Sustainable Homes

All well designed homes incorporate some sustainable elements.

Design Construction is known for their good building practices with sustainability and carbon footprint in mind. It was for this reason that they gained Category Winner 2008 for the House of the Year Sustainable Homes section, over $1 million & National Winner 2007 for the Pink Batts Ultra Energy Efficiency Award.

At Design Construction we are able to use our expertise and knowledge to advise before plans are developed to include sustainable features to suit your lifestyle and budget.

Sustainable elements include

• Energy Efficiency
• Cladding systems
• Design for solar gain
• Insulation Levels
• Thermal Windows
• Internal Thermal mass
• Heating & Cooling Systems
• Waste water conservation & use
• Sustainable materials
• Solar water heating
• Air quality Systems
• Energy Sources