Everything you need to know about building a sustainable home – or adapting your current home to better care for our planet
Not too long ago, the notion of building a sustainable house conjured up visions of hay-bale bricks and a composting toilet. Today, that cliche has made way for holistic dwellings that address the environmental challenges of our time. Whether it’s constructing homes to last longer – “there’s a lot of embodied energy in the materials used to build a house,” says Uta Green of Hobart’s Green Design Architects – or creating spaces where the surrounding environment is key, houses need to take care of both the planet and the people who live in them. “We want people to be happy in their home – both emotionally and in terms of physical comfort,” says Uta. “Each house we build needs to respond to the climate, the site, and the occupants.” Read on for our comprehensive guide to creating a home that sustains the soul and earth.
DESIGN FOR LIFE
This story is from the September 2019 edition of Home Beautiful.
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BRING TO LIGHT
A DULL AND UNINSPIRING HOME IS REINCARNATED AS AN IDYLLIC SEASIDE ABODE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR
CALI CLASSIC
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THIS BUNGALOW'S EXTERIOR, A COUPLE REVIVED THE INTERIOR WITH CALIFORNIA SOUL
SEA CHANGE
A DATED PROPERTY IS TRANSFORMED INTO A FAMILY'S FOREVER HOME WITH A FRESH BLACK AND WHITE PALETTE
Paradise found in LOS CABOS
ON THE POINT OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, THE DESERT MEETS THE SEA AT THIS AWE-INSPIRING MEXICAN OASIS
THE gardener's LOG
With only one month until spring is officially here, August is the last chance to give your plants a winter prune and shape your garden for summer
COME RAIN OR SHINE
It took two months of dedicated, daily work to transform an almost bare yard into this contemporary garden
BOLD STROKES
DARE TO EMBRACE THE DETAILS THAT MAKE YOU DIFFERENT FOR A KITCHEN DESIGN THAT FEELS PERSONAL
CREATIVE connections
THE RENOVATION JOURNEY OF THIS BANGALOW HOME TOOK A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED ROUTE BACK IN TIME
SET IN STONE
WITH ITS ALLURING MIX OF MATERIALS AND ERAS, THIS HOME OFFERS A MASTERCLASS IN ENDURING STYLE AND ELEGANCE
Escape time
WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY RETREAT, A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WEEKENDER WHERE THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS BRINGING ONESELF TO LEAVE
