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We’re now seeing that across all our projects. But this is a unique offering in
that it’s very different for its location; a collection of detached houses in inner
Melbourne so close to the city.”

The Wilds, to be built on the site of a former stonemasonry business, will have
an address on Cunningham Street. The homes will be all-electric, with no
gas, and will have enclosed first-floor terraces, northern window shading with
projecting screens and external operable blinds to the west and south-west.

They’ll have double-glazed windows and doors, and a 5000-litre rainwater
tank for gardening, toilets and laundry, with prices starting at $1.9 million.

“They will be more expensive than an average standard home build,” said
development manager Chris Hatcher. “But then the technology will become
cheaper over time, and they’ll save a lot on operating costs for the people
living there.”

Architect Aaron Roberts, director of Edition Office, says that it’s intended that
carbon emissions will be offset by on-site renewable solar energy generation
and the reduction of fossil fuels used for the development. Key features include
less water use and its re-use, careful construction waste management, high-
performance glazing, insulation and appliances and green power purchasing.

“These all demonstrate a desire for the project to highlight a responsibility
to future generations in minimising the environmental impact of the
development as a whole,” he said. “We certainly feel that all homes now need
to take on that responsibility for being carbon neutral as much as possible.

“They need to aspire to green energy, good sustainable construction
technology and passive solar design. The experiential quality of the dwellings
was at the forefront of our minds when we were designing them, as opposed
to the aesthetic or form.”

Beulah – which also has Australia’s tallest tower, a major mixed-use building
with 800 apartments called STH BNK by Beulah in the pipeline – engaged
environment sustainability consultants Ark Resources to help them with The
Wilds.
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