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Improving quality of life through sustainable housing
We aim to integrate our properties within new developments and existing suburbs so people can be part of a community, rather than on the margins.
We consider factors such as access to public transport and amenities, so people aren’t isolated and can participate in their communities. For the ageing and people with disability, social housing is now looking to incorporate assistive technologies to improve their quality of life.
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Design principles
We have witnessed social and affordable housing evolve over the decades. The design approach to our properties ensures they integrate into neighbourhoods, meeting the character of each community through a contemporary approach to architectural design and landscaping. This includes specific enhancements for multitenanted homes with a view to providing ample green and passive spaces and areas of congregation which might include food production areas, communal BBQ areas, vegetable growing gardens and planted fruit trees and pathways. We build homes that meet 7-star energy efficiency standards so they are comfortable during summer and winter and aren’t an extra burden on people’s power bills. The ability to orient buildings for maximum solar efficiency is one of our assessments when deciding on the feasibility for a new project.