Building a greener home - A visual guide

It's a brave family that demolishes an old house to build a greener home.

 

The Schena-Ricke family have done just that. They moved into a rental home and watched their old house be demolished day by day, and then watched the transformation take place as their new, green home was built in its place.

BELOW: Images of the old house before being flattened.

BELOW: The new modern home that now takes its place. A concrete and timber construction that offers this family plenty of space and a greener outlook on life.

BELOW: Pouring the concrete foundations - Steel roof trusses - Rain halts progress.

BELOW: Applying concrete screen - Laying cement slab for deck.

BELOW: Sustainable materials selected for the home.

BELOW: The concrete stairs are topped off with bamboo treads - Bamboo flooring - Bamboo bathroom vanity.

BELOW: Bamboo kitchen cabinets - Ceramic tiles in kitchen - Surrino solid sink.

BELOW: Casting concrete countertops - Ceramic tile in bathroom - Cast concrete sink for bathroom.

BELOW: Staircase in progress - Installing concrete sinks in bathroom.

BELOW: Stainless steel balustrade on staircase.

BELOW: Almost finished - time to move in.

BELOW: Laying concrete slabs for pathway in front and back garden.

BELOW: Laying bamboo decking on upper balcony - Landscaping begins.

BELOW: Images of the completed home.