"Given the colliding climate and cost of living crises, energy-efficient housing should be a no-brainer. With a big build of almost 30,000 homes predicted as Ballarat’s population booms, experts say a mainstream shift to sustainable housing is overdue." A little while ago Matt caught up with...
An increase from the mandatory 6-star minimum energy rating for new homes in Australia to 7-star is being resisted by large volume builders and advocate groups. They are calling for the October 2023 introduction of the increased standard to be delayed by up to two...
We've long been aware of the importance of daylight on health and wellbeing, however with our modern lives spent predominantly indoors many of us have come to lack those vital rays of vitamin D and morning cortisal spike to boost our energy and lift our...
Timber Shortages and price rises are currently crippling the building industry all over Australia. SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) buildings are a great economical alternative as they use far less timber. Ballarat Architect Matt Turner from Enduring Domain Architecture, takes us on a tour of the Structural...
We discuss the general principles of orientation for a passive solar home, site cuts on a sloping site, and insulating our slab edge and NOT under it. We have cast-in 2 temperature sensors into the slab to be able to monitor the slab temperature throughout...
Getting caught up in the busy pace of the working year its important to pause, look back and recount what you have achieved over those 12 months. Listing all the projects we have either designed, had built, or are under construction it was astonishing to...
As featured in the Spring issue of Secrets Magazine Passion for Designing Energy Efficient Buildings One of the first buildings that Architect Matthew Turner ever designed was a strawbale house for his mother. It was an unusual design and material, but they had a good builder and...
When I was a kid growing up in Ballarat in the 80s and 90s with a single parent I was beginning to become aware of the socio-economic division that existed between my family and other families of my mates from school. When visiting their houses...