Posts Tagged ‘natural light’
Site Orientation & Characteristics
Continuing our look into passive design principles, we look at the importance of site orientation and how to use it in your original design. Image: Passive Epringham House, MSG Architecture 2015 A clever site responsive design can reduce heating and cooling loads and the need for expensive upgrades for the comfort of your home. When working on the initial…
Read MoreBushfire Prone Areas
Planning conditions and building approvals in Western Australia are continually changing. Therefore, more suburbs are now subject to BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) assessments. BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) As a result of bush fires around the country, the WA State Government passed a law that if you are building in a bushfire prone area, you will…
Read MoreWhy Choose Central Avenue Homes to provide you a custom designed home
Why you should have Central Avenue Homes design and build your Custom Designed Home? Have you ever wanted to build the home of your dreams – but had no idea where to begin? Have you ever looked at a plan and thought, “I love that, but don’t like that? This house won’t fit on our block” etc. Engaging…
Read MoreIncorporating Passive Design To Create Sustainable Suburban Homes
Incorporating Passive Design At Central Avenue Homes we try to use passive design principles so our clients benefit from comfortable environment. This assists with lower heating and cooling costs. In this post we discuss what Passive Design is. The key principles and how they can be used in your new home design. We encourage our clients to explore this topic further…
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