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The 20/20 House
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality.
The 20/20 House Part 15 – Other Little Challenges
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. Other Little Challenges It has almost been 3 months since I last posted an update on our own passive house and lots of people have been asking me what’s going...
read moreThe 20/20 House part 14 – Landscape Design
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. When designing and building your home the landscape design and the garden is often the last thing on the list and more often than not there isn’t much money...
read moreThe 20/20 House Part 13 – Designing the Kitchen
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. In the last blog I wrote about the catch up I had with our builder and how it got us thinking. Originally, I was always imagining a home with a nice polished...
read moreThe 20/20 House Part 12 – Getting The Design Right
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. Over the last couple of months, we kept fine-tuning the design for our own house. Typically, all my ‘actual’ projects are a priority, so I only ever work on the...
read moreThe 20/20 House Part 11 – Locating Services
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. In November I spent 2 weeks doing some further professional development and did the PassivHaus/ Passive House Designer course. Although a lot of the principles...
read moreThe 20/20 House: Cost Saving Ideas – Windows
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. Windows are essential for a house and the comfort and well-being of its habitants, as they let natural light and fresh air into the building and enable views....
read moreThe 20/20 House Part 10 – Design Challenge: Stairs
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. After several weeks not looking at the plans for our dream home we finally managed to find some time together to work on the plans. As I have explained...
read moreThe 20/20 House: Cost Saving Ideas – Kitchen
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. Kitchen Ideas Life has been a bit crazy again at our house. We had backpackers staying with us. My niece arriving (who will be staying with us as an au-pair for...
read moreThe 20/20 House Part 9 – How big does your house need to be?
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. Again, it’s all about you. Think about you and your family. How do you use the house? Which rooms do you really use? Do you really need a dedicated guest...
read moreThe 20/20 House Part 8 – How to put together a Design Brief for your Dream Home
The Gruen Eco Design blog about how to convert your dream from an energy efficient home into a reality. When we bought our land/house I was excited and wanted to get started with the design straight away. Well, I did start with some rough sketches. But then over...
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Have a read through our latest blogs about sustainable design
10 Ways to Make Your Office More Eco-Friendly > Guest Blog Isaac Church
Even with environmental consciousness at an all-time high, modern offices are rarely eco-friendly. Reams of paper are used each day, and huge amounts of energy are expended to keep the lights on and maintain a comfortable temperature. But making your office...
read moreHow does your house cope with fluctuating temperatures?
The weather over the last few weeks have been quite unusual and unpredictable. I think since coming to Australia in 2007 I haven’t experienced such a cold February. Don’t get me wrong, this is much better than the high 40 degrees days. But it makes me a bit sad,...
read moreHow building a certified passive house can be cheaper than building a regular energy efficient home
I had an interesting meeting with potential clients, who want to build a new home. They are currently looking at a potential vacant site to buy and we have been discussion the pros and cons. But also, the difference between a home that is designed according to...
read moreNew additions to our Gruen Eco Design Family
Thanks to everyone who has applied for the position of our new lead designer / architect. The position has now been filled. In fact, we had such great applicants that we have decided to welcome 2 new members into our Gruen Eco Design family. We are very excited to...
read moreWhy I can’t wait to move out of my 8.4 star house into my own passive house
Don’t get me wrong. I really do like our current house and I definitely don’t want to sound snotty. As some of you might know, we had renovated our brick veneer unit a few years ago and had turned the cold and draughty 0.8 star house into a comfortable 8.4 star home....
read moreWe are hiring: LEAD DESIGNER / ARCHITECT with Excellent REVIT skills
LEAD DESIGNER / ARCHITECT with Excellent REVIT skills This is a great opportunity for a creative lead designer/ architect who is as passionate about sustainable design as we are to join our Gruen Eco Design family. This role is for someone who is committed to their...
read moreHOW TO GET THE BEST DEAL FOR YOUR ELECTRICITY
Just listened to the radio on the way to work this morning. And what I heard made my pretty sad but also a bit mad. Apparently one of the biggest most pressing issues the political parties are dealing with leading up to the election here in Australia are rising...
read moreThe 3 top tips to increase the energy efficiency of your home
We at Gruen Eco Design are passionate about sustainable design; because we believe sustainable design can and must be affordable for everyone. Even small changes can have a huge impact on your energy bills and how comfortable your home feels. 1 Draught Sealing 1...
read moreWhat makes a home exceptional? What are the most important features your dream home must have?
What are the things you are looking out for when buying or building a home? And for what things are you willing to pay extra? Have you ever considered the health impacts your home could have on yourself and your family? What are the common things everyone is looking...
read moreHOW CAN A FEASIBILITY DESIGN REVIEW HELP YOU WITH YOUR RENOVATION/ EXTENSION OR NEW BUILD?
Are you thinking about building a new home but don’t know if you can afford what you want to do? Or are you thinking about renovating or extending your existing home and don’t know where to start? Are you too scared to sign up a designer or builder because you don’t...
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