Green roof and rammed earth - Donvale
This new sustainable green roof home design is located in the pioneering eco residential community of Mullum Creek in Melbourne’s leafy Donvale. Homes designed for Mullum Creek are required to adhere to Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) principles including home energy efficiency and solar power, water conservation, sustainable building materials, and best-practice construction techniques.
Our design features an earth covered roof, also known as a green roof, to navigate and integrate with the sloping site. This green roof will not only provide the home with outstanding insulation to reduce heat loss and energy consumption, the living roof by landscape architect Jo Henry will also provide privacy from the adjoining property and blend the home in beautifully with its surroundings.
This Certified Passive House was opened for Sustainable House Day 2019 prior to completion, where visitors viewed the standout features such as the thermally broken rammed earth wall for thermal performance and aesthetic appeal, triple glazed Passive House certified windows, solar power, solar hot water system, and a fully prefabricated wall and roof framing systems by Panel-lite Pty Ltd.
Rammed earth
Earth covered roof
Green roof
Living roof
Passivhaus