by Simone | Nov 9, 2020 | Sustainable Design
When I came to Australia in 2007 I was a bit confused about the windows here. I couldn’t quite understand why all the windows were single glazed? And awning windows? Why would you even do such a thing? Back then it was hard and expensive to get your hand on high...
by Simone | Jan 28, 2020 | Sustainable Design
Good friends of ours live at the bottom of Mount Dandenong, in the Eastern Melbourne Suburbs. They are located in a bush fire prone area and have a state forest backing their property. So, each year when there was an extreme fire danger forecast, they would sit and...
by Simone | Nov 7, 2019 | The 20/20 House
The 20/20 House part 19 The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream of an energy efficient home into a reality. Getting Your Selections Right It’s been 2 months since my last update. Sadly, things are still moving slowly. My family and I went to Germany...
by Simone | Jul 17, 2019 | Sustainable Design
When designing your home and potentially even more so, when selecting your fixtures and fittings, little changes can have a huge impact. This week we had a meeting with one of our clients and the builder to discuss the quote to see how we could reduce the build...
by Simone | Jun 21, 2019 | The 20/20 House
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. It seems like time is just running away from us. According to our original plan we would have started construction already a few months ago. But given how busy we...