The difference between a passively designed home and a passive-certified home can be confusing. Read on to explore the difference using a bad hockey analogy, and hear why we never aspired for Booken House to be a certified passive home.

Correct selection, placement and shading of glazing is your ticket to sweet bugger all utility bills (or zero in our case), a comfy temperature all year round, and less impact on the planet.

I found the process of purchasing a caravan overwhelming, in fact… it was almost worse than building a house! But when you've committed to hitting the road for a year, you are going to need some sturdy, comfy wheels to get you there. Find out more.

This renovation proved that even when you are a west-facing, faux-brick ugly duckling on an urban block, you can be brought back to life with hard work and simple passive design principles. Find out more about this beautiful flipped home, ‘Ethelbrook’.

A behind-the-scenes look at a mini-maker of the master bedroom in an off-grid passively designed home, Booken House.

Would you like free heat, abundant natural light and comfort all year round in your new home or reno? Then good orientation needs to go at the top of your priority list.

We get asked lots of questions about our burnished concrete floors (not polished), so here are all the answers compiled into one easy-to-access place.

Featured in the House of Wellness: While Steve and Lisa’s house would look at home in any architectural or design magazine, its off-grid capability and resourceful design inclusions are the real standout features.

Feature in The Herald Sun: Discover Lisa and Steve's journey with Booken House, a stylish off-grid sanctuary they've crafted from a once-forgotten sand mine.

Check out how Lisa and Steve transformed a deserted sand mine into a chic, sustainable haven they call the Shearing Shed House.

So many of us are keen on incorporating greater sustainability into our builds or renovations, but we’re not quite sure where to start. This is how we did it.

A few years ago, we noticed a run-down 22-acre property for sale and went for a look. We looked around wide-eyed, and thought, ‘Imagine if we could purchase this land, regenerate it and build an eco-friendly, off-grid home on it?’

A 100-year-old farmhouse that has been transformed into a classy, truly liveable family home using sustainable design principles and bucket loads of elbow grease.

All of a sudden, blood-curdling screams pierced the night, and my eldest two children sprinted up the hill towards home as fast as their legs would carry them.

We have four kids who make up a rowdy combination of his, hers, and ours, and in our blended family, each one of them is adored equally. But here is the uncomfortable truth… the last kid, the ‘our kid’, changed everything.