It is! I'm sure it does, but we've been given little feedback on it. I've been doing my own research using solar-path modelling.
Removing that west-facing window has been quite helpful…

Thanks arcadelt! That's really useful to know. We'll remove the west-facing window. It was going to be un-shaded (and without any curtins!).
The energy assessor has recommended some form of…

Has anyone had experience with a west-facing window in the ACT? Is it that bad in summer over here? I've been told that it adds volume to our design -…

Since we're looking to build, I was thinking of getting a whole of house water filter. Has anyone had experience with them? The main reason is to avoid chlorine and…

I have consulted with the builder you're using and they've said that it's difficult to do a build for $3000/sqm. I'm surprised you're getting mid $2000/sqm.

People seem to be just willing to put up with the crap.
There aren't enough builders here. Some of them just start-up, build a few houses, liquidate and start-up again…

At this rate, happy to go owner builder over here.

It is a custom home?

We've got an architect designing a two-storey, 260sqm home for us and we're looking around for builders that do a half-decent job in the ACT. It seems like a hard…