While the Federal Government is making half-hearted commitments to energy efficiency, trail-blazing architecture firms like G-O Logic Homes and Victoria’s own Sunpower Design are proving that sustainable housing need not cost an arm and a leg – nor necessitate the owning of a hair shirt.
In Victoria this May, the ‘six-star’ building standard came into operation affecting all new homes, renovations and additions and bringing the building industry into line with national energy efficiency measures. To achieve a six-star rating, certain measures must be implemented when designing and constructing new buildings such as orientation, insulation, draught proofing, window design, shading and building materials.
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