by Simone | Nov 17, 2020 | Sustainable Design
As many of you know. We at Gruen Eco Design are huge fans of SIPs (structural insulated panels) For those of you who haven’t come across this type of construction. These panels are prefabricated. They consist of a FSC certified OSB3 board on either side of a...
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 | Oct 30, 2020 | Sustainable Design
Our mission at Gruen Eco Design is to make energy efficient homes a staple in the Australian landscape. Everyone should have the right to live in a comfortable house that does not cost the earth! There is the idea that building an energy efficient home or a...
by Simone | Oct 22, 2020 | Services, Sustainable Design
It comes as no surprise that we at Gruen Eco Design love Passive House! Once you look into this way of building energy efficient, comfortable and healthy homes there is no way back anymore. We have been designing and detailing passive houses for a while now. So, our...
by Simone | Oct 19, 2020 | In The Media
We are so excited to annouce that our Founder and Senior Certified Passive House Design, Simone Schenkel, has been awarded the Passive House Designer of the Year in the Build Architecture Awards 2020. See Below for the full article....
