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Light House Architecture & Science

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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

 The remarkably efficient White House:               a case study and comparison
The remarkably efficient White House: a case study and comparison

How good can a five-person Light House be in terms of operational energy? Even we got a surprise!

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Light House Architecture and Science1 February 2024
Window seats
Window seats

How to make a window so much more than just a big piece of glass.

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Light House Architecture and Science5 December 2023
Hempcrete. Lime-Green-Wash?
Hempcrete. Lime-Green-Wash?

The hemp sensation. It sounds sensational but what does the science say?
Beware of the magical ideas of carbon neutrality and negativity.

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Light House Architecture and Science5 December 2023
The power to change
The power to change

Once a ‘nice-to-have’ element, sustainability is now a ‘must-have’ in the residential building industry.

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Light House Architecture and Science24 November 2023
Our Archi-Science books WERE open - now CLOSED again
Our Archi-Science books WERE open - now CLOSED again

Archi-Science books open now! Read this blog and if you think you and your project are a match with us, complete our online survey by midnight October 10th.

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Light House Architecture and Science26 September 2023
Smart Retrofit in the ACT
Smart Retrofit in the ACT
Light House Architecture and Science18 September 2023
Q. When will the Archi-Science books be opening? A. Soon.
Q. When will the Archi-Science books be opening? A. Soon.

Archi-Science books still closed — opening briefly soon. NB. Science-only services still available.

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Light House Architecture and Science4 September 2023
National HIA GreenSmart Awards - two winners!
National HIA GreenSmart Awards - two winners!

On Friday 25th August we won two national HIA GreenSmart awards. The Canberra Times did a nice little story about it.

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Light House Architecture and Science3 September 2023
2023 Renew Getting off gas webinar
2023 Renew Getting off gas webinar
Light House Architecture and Science26 July 2023
Jenergy — Energy Efficiency Champion 2023
Jenergy — Energy Efficiency Champion 2023

It was a huge buzz for Jenny to be acknowledged in front of hundreds of her fellow energy nerds. She couldn’t miss the opportunity for a quick lesson. We hope you DIG the 1, 2, 3.

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Light House Architecture and Science28 May 2023
Carbon Accounting: a step ahead
Carbon Accounting: a step ahead

Here at Light House, we’ve spent years developing energy efficient, small footprint, solar passive homes. Many of our homes run almost entirely off their solar systems, and hardly touch the national grid. But this isn’t enough for us. 

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Light House Architecture and Science26 May 2023
Revealing our Dream Homes Revealed segment!
Revealing our Dream Homes Revealed segment!

Last November Simone Haag and the Dream Homes Revealed crew dropped in to check out Jenny’s house.

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Light House Architecture and Science20 March 2023
Sustainable design on a budget
Sustainable design on a budget

Sustainability should be for everyone, not just those with big budgets. In this session we’ll hear from homeowners who have created wonderfully effective sustainable homes that didn’t break the bank.

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Light House Architecture and Science19 March 2023
Don't reno without thermo
Don't reno without thermo

If you’re going to renovate or extend it’s also the time to do energy efficiency upgrades.

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Light House Architecture and Science18 March 2023
Banks promoting energy efficient homes
Banks promoting energy efficient homes

Financial institutions starting to recognise how important energy efficiency and electrification are.

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Light House Architecture and Science5 March 2023
Jenny's garden - a visual update
Jenny's garden - a visual update

From patch of bare clay to lush, suburban sanctuary. The good design and hard work in year one has really paid off.

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Light House Architecture and Science4 March 2023
CBR leads the world in house size - that’s sad
CBR leads the world in house size - that’s sad
Light House Architecture and Science25 February 2023
How to create an energy-efficient home
How to create an energy-efficient home
Light House Architecture and Science23 February 2023
Missing Middle Canberra
Missing Middle Canberra
Light House Architecture and Science22 February 2023
Australians and Energy Efficient Housing
Australians and Energy Efficient Housing
Light House Architecture and Science3 January 2023
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