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Light House Architecture & Science

Journal.

We're passionate about education and motivating change. We hope to inspire an audience much larger than our direct circle of clients.

Here you'll find interesting articles, engaging resources and a whole lot of sustainable goodness. 

Below, ALL of our posts appear in chronological order. There are so many now that we have also started sorting them into categories:

  • Keeping Warm in Winter

  • Staying Cool in Summer

  • So you're thinking of building or renovating

  • Managing smoke and fire

  • Windows

  • Jenny’s personal sustainable house experiment

  • Articles by us or about us (Sanctuary, Renew, Canberra Times & others)

  • Videos, Webinars & Podcasts

  • Understanding energy ratings

  • Awards

Renovating and retrofitting for sustainability
Renovating and retrofitting for sustainability

In CSIRO Energy’s most popular webcast to date, Canberra-based building scientist, Jenny, and Cairns-based architect, Belinda Allwood, provide advice to homeowners and energy assessors about improving the thermal comfort and energy efficiency of homes.

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Light House Architecture and Science21 January 2021
2020 thank you!
2020 thank you!

Thank you 2020 for the challenges. We’re delighted to have supported a wide range of community and education projects in addition to our usual work this year.

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Light House Architecture and Science24 December 2020
National Emerging Architect Prize 2020
National Emerging Architect Prize 2020

Our Principal Architect, Sarah Lebner, won this prestigious award tonight!

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Light House Architecture and Science5 November 2020
Light House scores another HIA ACT-Southern NSW Region Award
Light House scores another HIA ACT-Southern NSW Region Award
Light House Architecture and Science30 October 2020
Clever, climate-resilient co-housing
Clever, climate-resilient co-housing

Seven terrific examples of ways to house more than one family group on one block.

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Light House Architecture and Science28 October 2020
Back to basics and bubble wrap
Back to basics and bubble wrap

Jenny chats with Domain’s Alice Stolz about basic things you can do to make your home more energy efficient.

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Light House Architecture and Science24 September 2020
Sustainable House Day online events
Sustainable House Day online events

There are loads of great FREE discussions happening online on Sunday. (This image is of a lovely project by Tom Ross of Warehouse/Greenhouse.)

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Light House Architecture and Science17 September 2020
AUSTRALIAN HIA GreenSmart Awards 2020 - three winners!
AUSTRALIAN HIA GreenSmart Awards 2020 - three winners!

We won THREE categories and were Highly Commended in the Custom Home category.

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Light House Architecture and Science8 September 2020
Sustainable House Day - virtual open homes
Sustainable House Day - virtual open homes

We have four projects involved this year and we are also a sponsor. This pic is of a beautiful project by another sponsor EcoLiv Buildings.

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Light House Architecture and Science1 September 2020
Healthy homes on Mindwaves
Healthy homes on Mindwaves

Jenny chats energy efficiency on Mallacoota Genoa community radio.

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Light House Architecture and Science6 August 2020
A design for all time
A design for all time

A story about our eclectic, all electric, efficient family home; Gingerbrick House.

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Light House Architecture and Science10 July 2020
Retrofit for energy efficiency & comfort
Retrofit for energy efficiency & comfort

A seminar Jenny gave earlier this year is now available on the Renew YouTube channel.

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Light House Architecture and Science1 July 2020
ACT Emerging Architect Prize 2020
ACT Emerging Architect Prize 2020

Our Principal Architect, Sarah Lebner, won this prestigious gong last night!

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Light House Architecture and Science6 June 2020
Where there's smoke
Where there's smoke

Protecting yourself from air pollution at home.

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Light House Architecture and Science29 May 2020
Jenny's Canberra Beach House - Webinar
Jenny's Canberra Beach House - Webinar

An online tour and chat about Jenny’s house.

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Light House Architecture and Science28 May 2020
Tomorrow's Homes
Tomorrow's Homes

“Consumers deserve better: the homes we build today must meet the needs of tomorrow.”

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Light House Architecture and Science28 May 2020
Smoke, Fire & Architecture (no mirrors)
Smoke, Fire & Architecture (no mirrors)

The Light House team has been learning lots through personal experience and collaborative research. Where there is smoke there is fire… and good house design can help.

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Light House Architecture and Science27 May 2020
The Bank Australia Clean Energy Home Loan
The Bank Australia Clean Energy Home Loan

A great new loan but, frustratingly, we can’t help you meet its requirements.

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Light House Architecture and Science21 April 2020
COVID-19 and Light House
COVID-19 and Light House

How is Light House Architecture and Science dealing with COVID-19?

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Light House Architecture and Science30 March 2020
Sanctuary Issue 50
Sanctuary Issue 50

Jenny’s suburban beach house features in this issue.

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Light House Architecture and Science27 March 2020
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