This cutting-edge residence redefines modern living through unparalleled energy efficiency and superior craftsmanship.
How to build an affordable Passive House
The Property Tribune. By Ben Caine 15 December 2023
A series of affordable housing thoughts and ideas by Perth’s leading architects continues with this piece by Leanhaus architect and director, Ben Caine.
Passive Houses Grapple With Rising Temperatures
Forbes.com
Nov 9,2023
Christine Ro Contributor
Leanhaus Architect Ben Caine offers Forbes Magazine his strategies on staying cool in a Passive House as temperatures rise.
Ben Caine is leading the charge with Passivhaus in Perth
Habitus LIving: Design Hunters
by Aleesha Callahan 4 August, 2023
Founder of WA-based studio Leanhaus, architect Ben Caine took a roundabout way into finding his niche as an expert in Passivhaus – an approach to building that he says “scientifically nothing else compares to”.
The seven deadly sins of residential architecture
Sustainable architecture and design: how to avoid the seven deadly sins
Opinion: Ben Caine writes for The Fifth Estate, March 8 2023
Some owners of new architect designed houses consider selling up to start again because they are so disappointed in the thermal performance and efficiency. “How can this situation arise, when there is so much building science knowledge available in the industry today?” Architect and sustainable housing specialist Ben Caine cautions homeowners about pitfalls to consider when they commission an architect or designer to deliver their new home or renovation.
Is sustainability 'the new luxury' in property features?
Leanhaus Architect Ben Caine offers his insights for Domain.com.au
“There is a growing sense that a life lived sustainably is a sophisticated one,” says architect Ben Caine from Leanhaus. “It’s in bad taste now to be seen inefficiently using the Earth’s resources. A carefully curated quality home built using sustainable products that is effortlessly comfy and low-energy is the new luxury.”
July 8, 2022
Affordable architecture
Claremont Haus shortlisted 2022 Houses awards
Sanctuary Magazine 59 - Designer in Profile
PASSIVE HOUSE PODCAST EP 81: BEN CAINE, LEANHAUS
Modest Masterpiece - Claremont Haus featured in Sanctuary Magazine
ABC Radio Perth Podcast - How a Passive House Works
Architect Ben Caine of Leanhaus on WA Afternoons with Christine Layton
Imagine living in a building that keeps you cosy and warm all winter without running the heater.
A home that's quiet, free of draughts and mould, costs very little to run and reduces your carbon footprint.
Ben Caine from Leanhaus is an architect specialising in sustainable housing design -- aiming to bring you all of these things.
He's behind some of Perth's first affordable passive houses, including Abbetthaus, a property he designed on a tiny block in Scarborough, a passive house that has received attention and accolades from around the world.
He explains to Christine how and why he pursues these design principles.
In Perth most houses are double brick but this one is timber and it didn’t cause a revolution
The Green List
by Poppy Johnston
3 September 2021
When architect Ben Caine was designing a super high energy performance, timber framed home on a laneway block in coastal Perth, he was conscious of not creating another bespoke hard-to-replicate home built purely for “magazine fodder”.
“Good performance homes should be available to more people, not less,” the Leanhaus architect told The Green List.
Like all Ben’s high-performance designs, this two-bed, two bathroom, plus study home in Scarborough known as Abbetthaus is elegant in its simplicity.
How an ancient design technique could help us survive extreme heat, no AC needed
Fast Company Magazine July 2021
by Nate Berg
Architects around the world are designing solutions to increasing temperatures and more frequent heat waves. New materials, advanced heat modeling techniques, and some longstanding design principles are showing that even when temperatures hit unexpected peaks, our homes and buildings will be able to stay cool without consuming huge amounts of energy.
Ben Caine is an architect in Perth, Australia, who designs homes to meet the Passive House standard, and he says that some of the lighter exterior and insulation materials commonly used on Passive House projects are still hard to get in Australia.
Leanhaus Project featured in Passivhaus Book
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This book records how individual people and organisations have taken bold action, inspired by their commitment to a better world. They have pioneered the adoption of Passivhaus methodology in diverse building types, recording firsts not just in Australia but the southern hemisphere.
