Energy efficient living

Smarter choices. Greater comfort. Lower running costs.

Building a new home is an opportunity to create a space that's not only beautiful, but designed to perform better every day.

Every Plantation home is designed to achieve a minimum 7-star energy rating – no matter your lot orientation - helping you enjoy greater comfort, improved energy efficiency and lower running costs for years to come.

7-Star Performance, Regardless of Orientation

With some builders, minimum 7-star requirements for every lot orientation aren't always included in the advertised price.

With us, a minimum 7-star energy rating is included across all lot orientations, base façade, inclusions, and is built into our advertised prices. Simply add solar panels and your home can achieve net zero status, giving you greater confidence when selecting both your home and block.

The result is greater flexibility when choosing a block of land and fewer compromises during the planning process, knowing your home has been designed to achieve a minimum 7-star energy rating from the outset.

If you choose to customise your home, including the floorplan, façade or colour selections, additional adjustments may be required to maintain the same performance standard.

What does a 7-star energy rating mean?

A 7-star home is designed to maintain a more comfortable indoor temperature throughout the year while reducing the energy required for heating and cooling.

Benefits include:

• Improved year-round comfort

• Lower energy consumption

• Reduced heating and cooling costs

• Better environmental performance

• Future-focused home design

Personalise your home, your way

Every family lives differently, which is why we offer flexible options to help you create a home that suits your lifestyle, budget and future plans.

Whether you're looking for a convenient all-in-one package or prefer to choose upgrades individually, we give you the freedom to build your way.

Solar all electric

A simpler path to a smarter home

Solar All Electric combines some of our most popular energy-efficient upgrades into one convenient package:

• Daikin reverse-cycle ducted air conditioning
• 6.6kW solar system with 5kW inverter
• Smeg 900mm induction cooktop

By bundling these inclusions together from the start, Solar All Electric provides a simple and cost-effective pathway to a more efficient, future-ready home, while delivering a saving of up to $2000 compared to purchasing the upgrades separately.

It's an easy way to build with confidence, knowing key elements of your home's energy performance have already been considered before construction begins.

Build it your way

Flexibility to choose what matters most

Prefer a more tailored approach? Build It Your Way allows you to select the energy-efficient upgrades that best suit your household needs, lifestyle and budget.

Available upgrades include:

• Solar systems
• Induction cooking
• Air conditioning

This flexible approach gives you complete control over your home's electrical and energy-efficiency selections, helping you invest in the features that matter most to you.

What is a net zero home?

A net zero home is designed to use energy efficiently and generate renewable energy, typically through solar panels, so that over the course of a year it produces as much energy as it consumes.

The result is lower energy bills, reduced environmental impact and greater independence from rising energy costs.

All of our solar-powered, all-electric net zero homes have achieved a NatHERS Whole of Home rating of 100+, meaning they generate more energy than they use based on the energy demands of a typical household.

Innovation backed by expertise

As part of the Henley Properties Group and backed by the global strength of Sumitomo Forestry Group, Plantation Homes has the expertise, resources and innovation to help lead the way in sustainable home design.

Our specialists continually refine our home designs and energy-efficient solutions, helping ensure our homes remain at the forefront of modern building standards and homeowner expectations.

The financial and environmental advantage

A net zero home doesn't just reduce energy use. It has the potential to generate as much energy as it consumes, helping homeowners take greater control of household expenses while reducing their environmental footprint.

By reducing reliance on the grid, homeowners may benefit from: