and cools, meaning zero utility bills, and produces more clean energy than it needs so you can offset your neighbour’s emissions. A home that is truly comfortable, functional and sustainable.
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Homeowner
The 10 Star
impact over its lifetime
Measured by auditing tool, eTool
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48,000,000
balloons of co2 gas removed from the atmosphere
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9,553
Trees planted
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212
the amount of zero energy Australian homes for a year
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419
number of cars taken off the road
As a renovation project to an existing heritage home, it can sometimes be challenging to reach our carbon reduction targets. The existing house had a low energy rating due to lack of insulation and high performance glazing, while also being powered by a gas hot water system and heated by a gas-powered hydronic system.