CLIMATE RESPONSIVE HOMES
Build your low-carbon lifestyle
TS4 homes are climate responsive, meaning they use passive design to limit the need for artificial heating, cooling and lighting. Combined with solar panels and energy efficient appliances, a TS4 home allows you to have hardly any daily energy usage while saving hundreds on energy bills every quarter.
What’s possible?
A climate responsive home provides you with…
Very low energy bills
You could save up to $300 a quarter, or some of our clients go off-grid altogether.
Year-round comfort
TS4 homes are cosy in winter and cool in summer without the need for air conditioning or heating.
Sustainable living
A TS4 climate responsive home significantly reduces your family’s carbon footprint.
Build your way to a more sustainable future
Let’s discuss the possibilities over a free consultation
How we build sustainable homes
TS4 homes are carefully designed and built to ensure they are extremely low on energy usage and high on comfort, all year round. We do this in two ways:
Passive design
TS4 homes are designed to need very little energy to begin with. Some of the ways we achieve this include:
- Orientation (where possible)
- Use of winter sun
- Natural ventilation
- Natural light
- Our exclusive airtight wall construction
- Insulation and window glazing
Energy efficiency
We further reduce your energy use through efficient lighting, appliances and showerheads, as well as heat pumps for your hot water. Most energy that is consumed is generated by solar panels on the roof, with the ability to export a lot of energy back to the grid over the summer months.
How green is a TS4 home?
The energy efficiency in Australian homes is measured through NatHERS, which provides a star rating out of 10. The higher the rating, the less energy needed to heat and cool the home to keep it comfortable.
We like to explain the ratings in cups of tea boiled: to live comfortably in your home, the energy used would be equivalent to boiling how many cups of tea?
The minimum standard for new home builds is 6 stars.
However, many homes that are designed to 6 stars may only end up being built to 3 or 4 stars.
A TS4 designed and built home is between 8 to 10 stars, the equivalent energy usage to boiling just 20 cups of tea each day.
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Why TS4?
25-year guarantee
All our homes have a 25-year structural guarantee*
*(When built out by MBA or HIA registered builders)
Sustainable architecture experts
We have extensive history and knowledge in designing climate-responsive homes
Concept to key
We manage the project end-to-end to make sure you end up with your dream-home result
Refreshingly honest
We never sell unrealistic ideas – we are always upfront about exactly what can and can’t be achieved in your budget
Cost-effective
We help you save money on the things that don’t matter so you can invest it in the things that do
We get it right
We take the time understand and deliver on exactly what you want