Where will your kids live when they grow up? With the triple whammy of climate, housing and cost of living crises, this is a really important question to ponder.
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At Light House we love getting involved in the broader community and supporting sustainability goals outside of our own bubble. It doesn’t take much to have a positive impact and it is a big buzz to boot. Everything is better together.
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Oska’s House - reno or rebuild? Sometimes rebuilding makes more sense (but always investigate renovating, repurposing and retrofitting first). If you do rebuild, you can massively reduce your carbon footprint by SALVAGING materials, and designing SPACE efficiently, as well as ENERGY efficiently.
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Time flies when you're having fun and trying to change the state of Australian housing! Jenny was delighted to hear from some of her early clients recently. You don't have to build a new home to enjoy greater energy efficiency, comfort and health.
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Titled ‘We're All in This Together’, the report explores the potential of cohousing to improve housing accessibility and living conditions in Australia by fostering community, sustainability, and affordability...
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Hopefully this post will answer some questions and ease some concerns.
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When the lease came to an end on the apartment Michi Moses shared with her husband two years ago, they decided to change up their approach to housing. [That’s OUR registered architect, Michi!]
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Ten years after this photo was taken, Jenny has decided it is time for a change. Light House will be restructuring in 2025. Think of it as an energy efficiency retrofit.
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We love it when our clients share their data to inspire other people to retrofit their homes
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We were delighted to be asked to contribute to an article about our favourite topic for our favourite magazine.
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Three Light House homes on the telly! Our wonderful award-winning Rivett Village was on the goggle box recently
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Jenny and Duncan look forward to chatting about the Light House appoach to smaller, smarter, low-carbon housing.
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Sustainable building materials: the choices we make. Our latest article in Renew magazine.
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How good can a five-person Light House be in terms of operational energy? Even we got a surprise!
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How to make a window so much more than just a big piece of glass.
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The hemp sensation. It sounds sensational but what does the science say?
Beware of the magical ideas of carbon neutrality and negativity.
Once a ‘nice-to-have’ element, sustainability is now a ‘must-have’ in the residential building industry.
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Archi-Science books open now! Read this blog and if you think you and your project are a match with us, complete our online survey by midnight October 10th.
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