Browse Eco Houses

Click on an Eco House Feature in the list to browse for eco houses listed with that eco house feature. If you would like to browse eco houses in a specific location, choose the location in the drop down menus and click the 'Change Location' button.

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Building shell / walls Adobe / mud brick walls (10) Other shell / wall types (13) Rammed earth (8) Reinforced concrete (15) Reinforced polystyrene block (2) Steel framing (4) Stone / rock walls (9) Straw bale (16) Timber framing (80) Cladding Board and batten (9) Brick (8) Cement plaster (stucco) (12) EIFS (Polystyrene with plaster finish) (9) Fibre-cement with paint / plaster finish (9) Other cladding types (36) Plywood (7) PVC weatherboard (1) Timber weatherboard (31) Flooring Bamboo flooring (6) Concrete flooring (62) Earth flooring (3) Other flooring types (17) Particle board flooring (6) Tongue and groove flooring (35) Home heating Electric heating (13) Heat pump (27) Hot water radiator (9) Natural gas (12) Open fireplace (10) Other heating types (12) Passive solar design (87) Pellet burner (1) Underfloor heating (28) Wood burner (53) Insulation Cellulose (3) Double glazing (63) Fibreglass (26) Other insulation types (13) Polyester (8) Polystyrene (26) Reflective foil (6) Rockwool (1) Wool (41) Wool/Polyester blend (7)

Paints and finishes Conventional oil-based paint and polyurethane (8) Low VOC paints (60) Natural milk paint and limewashes (15) Other paints and finish types (27) Silicate paints (6) Power supply Hydro / Water power (3) Mains power (80) Photovoltaic power (34) Wind power (13) Roofing Asphalt shingles (2) Butyl rubber membrane (5) Concrete tyles (8) Metal sheet (e.g. steel, zincalume, copper) (66) Other roofing types (10) Pressed metal tyles (6) Timber shingles (3) Waste water Aerated treatment plant (13) Composting toilet (19) Grey water recycling tanks (32) Mains discharge (34) Other waste water types (10) Septic tank (28) Water heating Mains electric (37) Natural gas (9) Other water heating types (17) Solar hot water (93) Wetback (39) Water supply Bore water (pump) (10) Mains water supply (62) Rainwater collection (76) Spring water (10)