Eco before

We started off with a 220m2 asbestos holiday shack, sitting on 1000 m2 of noxious and invasive weeds.

High energy use lights, hot water tank and appliances, toxic paints and chemicals, filled with cockroaches, water rats and deadly black mould with zero water harvesting.

Eco after

We’ve created a home that’s kinder to the planet. Here's a list of what we've done to help reduce our carbon footprint:

• Installed 57,000 litres of rain water storage.

• Used four types of environmental concrete.

And reduced carbon of between 45% and 65%.

• Saved 178 tonne of CO2 being used on the construction of our home. The equivalent saved in the house of taking 39 cars off the road. That’s  equal to planting over 7000 trees. (Keep in mind, every tonne of aggregate absorbs 20 kg of CO2. And 20 to 55% of carbon produced from making concrete is reabsorbed in the concrete during its lifetime.)

• Built an off-the-grid renewable energy system that produces 15 Kilowatts per hour and 8 Kilowatts continuous energy supply through our Skybox.

• Used double glazed solid Australian timber windows that are 1.8 times more thermally efficient than aluminium. 

• Installed a 45 kilowatt geothermal heating and cooling system. 

• Used renewable engineered bamboo screens, fences and wall panelling.

• Recycled acoustic panels.

• USC certified Australian engineered spotted gum flooring. 

• All paint is zero VOC and absorbs carbon at 14.2 kg per 10 litre container meaning it’s equivalent to 21 fully grown trees absorbing carbon over a one year period.

• We have used carbon free, silica-free bench tops.

• 80 percent Recycled kitchen cabinets with zero formaldehyde.

• Zero gas kitchen, complete with induction cooktops, energy efficient appliances and a state-of-the-art Australian first home automation system that optimises the efficiency of the entire home.

• Used zero chemical pool filtration.

• Energy efficient LED lighting.

• Organic cotton and linen sheets.

• Recycled ocean plastic carpets.

• Recycled ocean plastic blinds.

• R 2.7 grade recycled glass insulation.

• Sustainably sourced tiles.

• Electric elevator and an inclinator.

• 85 tonne rooftop garden.

• Over 3000 native plants.

• Interior planting of over 180 plants producing 22 litres of oxygen.

• 320 m2 of vertical gardens supporting 500 plants.

• Bee hive and vegetable garden.

• And an air filtration system taking out 99% of VOCs, dust and pollen