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Tips from a sustainable home builder — how to create the best acreage home design for your needs
When it comes to building your dream acreage home, there’s really no limit to what you can achieve.
The vast amount of available space means you can design your house to be as liveable as possible… unlike the design constraints when building a townhouse or apartment. If planned correctly (with functional positioning of the rooms), your new acreage home will be a haven of panoramic views, prevailing breezes and northern winter sun.
So, what are the key points to consider when designing your home with your acreage builder? We’ve outlined them below…
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Insulation — the secret to cool summer living in your sustainable home
In the sweltering summer heat, we Queenslanders are constantly trying to keep our homes pleasantly cool. So when designing your new sustainable home, you want to ensure that achieving a comfortable, LIVEABLE space is as easy, affordable and environmentally friendly as possible.
Insulation plays a huge role in maintaining the right temperature within your house — but when it comes to choosing insulation for your eco home, what do you need to know? We’ve compiled a few guidelines…
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Tips from a sustainable home builder: How to make the most of cooling breezes
As an eco home builder in Queensland, we are often asked the question: “Can my house be designed to capture natural cooling breezes?”
The answer is yes — with careful planning, it can!
With good home design, the key to getting breeze optimisation (and other liveability issues) right, is to give them a high priority from the start — THEN make the aesthetics work to support your liveability goals.
Designing your new property with liveability and breeze optimisation in mind will set the stage for the air to flow naturally throughout your space, creating an airy, well-ventilated home.
It’s useful to keep the following advice in mind when designing your new sustainable home…
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