Australia’s first certified Green Star Home shows that comfortable, resilient, electrified homes are possible now. It is also the first home to demonstrate the benefits of combining Green Star Homes and Passive House certifications.

Located in Sydney’s north, the home belongs to former Australian Passive House Association Chair Chris Nunn and his family. It is designed using the IPCC’s Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 scenario, which is based on approximately 4 degrees of global warming by 2100.

Key features of the home include:

• A 21-point resiliency plan covering measures from a green roof, roof shape, solar, and a solar battery.
• Passive House essentials including double glazing, mechanical ventilation and heat recovery, plus fixed and automated external shading

The home demonstrates that the Green Star Homes standard and PassivHaus Certification are highly complementary. When combined, the PassivHaus Certification takes care of indoor air quality, thermal comfort and energy efficiency, then Green Star Homes adds the climate resilience, water efficiency, non-toxic materials, electrification and daylight criteria.

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