Coming to Swanbuild: The Sustainable Living Inclusions Package

One of the things we pride ourselves on here at Swanbuild is giving our clients choices—a choice of floor plan, design, fixtures and fittings, and much more.

That's why we are so excited to announce our Sustainable Living Inclusions Package. With this package option, you will be able to choose any of our expertly designed floor plans, upgrade your plans to include the Sustainable Living Inclusions Package to create an energy efficient home.

What is the Sustainable Living Inclusions Package?

Improve your home’s energy rating by upgrading with timber subfloor, PVC windows and elevated insulation levels across different areas of the home including under flooring.
Supremely comfy all year round, keeping you cool in summer and warm in winter, an energy efficient home helps you make long-term savings on energy bills, so your new home will be kinder to your health, and kinder to the environment. Other considerations:

Renewable energy sources

We are lucky enough to live in one of the sunniest countries in the world; beyond the great lifestyle that affords us, the sun's use as an energy source is the main untapped resource that can help make your home more energy efficient. Adding solar panels and a battery will assist in creating, storing and distributing your own energy for the home. 

Homes orientation

When working with you to find the perfect Swanbuild design for your site, we will also decide on the optimal position for your new home. The position of your home will work to ensure that not only is your solar array gaining the maximum amount of available sunshine, but that we place your home to gain the most from passive solar energy, this includes sunshine in the winter to warm the interior as well as shade in the summer to maintain the temperature of the home. 

Water conservation

The roof of your new home is not only the best place to gain solar energy but also the best place to harvest natural rainfall. Paired with efficient plumbing to keep your home water usage to a minimum whilst not affecting your day-to-day living, the addition of water tanks and rainwater harvesting means you will be less reliant on the water mains or, better yet, not even need to be connected to an external water supply.

Insulation

Superior insulation in your home's floor, walls and roof is one of the main factors in ensuring your home retains its internal temperature and doesn't waste energy through heat loss. With the addition of double-glazed windows, your home will take less energy to heat or cool and keep

What are the outcomes?

Individuals and the construction industry desperately need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and non-renewable energy sources. While this can seem like a lofty goal, for the individual home builder whose homes are more energy efficient, this means nothing but advantages to the broader environment and your daily life. Your home's lowered energy usage mean your energy bills will be lowered. The added insulation and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system ensure that the internal air quality of your home is greatly improved, and your home will maintain a constant, comfortable temperature.

Will the homes still have heating and air conditioning?

Yes! In fact, your new home will include the latest heating and cooling technologies (HVAC systems). However, your home will differ from others because its superior insulation and positioning means that you will find yourself using heating and cooling much less.

What will the homes look like?

Our homes with a Sustainable Living Inclusions Package are available on ANY Swanbuild design. The best part is that these homes look like any other in our design series.

Want to see for yourself? We are pleased to be opening our brand-new amdended Eden 20 display home at our Bendigo location to showcase exactly what you can expect in one of our energy efficient homes. Book in here to tour this home today.