Green Smart Professional Builder

What is a Green Smart House?

GreenSmart is environmentally responsible housing. GreenSmart designed homes  showcase environmentally sustainable housing design. The main goals of  a Green Smart House are:

• improved energy efficiency of the home
• improved water efficiency of the home
• to enable home owners to waste less and recycle more and
• to reduce the waste generated from the building process.

Some of the benefits of a GreenSmart home include lower energy and water bills, a warmer house in winter, a cooler house in summer and better soil for beautiful gardens, as more than 50% of the waste from the building process has been recycled.

Building the GreenSmart Way Features:

Improved Energy Efficiency

• House designs exceed typical minimum energy rating requirements set by local councils.
• Passive design features are incorporated into all homes to minimise the need for mechanical heating and cooling.
• Energy saving lights, tinted windows, insulation products, efficient appliances and both solar and gas hot water systems are used to demonstrate a variety of ways to save energy.

Improved Water Efficiency

• Landscaping incorporates local indigenous plant species and is designed to minimise water usage and encourage indigenous fauna habitation.
• AAA-rated tapware and shower heads are used throughout the homes.
• Rainwater tanks can be installed for external water usage.
• Sensored lighting and irrigation systems that can be set to minimise energy and water usage are displayed.

Waste Management and Recycling

• A comprehensive on-site waste management strategy.
• Optimise the  recycling opportunities and the use of recycled product , or product with a recycled content, in both the construction of the houses and their associated gardens.

Improving Overall Site Management

• Control measures to minimise erosion and sedimentation are incorporated on all sites.
• Minimised use of hazardous materials throughout the construction and fit-out stages.

What is a Green Smart Professional?

Through the Housing Industry Association’s Partnership Advancing the Housing Environment (PATHE) national environment initiative, the GreenSmart Training and Accreditation has been launched in all States.

GreenSmart ® is an HIA registered brand for sustainable development in the building industry and it is now an icon of sustainability in both the building industry and with Australia’s home-buying public.

GreenSmart will provide Australia’s homebuilders with environmental skills. Upon the successful completion of the course, homebuilders are accredited as “GreenSmart Professionals”, which will qualify their customers for Australia’s first GreenSmart Home Loan.

What can the consumer expect from a GreenSmart builder?

Building the McKay Homes way means you are using an accredited GreenSmart professional, who will create a home you will be proud of. They will design your house so that it will be comfortable and cost efficient to run, manage your site environmentally when building your home, and best use the natural features of your land to achieve all of this.

Ken McKay Homes will focus on three key elements to make a difference – energy efficiency, waste management and preventing pollution from your site during building.They will make that difference for you in 3 main ways:

• the land consultant designs the subdivision to best use the its natural features;
• the designer continues the good work by designing your home to be energy efficient for that land; and
• the builder is now in a position to build your home and manage the site environmentally.

The difference GreenSmart professionals make to energy efficiency,

A home designed around modern energy efficiency principles will:

• give you a comfortable home needing only minimum heating and cooling;
• allow you to enjoy the best of natural ventilation;
• lower your running costs;
• be cool in summer and warm in winter; and
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the environment.

Waste minimisation in the building process will:

• reduce landfill and greenhouse gas emissions;
• conserve valuable resources by recycling;
• reduce costs;
• make a cleaner safer site; and
• make a cleaner world.

The benefits of building with Ken McKay Homes P/L the GreenSmart Professional, are that your home will be:

• affordable;
• comfortable;
• efficient;
• quality assured;
• and cutting edge.

“MAKE A DIFFERENCE TODAY” by building the Ken McKay way.

Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme

The Queensland Government has introduced a solar hot water rebate scheme. The rebates are for people installing a solar hot water system at their principle place of residence.

You can get up to $750 for solar hot water systems (dependent upon efficiency).

Water Rebates

Some Local Councils, offer rebates on water tanks, AAA-rated showerheads, swimming pool covers, water flow regulators and AAAA-rated washing machines.

Check with your local council to find out if rebates are available in your area.