Built with a 7 Star Energy Rating
At Zoom Constructions, we are committed to implementing innovative, sustainable building practices to deliver energy-efficient homes for our customers. By incorporating clever design features and selecting the right materials, we enhance sustainability, providing you with significant long-term benefits.
Sustainability and Style
Through smart design, we integrate energy-efficient solutions into your home. These features may not always be visible to the naked eye, but they make a significant impact on your living experience.
How We Achieve a 7-Star Rating
Designing a home involves considering various factors, including location, site size, architectural style, and the lifestyle needs of the residents. With careful planning and expert knowledge, we implement energy-efficient practices in our designs. For example, we select colours that help keep homes cool in summer. We also place windows strategically to maximize natural light and airflow, reducing the need for artificial lighting, and manual heating or cooling.
The Benefits for You
Building a 7-star energy-efficient home offers numerous benefits, not just for the residents, but also for the environment. By constructing homes with higher energy ratings, we help reduce consumers' carbon footprints, contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone.
The most significant benefit for homeowners is reduced energy bills. Energy-efficient practices lower running costs, making your home more affordable to live in. Additionally, the home's comfort improves as the temperature remains consistent due to shading and ventilation.
Another key advantage is that you're future-proofing your home. A 7-star-rated home adds extra value, making it more attractive to potential tenants or buyers who seek energy-efficient homes to benefit from savings on living costs.
Smart Building equals Energy Efficient Sustainable Building
Some of the items we include in our smart building practices are as follows:
ORIENTATION
By considering the sun's path and prevailing winds, we design homes that maximize comfort while adapting to the local climate. Proper orientation to harness winter warmth and promote summer cooling not only enhances living comfort but also helps reduce energy costs.
WINDOWS
We carefully select the placement of windows, considering their size, access to shade, and whether they need to be double or triple glazed based on the building's climate.
CEILING FANS
Installing ceiling fans in every room not only enhances comfort for the home's occupants but also improves the home's energy efficiency rating.
COLOURS
By choosing lighter colors for your home's exterior, which reflect heat, we can help keep your home cooler. In contrast, darker colors absorb heat, increasing the need for energy-intensive cooling methods like air conditioning.
BUILDING MATERIALS & SEALING
A key factor in maintaining a comfortable indoor temperature is ensuring your home is properly insulated, which helps retain warmth in winter and cool air in summer.
LIGHTING
Achieving a higher energy rating is possible by choosing IC4-rated downlights and lighting solutions that allow for continuous ceiling insulation, reducing energy consumption.
For more information on the 7-star rating and any upcoming changes visit:
nathers.gov.au and ncc.abcb.gov.au