Green

In this issue we highlight a few houses that have gone further in their efforts to push the envelope. One uses Passive House principles to create a healthy, efficient home, another looks beyond energy, water and waste to biophilia and air quality, and a third demonstrates how to create a comfortable off-grid home. Our feature houses comprise of two that demonstrate the beautiful attention to detail of small spaces, another takes a 90-year-old home and updates it using recycled and reclaimed materials along with new technology, and a fourth carefully considers site and scale in a sensitive bush setting.