He said Australia was lagging places like Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, where these features have become more standard in homes. Many of his clients already ask for similar “smart home” upgrades.
He said many of his clients were leaving Shanghai and relocating to Sydney but were surprised by what was on offer, telling him: “I didn’t come to Sydney to downgrade. Can you find me properties with these features?”
Envirotecture director and architect Andy Marlow said the majority of Australian homes under construction were already out of date.
“These buildings are not fit for purpose now, and they are definitely not fit for purpose in the future. We’re baking in a lot of carbon emissions,” Marlow said.
The embodied carbon (the energy produced to build the homes) and the operational carbon (the energy produced to run the homes) were contributing to emissions and creating…
