What are some of the ethical, healthy and sustainable options that can be used on my project?
Land use… the sensitive and efficient use of land for settlement, dwellings, production, resources, wildness and spirit is integral to our projects. A careful and respectful balance is sought between the needs of the client and that of the environment and the site, with mindfulness of the impact on all living things. Low energy materials …use the minimum amount of energy in their sourcing, manufacture, transport and installation. Low toxicity materials … non-toxic alternatives are available for most materials. Toxic materials like paints, tiles, adhesives, some plastics, insulation and some building board products can off-gas toxic fumes which can impact on health and vitality. Low environmental cost materials …and recycled materials (like concrete timber and brick) are favoured over materials that cannot be sourced without some environmental impact. I.e., we avoid the use of materials that use poisons and damaging processes in production, utilise dwindling supplies or otherwise cause
