From buying old houses for a song on eBay to growing them in your backyard, renewable housing advocates say Australia's housing market is in the middle of a 'green boom'.
abc.net.au/news/green-housing-boom-projects-south-west-victoria/102495632Jack Pearce was browsing eBay late one night in 2017 when he stumbled across a listing that would change his life forever.Rebuilding it cost him less than 20 per cent of the house's new million-dollar-plus valueThe retired schoolteacher was on the hunt for a half-demolished house or timber frame that he could move and clad with rocks and stones to create a quaint cottage home.
A self-proclaimed hippy from the 70s, Mr Pearce's dream was to re-use, repair, and recycle as much as possible. It's a notion that did not break the budget either, with the Pearces' total rebuild for the stately home coming in at less than $200,000.Instructions: Use left and right arrow keys to control image transitionJack Pearce's house was purchased in 2017. / The refurbishment was completed in 2023.When being green turns goldAustralia is in the middle of an eco-building boom, according to the Green Building Council of Australia .
"Our [environmental] footprint's important, but to me it's [also] about exploring what the future of forestry will look like," he said.
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