There are tougher seven-star energy efficiency standards for new Australian homes set to be approved within the year and we couldn't be happier with the decision. Our vision at Form Homes has always been to build high performance, energy efficient modular homes that will deliver cost savings for years to come. ...
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It’s a question we’re often asked, and the best answer is in the form of another question; ‘how long is a piece of string’? To begin with, an architecturally designed Passive House sits at the far end of a spectrum of building options. It represents a set of standards being...
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Even the most luxurious and beautiful homes will age and either need some serious renovation work or need to be knocked down and rebuilt completely. If your Perth home no longer hits the mark and you’ve decided it’s time to start fresh, let’s discuss the very popular, knockdown and rebuild...
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The demand for luxury prefabricated and modular homes is on a meteoric rise in line with the awareness that prefab homes don’t have to be sub-par to conventional homes. As written by the Wall Street Journal, “manufactured homes are getting a luxe update, as more homeowners embrace prefabricated properties for their...
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For most of the population, we spend an average of 90% of our time indoors, and the overwhelming majority of that is inside our own homes. We think of our homes as a sanctuary so it might come as a shock to know that some of us are living in...
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Passive House (or PassivHaus) is essentially about high performance design that can be summarised by 5 principles or performance criteria. The system ensures a design delivers very high performance and comfort for the lifetime of the building, pluging the “Performance Gap” often experienced in building operations. It relies on building physics...
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Originally posted on Stiebel Eltron here Stiebel Eltron ventilation turned lifesaver for one Sydney family. In an all-too-common story of hidden damp, humidity and mould, the home space had become a concern for health, comfort, and quality of life. A wet subfloor and minimal airflow meant areas of the home had become...
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Winston Churchill beautifully quotes, “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us,”. For hundreds, if not, thousands of years, builders and architects instinctively understood that our spaces have the ability to influence us. Historically, there wasn’t really a word for it but over the last few decades, a cutting edge field,...
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Cities like Perth draw humans to them like steel to a magnet. With increasing numbers of people pinning their hopes and fortunes on our city, there is a greater need than ever for Perth to improve its sustainability through the years. Sustainability means carefully managing all available resources so that we...
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The push is on to turn our households into energy efficient homes. It’s never been more top of mind thanks to some dramatic changes in our climate and the genuine realisation we can use less resources, save money and still live well. At Form Homes, we always begin with the outstanding green...
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