Ecobodes

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Sustainable buildings must never be elite, or expensive, or they will not BE sustainable. Therefore it is essential that real sustainability becomes mainstream.

In Australia, mainstream housing is project housing. Envirotecture has teamed up with key leaders in the field to fight fire with fire – introducing Ecobodes, one of a rare breed: a sustainable project home.

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As the world moves inexorably towards zero energy buildings, the Ecobodes range of project home designs offer a distinct alternative to the norm, boasting uncompromised passive design and on-site sustainability at an affordable price.

A unique development of the vernacular Aussie shack. The iconic skillion roof with a twist, compliments the rectilinear floor plan, with strong emphasis on corrugated iron and simple masonry.

Designed for flexibility, four varying floor plans have been created to suite location, orientation and climate conditions. The range is being expanded.

Passive design is provided through:

  • reverse brick veneer construction,
  • high levels of insulation,
  • large areas of double glazing,
  • excellent cross ventilation,
  • layout zoned for variable uses,
  • good daylighting and efficient lighting,
  • site-specific shading to control solar access.

Operational energy is minimised by the fundamental efficiencies of the design, and is provided for by the integrated PV system. Water is harvested, and waste water treated on site for reuse, pending local regulations.

With an alternate and balanced design solution, Ecobodes sits comfortably as a truly sustainable home.

Winner of the 2010 National Design Award from the Building Designers Association of Australia

Photography by Dick Clarke

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At Envirotecture we design beautiful, sustainable buildings that work for you, your family or your business.

With over 35 years’ experience in sustainable architecture, we can offer you a full range of building design and consulting services to deliver the best possible built outcome for your build.

Facilitate and future-proof your lifestyle with our cost-effective designs that provide stylish design solutions. See our sustainable design portfolio.

We Design for Comfort
Our designs, using state-of-the-art materials and passive design principles, will keep you cool in summer and warm in winter.

We Design for Style
You want you to enjoy spaces that inspire your soul. We will design your building so that it not only works really well, it looks great too!

We Design for Value
We can give you the biggest bang for your buck. Our sustainable designs are an affordable alternative to traditional design and will significantly reduce your long-term operating costs.

We Design for the Environment
When you chose our sustainable architectural solutions your build will have a direct beneficial impact on the environment by helping to:

  • protect the ecosystem
  • reduce emissions
  • improve air and water quality
  • conserve water
  • reduce waste
  • conserve and restore natural resources

We Design for the Future
Our architectural solutions will help create you a responsive, beautiful, energy efficient home that will continue to work for you and your family as your needs changes.

Sustainable design will also optimize the life cycle of your building and increase your property value.

We use the latest technology to ensure clever, creative design solutions that last the distance.

We Design for Business
You want your commercial building to provide environmental, economic and social benefits to your business.

We can design your building to:

  • help reduce your operating costs
  • improve workplace environment
  • optimize the life cycle of your building
  • increase your property value
  • improve your employee’s attendance and productivity

We Believe in Giving Back
At Envirotecture we always have a pro bono project, or ‘love job’ on the go.

The current Love Job is for the Read Triplets who are wheelchair bound with muscular dystrophy

Previous love jobs include:

  • Wakisa Foundation's shelter for homeless pregnant girls in Kampala, Uganda
  • the Laotian School project

We Believe in Sustainable Architecture

We have over 35 years’ experience in sustainable design, and our team are all leaders in their fields.

We each bring different skill sets to the business but we all are inspired by sustainable design because we see the difference it makes on so many levels.