Jacinta Cleary

On a sloping suburban block in north- west Sydney, architect Vanessa Wegner has designed a dual residence that allows three generations of one family to live together – independently, but closely connected.

In inner-suburban Melbourne, a small but clever addition connects two Edwardian homes – one occupied by a couple with young children, the other by one of their parents – to enable a shared multigenerational living arrangement.

Choosing a volume build doesn’t always mean sticking with the standard plan. Yasmin had a clear vision for her new home: take a typical design and make it more energy-efficient, comfortable and future-proof.

Not sure where to start on the electrification journey? Working with a one-stop shop can help streamline the conversion from a gas to an electric home, as Marnie and Ryan discovered. Preoccupied by the slow-moving search for a bushland block for…

Adored for its thermal mass benefits and durability, concrete remains one of the most popular building materials in the world, but its shockingly high embodied carbon footprint cannot be ignored. Luckily, there are now a number of greener…

Rather than starting again, this Melbourne couple opted for a comprehensive renovation of their well laid out but inefficient home, achieving huge energy savings and much improved comfort. Julie and Jim’s house in the Melbourne suburb of Canterbury…

When Seren moved to Geelong this year, she realised that if she didn’t act quickly, energy use in her new home was going to be much higher than it was in the inner- Melbourne flat where she’d previously lived.

Garth and Carolyn were keen to know whether the past two years of tirelessly renovating their home to make it more comfortable and energy efficient had truly worked. They got a Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard assessment and it gave them a

Over a decade ago Mark and Nyree bought a dilapidated West Footscray weatherboard that no one else wanted. Today it’s a modern family home and when friends come over, they say “I didn’t know you could do that!” in response to the home’s features...

Landlord Jane has upgraded a few investment properties now, making them even more energy efficient than many of their neighbouring owner-occupied houses. The Victorian Residential Energy Scorecard came at just the right time for her, as she works out