Building a home should be a joyful collaboration, says Andy Marlow. Here's a roadmap for how to get to the certified Passivhaus performance you seek. Spoiler: PHPP files are not optional.

Congratulations to Hedger Constructions We are so excited to announce that our Huff’n’Puff Haus project was awarded “Best Sustainable Home” in the 2024 Master Builders Australia – Northern Region awards, entered by the

At Envirotecture, we’re strong advocates for buildings that are more efficient, and all-electric. (As this leads to them being more comfortable and healthier too). Since the Zero Carbon Buildings Plan was released in 2011,

Envirotecture participated in the THRIVE Passivhaus Conference 2024, where our teams from both NSW and VIC studios came together for intellectual stimulation and lively debates. It was an enriching opportunity for learning and

Thanks so much to Maddie Thomas for interviewing our Director Talina about our Envirotecture Huff’n’Puff Haus for an article about net-zero homes in the Guardian Australia. The project has won many awards since its completion and is

We were delighted to discover that our #Huff‘n’Puff haus project has been selected as a finalist in the Biophilic Design Awards! Amongst numerous stunning larger-scale projects, it’s truly thrilling to see our small

It sure was a BIG YEAR for this little house! At the DMN 2023 Awards evening in Melbourne, we received three more awards: Design Matters National (DMN) Awards 2023: WINNER Environmentally Sustainable Design

In the flurry of excitement (and exhaustion!) that was 2023, we forgot to post this about our wins at the ArchiTeam Awards! Our Huff’nPuff Haus picked up 2 more awards amongst some brilliant

Envirotecture picked up THREE awards at the 2023 National Sustainability Awards! (You can read about the other awards here and here) Our Strawbale Passivhaus won the Single Dwelling New category! The finalists were

We’ve been proud supporters of Fifteen Trees since our director Talina first met Colleen (founder of Fifteen Trees) back in 2013 – ten years ago now! Fifteen Trees helps individuals and businesses reduce

Sustainability Awards 2023: HIGHLY COMMENDED Single Dwelling (Alteration) – Copa Came in from the Cold Envirotecture were thrilled to recently receive a #highlycommended at the 2023 Sustainability Awards in the Single Dwelling (Alteration) category! Copa

The 2023 Sustainability Award Winners have just been announced! Envirotecture are honoured to our announce that Envirotecture’s founder and director Dick Clarke won a LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD! Whilst there’s still a lot of life

We are proud to announce that we recently won the “Chris Reardon Memorial Award for Sustainable Building Design” at the BDAA (Building Designer’s Association of Australia) National Awards for our Off-grid, Biophilic,Strawbale, Passivhaus-Premium

Our sister company, Passivhaus Design & Construct, has become a gold sponsor of The Sustainable Builders Alliance.

We are honoured to have projects shortlisted for the Sustainability Awards 2023.

We are honoured to have our Huff’n’Puff Haus (Certified Passivhaus Premium project) shortlisted for the Architeam Awards 2023.

Accoya – it’s treated pine but not as you know it, and can replace hardwoods in all but one application.

We love advocating for better buildings and sharing our knowledge with our industry and the border community. We’re proud to be active with the #declares movements. We signed up to “Australian Architectects Declare

We are excited to announce the next chapter in Envirotecture’s evolution is a merger with Talina Edwards Architecture

We are looking for a new Interior Designer/Architect for the first time in over a decade. Click through for the details…

Irukandji Shark & Ray Encounter at Anna Bay, Port Stephens NSW, just got a whole lot bigger with the opening of the tropical shark lagoon.

“How good is democracy!?” someone may have said recently. It is both a basic human right and a rare privilege. And here we are at the pointy end of a Federal election which is both more interesting and more critical than any in the last 70 years.

Much has been said in the popular media about the need to decarbonise our activities. Not before time! At Envirotecture we try to put our money where our mouth is.

We have improved and updated the popular slab edge insulation detail we first introduced to the world seven years ago.

We’re delighted to announce that Envirotecture have partnered with trace to become a Climate Positive organisation.

Every now and then Envirotecture goes through a growth spurt. Oh look – we are going through one now!

Sydney gets another certified passivhaus, it’s sixth and our third. This one breaks all the passivhaus rules yet still works like a charm….

BASIX now recognises the passivhaus standard as a pathway to meeting the thermal comfort requirements of the State Environmental Planning Policy.

We design things and take immense joy in watching them as they grow. Now, it is our turn.

Our second passivhaus has been certified. This elegant little number sits atop a garage fronting laneway on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. A huge thanks to our wonderful clients, a great builder and everyone else who made it happen.