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Economic Sustainability in Construction

The sustainable construction entity of our company is committed to the creation of environment-friendly designs and construction for home and commercial use. Our vision is to contribute to Australia’s shift to sustainable living through renewable technologies and making it readily available to end consumers.

We bring well-honed building experience, technical knowledge and resources in the sustainable energy sector to the construction industry to deliver exemplary results. The combination of our state-of-the-art range of eco-friendly products and ingenious construction designs ensures a complete home solutions package to suit every client's needs with a green label.

SUSTAINABLE HOME CHECKLIST

Homes that are self-sufficient with energy needs in water and power provide comfortable living and constitutes a sustainable home. These homes include:

  • Architectural design to optimize the maximum use of natural resources to provide an energy efficient home which in turn provides maximum comfort to its residents.
  • Insulated walls and roof with minimum air leakage to keep the heat out with the use of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
  • Photovoltaic system (solar panels) to produce electricity
  • Home Smart System to control energy use in the house
  • Greywater System and Rainwater Harvest to recycle water
  • Reduced greenhouse gas emissions

STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are the best materials to use in achieving a sustainable home.

SIPs can be used as roof, wall and floor materials and consist of polyisocyanurate (PIC) insulation material sandwiched between two fibre cement skins. PIC has excellent fire resistance characteristics.

SIPs have high air tightness and insulation with very high thermal resistance value (R-value) providing structural strength for two-story homes with no additional strengthening required. The wall and roof installation time is less than half than that of a standard brick-and-mortar construction.

ARCHITECTURE

Our commitment is in fulfilling the following services:

  • Parametric modeling of the home in Revit (Bill of Quantities)
  • Energy Analysis during design phase in Revit to obtain optimum energy efficiency, aiming for 8+ star energy rating homes
  • Optimizing design based on lot location & orientation to optimize energy efficiency while still maintaining the standard design
  • Design in accordance to R-codes and local council requirements
  • Alter standard design according to client’s requirements
  • Inclusion of Structural Design certification, Energy Rating Assessment to NATHERS and Building Certification

smart home automation

We can help you improve the energy efficiency in your home through a smart home system automation.

  • Automate lights through motion sensors and timers
  • Improve passive cooling through controls of blinds and optimize sunlight entry into home
  • Control air conditioners and use only when needed and achieve optimum temperature (i.e. bedrooms cooler at night while living areas cooler at daytime)
  • Standby power controllers to automatically turn off equipment when not in use
  • Activate remote controllers to control equipment when outside home using a smartphone application
  • One-switch control to turn off unnecessary equipment when going on a holiday
  • Sophisticated wireless system which is fully programmable to include other systems like home theatre, gaming and security monitoring
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