Sharing our Journey
We and our project team are learning so much on this journey so we have created a Blog to share our stories with others. We hope this isn’t just an opportunity to learn from our project, but also a way to encourage other project teams who are bringing a regenerative approach to their work, to also share their own journeys.
Fabulous Pre-Fab Building Envelopes
A pre-fabricated module is one of the most promising ways to achieve a high performance envelope that meets Passivhaus standards. HUCX in Ballarat has a promising technology to do just that using OSB board and rigid PIR insulation for walls, floors and ceiling panels. Just imagine seeing the primary envelope for your house get built in 3 days!
A Circuitous Journey to Circularity
Our old kitchen had to go - but certainly not to a landfill. We have committed to the Living Building Challenge Responsible Materials Imperative which means at least 80% of our construction waste needs to be diverted from landfill.
Why Target the Living Building Challenge?
The Living Building Challenge is a framework for designing, constructing and operating single family home projects that has been almost entirely ignored by the construction industry. We think that that needs to change.
A Great Leap Forward for Single Family Homes
What leap forward do we need to take in the way we design, build and operate our single family homes to regenerate our communities of life, human and non-human?
Circular Carpet Underlay
Our first foray into the circular economy began with recycling our old carpet underlay back into the factor to be made into new underlay. But we were lucky that this company had a take back policy.