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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

Design powerhouse - a tribute to Derek Wrigley
Design powerhouse - a tribute to Derek Wrigley

Read Jenny’s moving tribute about her short friendship with Derek Wrigley and how he inspired her.

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Light House Architecture and Science1 December 2021
Surprise Package
Surprise Package

Lovely article by Rachael Bernstone about the transformation that turned this Canberra ugly duckling into a super sustainable swan!

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Light House Architecture and Science1 December 2021
Canberra's Low Carbon Housing Challenge
Canberra's Low Carbon Housing Challenge

Smaller, smarter, and sustainable. Comfortable, climate-resilient and low carbon.

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Light House Architecture and Science1 December 2021
Does roof colour really make a difference?
Does roof colour really make a difference?

If you design and build well, then the answer is: not much. House size and insulation, plus your surrounding landscape can have a much greater impact.

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Light House Architecture and Science25 November 2021
Design that makes you green with envy
Design that makes you green with envy

Read about our approach to designing and building homes in the MBA Canberra Builder magazine!

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Light House Architecture and Science24 November 2021
The perfect match: great design and some fairly simple science
The perfect match: great design and some fairly simple science

Read about our Little Loft House (which just picked up another award) in a feature article in The Guardian.

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Light House Architecture and Science17 November 2021
Sustainable House Day 2021 webinars
Sustainable House Day 2021 webinars

It’s not too late to hear what Jenny had to say in three different webinars for Sustainable House Day 2021.

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Light House Architecture and Science8 November 2021
It's not rocket science, it's building science
It's not rocket science, it's building science

Learn the truth about insulation, air leakage, ventilation and condensation.

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Light House Architecture and Science3 November 2021
Another win for sustainable housing!
Another win for sustainable housing!

Our gorgeous Curtin Reincarnation project has struck gold!

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Light House Architecture and Science27 October 2021
Your Home for every home
Your Home for every home

The sixth edition of Your Home is out now!

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Light House Architecture and Science21 October 2021
Going all electric - SHD webinar
Going all electric - SHD webinar

Going all electric. Jenny talks about Little Loft House in a Sustainable House Day Expert Webinar.

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Light House Architecture and Science21 September 2021
Climate wise garden advice
Climate wise garden advice

Help in choosing plants that will survive and thrive in Canberra’s harsh climate

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Light House Architecture and Science1 September 2021
The growing micro-forest trend
The growing micro-forest trend

Find out more about this new movement in Canberra

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Light House Architecture and Science29 July 2021
Thermal mass - what is it and do I need it?
Thermal mass - what is it and do I need it?

Dogs certainly enjoy it!

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Light House Architecture and Science18 July 2021
Windows 104 - lowE... not sure?
Windows 104 - lowE... not sure?

Learn about the impact a lowE coating can have on your thermal comfort.

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Light House Architecture and Science18 July 2021
Be the Change
Be the Change

A beautiful and inspirational short film written and narrated by 2020 National Emerging Architect Prize winner Sarah Lebner… our amazing Principal Architect. Please check it out.

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Light House Architecture and Science9 June 2021
Little Loft House - Big Winner
Little Loft House - Big Winner

Lofty architecture accolades for a little, light-filled, light-footed, all-electric home. Proof that tired, cold, leaky, gas-fuelled homes can be given a new lease on life! Sweet, sustainable, suburban renewal at its best.

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Light House Architecture and Science6 June 2021
More affordable and sustainable?
More affordable and sustainable?

Sustainable design doesn’t have to cost more.

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Light House Architecture and Science3 June 2021
Window and film buyers' guide
Window and film buyers' guide

Read this before upgrading your windows.

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Light House Architecture and Science3 June 2021
Flexible, higher density is more sustainable
Flexible, higher density is more sustainable

Options for making the most of your block.

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Light House Architecture and Science1 June 2021
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