2018 HIA–LAWN SOLUTIONS AUSTRALIAN GREENSMART AWARDS FINALISTS: Integrity New Homes South Coast (NSW) | Hyperbuild (NSW) | Palumbo (South Australia) | KeyInvest (South Australia) This home has won both the Australian 4AUSTRALIAN GREENSMART GreenSmart Energy This impressive home has won the Energy EciencyENERGY EFFICIENCY 4 Eciency and WaterEciency awardsfor 2018 award, as well as the Water Eciency award for 2018. Constructed using a range of techniques and external wall styles, this distinctive home invites the natural light inside. Ceiling fans alone are enough to control the climate, saving the need for heating and cooling. Built for clients with a passion for sustainability – water, energy and carbon emission neutrality, this solar-passive home leverages the temperate climate of Perth. To save energy all windows and walls have been ideally located to naturally cool, heat and light the building, according to the carefully tracked annual positioning of the sun. 5 WINNER: NULOOK HOMES, SOLAR DWELLINGS & STEPBEYOND WESTERN AUSTRALIA 5 AUSTRALIAN GREENSMART WATER EFFICIENCY This home also won the Water Eciency award. The home works hard for the water conscious owners by capturing and reusing every possible drop of water. The roof is designed for best possible rainwater collection and the rainwater system includes an inter-connected storage tank system with first flush filtered rainwater using an energy-ecient pumping solution and ultra-violet light filtration technology. Water is reused inside, as well as outside, where 55 varieties of water-wise plants are looked after with a grey water irrigation system, including the plants on the innovative living roof. www.nulookhomes.com.au www.solardwellings.com.au www.stepbeyond.com.au SEPTEMBER 2018 HOUSING 51