Planning and designing homes in bushfire prone areas

Learning lessons from the Black Summer 2019/20 bushfires.

Light House, Science, BushfireLight House Architecture and Science24 March 2021

Creating a cosy home

This issue of Sanctuary features an article by Jenny about retrofitting for energy efficiency and thermal comfort and a profile on Sarah.

Canberra, Canberra Architecture, DIY, EER, Light House, Retrofit, Science, Sustainability, Women in constructionLight House Architecture and Science8 March 2021

The Individuals' Cooperative in Berlin

Heard of the Nightingale or Baugruppe? Check out this great article on the SOLVABLES blog about a socially intelligent cooperative housing development in Berlin.

We're finalists in two different awards!

Three Light House homes have been named in two sustainability-specific awards!

10 key principles for a Solar (Light) House in the Canberra climate

Our recipe for success!

Bubble wrap is not just for popping

It can be a pretty decent retrofit option too!

Australian architecture, Canberra, Canberra Architecture, Design, Light House, Retrofit, Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Sustainable coolingLight House Architecture and Science31 January 2017ABC Radio Canberra, ABC, Sustainable design, Sustainable, Sustainable Cooling, Cooling, Light House Architecture & Science, Light House, Canberra

Density by stealth: A house for Gen Y

Ever heard of 'The Missing Middle'?

Affordable Housing, Australian architecture, Architecture, Design, Housing, Light House, Medium density housingLight House Architecture and Science4 January 2017Medium Density Housing, Sustainable, Sustainability, Architecture, Affordable Housing, Affordability, sustainable design, The Missing Middle

Why bad housing design pumps up prices for everyone

Air conditioning shouldn't be the answer...

Over overtime?

It's a big topic, with a simple solution: It's just not worth it.

Architecture, Australian architecture, Light House, Sustainability, Sustainable Communities, Unpaid Overtime, Work Life Balance, Mental Health, Social Sustainability, Healthy WorkplaceLight House Architecture and Science24 November 2016Unpaid overtime, Overtime culture, Architecture, Sustainable, Sustainable communities, Mental health, Work Life Balance

Velocipedists, check us out!

You know how we like things smart, sustainable and small...

Canberra, Light House, Ride To Work, Healthy WorkplaceLight House Architecture and Science11 September 2016Sustainable design, Sustainable communities, Sustainability, Bike, Ride To Work, Velohinge, Feedback Sports, Light House Architecture & Science, Light House

Energy innovators - keeping Australia beautiful

#TidyAussie

Architecture, Australian architecture, Canberra, Canberra Architecture, Design, Light House, Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Keep Australia Beautiful, Sustainable Communities, ACTLight House Architecture and Science8 September 2016National AboretumKeep Australia Beautiful, Sustainability, Sustainable design, Sustainable communities, Sustainable

Leading by example

Our Director Jenny's new Light House home is well under way, and looking pretty good...

Women at Work: Sarah Lebner

That's our girl! Actually, one of the four girls on our team of eight.

NAWIC, Light House, Architecture, Sustainability, Women in construction, HerCanberraLight House Architecture and Science18 August 2016NAWIC, HerCanberra, Sophia Bouzas, Women, Architecture, Construction

Conspiracies, contradiction and climate change

Want some reliable climate change info? Look no more!

Australian architecture, Architecture, Light House, Science, Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Bureau of Meteorology, AASLight House Architecture and Science16 August 2016Climate Change, BOM, Australian Academy of Science, Sustainability, Global warming, Sustainable design, Science

Three Generation House proving older homes can sparkle

Canberra Times' Rachel Packham had a chat to our Jez about a Cinderella story set in Bywong...

How to fight the annual winter mould attack on your home

Have you experienced the damaging effects of condensation? Want to know some ways to reduce the chance?

Solar houses to be showcased across Canberra

The Solar House Day lecture, exhibition and bus tour is around the corner...

Architecture awards are coming up!

An exciting array of projects with a sustainability focus.

Architecture, Australian architecture, Design, Green architecture, Modular, Renovation, Retrofit, Science, Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Light House, ACT Architecture AwardsLight House Architecture and Science17 June 2016

Journal.

We're passionate about education and motivating change. We hope to inspire an audience much larger than our direct circle of clients.

Here you'll find interesting articles, engaging resources and a whole lot of sustainable goodness.