Ingenia Lifestyle Springside is targeting a Green Star Homes rating, which will set a ground-breaking new standard in eco-friendly, healthy living for land lease communities.

A Green Star rated home is built to the standard set by the Green Building Council of Australia and assessed against three categories essential for the future. Each category plays a role to ensure our homes are better for today, and tomorrow.

This means we’re working to deliver a home where residents can expect a more sustainable, healthier lifestyle that enhances their wellbeing and won’t cost the earth.

Downsizing the cost of living, upsizing comfort & health

A range of innovative, sustainable features come standard with Ingenia Lifestyle Springside homes that make it cheaper to run while increasing residents’ at-home comfort.

Key features include:

• Heat recovery ventilation system to supply fresh air and remove stale air without losing heat.
• Airtight home to prevent draughts, provide a comfortable temperature and reduce energy costs.
• Rooftop solar panels to drastically cut your energy bills.
• At least 7.5 star NatHERS thermal performance rating, which requires less energy to heat and cool the home.
• All electric appliances that are safer and more efficient.
• Double glazed windows and thermally efficient frames to reduce heat escaping in winter and entering in summer, and reduce noise.
• Solar boosted electric hot water heat pump which is 5 times more efficient than gas (Source: Manufacturer’s performance specs).
• Recycled water pipe for gardening, lowering water bills.
• Efficient fixtures to reduce water use and costs.
• LED lights for efficient and ‘flicker free’ lighting.
• Most homes will have light coloured roofs to reduce summer heat.
• Roof ventilation to control roof temperature and prevent mould growth.
• All homes will be battery and EV ready.
• A shared community electric bus and e-bikes.

An inclusive, liveable community

Ingenia Lifestyle Springside is also targeting a 4-star Green Star Communities rating, which demonstrates Australian excellence in sustainability and liveability.

The community will also have its own embedded network which means electricity is bought by Ingenia at wholesale prices and resold to residents who benefit from group purchasing power. Also, any surplus solar energy generated (which cannot be exported to the main power grid) helps to supply renewable energy within the Springside community, reducing the need to pull from the central power grid.

Cutting energy costs

Living in a Green Star Home also helps to lower the cost of living by slashing energy bills from using solar power and reducing electricity peak demand.

And did you know anenergy efficient home may also attract higher demand when the time comes to sell, with two-thirds of home buyers preferring energy efficient homes when given a choice. An energy efficient home may also attract a higher price premium. (Source: Domain, Sustainability in Property 2024 report)

Homes built to last

Residents will also be able to rest easy knowing they can age-in-place in a high quality home that is built to last. All homes are built to the updated National Construction Code (NCC) 2022, which has new livable housing design requirements to improve accessibility, safety and comfort, especially to meet the needs of older Australians and people with mobility limitations.

A Green Star Home also exceeds code requirements for withstanding extreme weather conditions like heatwaves, storms and high winds due to the home’s durability and ability to repel heat from improved thermal performance.

Plus, homes are made from environmentally friendly materials including non-toxic carpet and paint, renewable pine, slab edge insulation, engineered weatherboard and Colorbond roof, ensuring dwellings are built to the highest sustainable standards.

Occupants will also experience an enhanced quality of life from a well-ventilated, cosier, quieter home with plenty of fresh air while preventing moisture, dust, mould and pollutants that can be harmful to your health.

A shared responsibility for our planet

Ingenia’s commitment to creating sustainable communities enables residents to live their best life, tread lightly on the planet and save money. We all have a shared responsibility to care for the environment, and living in Ingenia Lifestyle Springside contributes to a greener future for residents, their children and grandchildren.