Construction

Sustainable House Construction Information

We at Sustainable have heard the horror stories about architects presenting plans that builders claim are impossible to build but this is something you will not hear when you work with us.

Your Sustainable house construction team have the proven formula to deliver workable homes and buildings needed to create a building of merit.

Your proven Construction Formula

1. Design & Construction Delivery: We provide you with the option of either an effectively managed full service that includes your design, landscaping and construction or a selection of services to suit your requirements.

We also guarantee your expectations of delivery, with our design team heavily involved in both the design and construction process from inception through to completion.

2. Your Realistic Fixed Budget: We provide you with a realistic fixed budget, with pricing provided from the very early design stages by our skilled construction team and throughout the entire process.

There are no nasty surprises!

3. Sustainable Construction Objectives:

Site Management - minimising the effects the construction of the building has on the surrounding environment. Reducing the amount of cut and fill on a site, recycling removed soil into the landscaping instead of using foreign soil, minimising disturbance to the local eco-system and retaining existing features such as mature trees and water courses. Also reusing products from deconstructed buildings.
Selection of Building Materials - Maximising the use of environmentally friendly materials. The selection of materials needs to be based on a variety of criteria. Sustainable keeps up with all the latest material innovations so we can introduce them to your building; if relevant.

What we build for you

- Recipe Houses (for those with a smaller budget)

- Individual Designed Houses (for those with a larger budget)

-Retrofits (sustainable renovations)

- Pools

- Entertainment areas

- Landscaping and masterplanning

Where we build

We design and construct homes throughout:

Brisbane,
Gold Coast,
Sunshine Coast,
Southern Downs QLD,
North Coast NSW,
Bribie Island,
Stradbroke Island and
Moreton Island.

We are experts in delivery on challenging remote locations and sloping sites and have been highly recognised for our sustainable designs and constructions via our numerous National HIA Greensmart awards.

How long does it take?

Option 1 - A Recipe house (one of our designs customised for your site) will involve:
Design Stage - 8 weeks (approximately)
Construction Stage - 12-18 weeks (approximately)
Approval Stage - 3 weeks (unless required to submit a Development Application approval which takes a minimum of 3 months)

As an example a small Recipe House (Tivoli House) took 10 weeks and one of our large Recipe Houses (Boonah House) took 4 months with 2 months for landscaping.

Option 2 - A Individual Designed House will vary in accordance with your site, design and lifestyle requirements. As an example for an individual House between 300-400m2 = 6-8 months

Option 3 - A Retrofit will vary in accordance with your site, design and lifestyle requirements.

How much do the designs and construction cost?

Your design costs:

The design fees vary for each of the different types of houses and are based upon each individual house and the site location.

Our design fees are very competitive compared to other consultants. For instance

- Draftsmen charge 4-5%

- Architects charge 10-15% (plus contract administration to be onsite during the build)

- We charge for Individual Houses = 6-9% of the construction cost

- We charge for Recipe Houses = between $10-30k

Your Construction costs:

Does your Construction budget fit into the following categories?

- If you would like a new sustainable home and have a budget of $185k - $430k, consider our sustainable Recipe House range.

- If you would like a new individual design and have a budget of $350k-upwards, consider our Individual Design Houses.

- If you would like to renovate your existing house and have a budget over $100k, consider a Retrofit (sustainable renovation).

Below is a table to give you an indication of construction only costs. Please note these are approximate figures and are subject to your individual design requirements, site conditions, site location, available services (electricity, water etc.), soil type and any other factors that may inhibit or impact upon construction works.

Retrofits	Recipe Houses	Individual Designed Houses
$100k - $300k	$185k - $285k	$350k - $500k
$300k - $500k	$250k - $350k	$500k - $650k
$500k - above	$330k - $430k	$650k - $900k (+ above)

If you are interested in discussing any of the above designs, please fill out a detailed enquiry on our Contact us page or give us a call to speak to our friendly staff who can assist you further on (07) 3201 1177.

What else do you need to budget for?

Your budget will need to take into account not just the construction and design costs, but the costs for the following services/other consultants:

- Design costs

- Construction costs for the house

- Certification and Approvals

- Infrastructure fees including pool or if required a waste water treatment plant, etc.

Sustainable Construction Is Stunning

In essence, Sustainable designs and builds stunning living spaces for today and tomorrow.

The company is able to do that because of up to date knowledge, skilled workmanship and a passion for the environment - both the natural and the built.

It is these factors that have enabled Sustainable to win so many highly acclaimed awards and why we have so many return clients.

Your proof from Australia's renowned home building industry

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) which is Australia's largest residential building organisation and the voice of Australia's home building industry - has awarded Sustainable with over 60 Australian housing awards. In particular the majority of these are the Australian Greensmart Energy Efficiency awards, including numerous Greensmart Home of the year awards.

Not only have our custom homes been highly awarded within Australia, so to have our retrofits (sustainable renovations) with awards for Queensland Renovation/ Addition Project of the Year. Our designs are also highly regarded within the QLD area, in particular, our awards for Best Design for the Queensland Climate.

Our Sustainable Design and Construction Team who are experts in sustainable housing, have also been highly recognised with the Australain Greensmart Professional of the Year awards.

Give Sustainable a call NOW on (07) 3201 1177 to talk to your highly awarded experts in sustainable home design and construction and start planning your new sustainable home today!