Built for forty years
from now.
Sustainability is structural, not decorative. Every Florence Homes build is engineered to perform for the next forty years without compromise — passive solar orientation, double-glazed envelopes, photovoltaic arrays and solar-thermal hot water designed in from day one. We don't tick the box. We specify the system.
Six systems,
engineered in.
Standard on every custom build. Specifications are tuned to climate zone, orientation and the way the home will actually be used.
Passive solar orientation
Building axis, eave depth and glazing area calibrated to the WA solar path — winter sun in, summer sun out.
Double glazing
Argon-filled low-e units on all habitable rooms — typically halving the heat loss of single-glazed windows.
Insulation
Full-perimeter insulation: walls, ceiling, suspended floors. Air-sealing detailed at every penetration.
Photovoltaic systems
Roof-mounted PV sized to cover annual self-consumption. Tier-1 panels, hybrid inverter and battery-ready.
Solar-thermal hot water
Roof-mounted thermal collectors with gas or heat-pump backup. Hot water for the household from sunlight.
Material sourcing
Local stone, timber, brick and joinery. Every material has a traceable origin within 400 km where feasible.
Where each system lives.
An interactive cutaway of a typical Florence Homes build. Tap any point to read the technical spec.
PV array · 10 kWp
Tier-1 mono panels, hybrid inverter, battery-ready. Sized to cover annual household consumption.CEC accredited installDouble-glazed envelope
Argon-filled low-e units, U ≤ 1.6, SHGC tuned per elevation. Halves heat loss over single glazing.All habitable roomsFull-perimeter insulation
R5.0 ceiling, R2.7 walls, R2.5 suspended floor. Air-sealing detailed at every penetration.Continuous thermal envelopeSolar-thermal HWS
Roof-mounted collectors, 315 L tank, heat-pump backup. 4–5 kWh thermal yield per day.Gas-free homeInsulated raft slab
Edge-insulated slab on grade in olive — limits ground heat loss and condensation risk.R1.5 perimeterA short supply
chain.
Where feasible, every material on a Florence Homes build is sourced within 400 km of the site. The map below pins our most-used suppliers — masonry, joinery, stone and glazing.
Anonymised data
from our 2023–24 builds.
Real numbers from completed projects. NatHERS rating measured at certification; running cost modelled against minimum-compliant baselines for the same floorplan.
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