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Welcome to DASH-Designed Affordable Sustainable Housing |
There's more to building sustainably than just energy ratings.
DASH offers pre-designed homes aimed at connecting you to nature while reducing the effect on the environment through the overall design and the use of sustainable building materials.
DASH also offer a consultancy service so that you can find out about sustainable building solutions for your new home, renovation or weekend project.
Contact DASH today on ph: 0412 239 166
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DASH offers both standard drafting and innovative architectural design solutions to meet your needs and make building your dream home a reality. Combining passive solar design with the amazing insulating properties of straw bale construction results in a home that is comfortable all year round and significantly reduces the need for heating and cooling. Now working in conjunction with Brian Hodge from Anvill Straw Bale Building Consultants, a renowned straw bale consultant, to deliver leading edge straw bale construction techniques in simple drawings tailored to owner builders. |
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Some quick sustainable ideas if you are building include: using recycled concrete for a driveway or path, if you are building a concrete slab use recycled steel reinforcing and substitute a percentage of the concrete with flyash, use solid bamboo flooring for a natural sustainable look, use natural oils and varnishes, avoid aluminium and steel unless they are recycled products, use FSC certified, recycled or reclaimed timber, use MDF boards that have FSC certified timber as its main source, use low VOC paints, seal gaps to stop air leakage, use lots of insulation, recycle waste water.
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