Rambler

I'm Saul. From a small town called Stanley on an island off the coast of Patagonia. I've designed houses for the extreme environment of my hometown, I've lived in -30C in Canada, but I've never felt more uncomfortable than in my home in Melbourne, Australia. To say I know a thing or two about living in a harsh climate is an understatement.

 

I built my first hut when I was 14, and man that place was built for the environment. Insulated better than most Australian homes. Dug about a metre into the peat and built up with more peat. A corrugated iron roof, and even more peat unintentionally forming a Green Roof. It had a 12v car battery for electricity, and it was the place to be.

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I did a degree in Product Design, and after, came home to Stanley to help build houses. We were using 140mm stud walls, R4 batts and UPVC windows over a decade ago. Now, I'm bringing those learnings to the Victorian climate.

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Fast forward 20 years, and I'm staring the Australian construction industry down the barrel. I'm hellbent on improving our housing stock and I'm doing that with the most widely adopted method - the NatHERS certifications. 

 

You see, I'm not aiming to tick boxes and comply with the minimum. What you'll get from me is an honest take on how I know houses should be built. I'm not an architect, and I don't claim to be - but I'll help you design a home with no BS, just good, solid advice - for a resilient, high-performance home.

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