The places in which we choose to live can drive the positive impact our cities deserve. But how can we help make the benefits of a sustainable home more easily understood? More consistent internal temperatures and better acoustic performance are pretty tricky to capture in a photograph, and if you're used to living in drafty spaces with poor insulation, it's no surprise that it's hard to imagine anything else. 

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Sustainability-focused architect and Bank Australia customer Stephen Choi helps people make their homes more efficient, more resilient, and cheaper to run. To mark Sustainable House Day on March 19, we asked Stephen for his top environmental tips for homeowners on a budget. The good news? Some of these won’t cost you a cent.

Being energy independent was just one of Felicity and Marc Bernstein’s biggest ambitions when they built a new net zero energy home in Victoria. But what made their family home, The Hutt 01 Passive House, unique was also the opportunity to showcase what a passive house does as featured in Grand Designs Australia.

The places in which we choose to live can drive the positive impact our cities deserve. But how can we help make the benefits of a sustainable home more easily understood? More consistent internal temperatures and better acoustic performance are pretty tricky to capture in a photograph, and if you're used to living in drafty spaces with poor insulation, it's no surprise that it's hard to imagine anything else. 

While industry argues about how hard achieving 7 stars may or may not be, DMN building designers and home energy assessors are already designing True Zero homes compliant with 2050 objectives. 

Sustainability-focused architect and Bank Australia customer Stephen Choi helps people make their homes more efficient, more resilient, and cheaper to run. To mark Sustainable House Day on March 19, we asked Stephen for his top environmental tips for homeowners on a budget. The good news? Some of these won’t cost you a cent.

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