ABOUT The Healthy Home


There is a blindspot in the green building movement: the health impacts of home design and building materials. The Healthy Home empowers home owners, designers, and builders, to create home environments that will support the wellbeing of those that live in the home, as well as our planet.

Did you know:

  • 40% of new builds in Australia have condensation and mould (Australian Building Codes Board, 2015).
    A growing number of clients of The Healthy Home have experienced first-hand the devastating consequences of condensation and mould related problems in homes less than 10 years old.


  • The Building Code of Australia doesn’t take into account the health and environmental impacts of building materials.

    A 2018 study by the CSIRO across 40 universities that found the highest ratios of formaldehyde, toluene and xylenes in a GREEN building.

  • Electrical standards in Australia do not take into consideration the known health impacts of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF), and smart homes are being pushed as the way forward for sustainability and convenience, without any real understanding of the potential health consequences of increasing EMF levels in the home.


    These are just a few of the many ways homes that aren't designed and built with wellbeing in mind, can impact the health of household members, other symptoms and illnesses with known environmental links include:

    Respiratory illnesses, insomnia, migraines, headaches, hormone imbalances, infertility, miscarriage, damage to DNA, birth defects, compromised immunity, inflammation, digestive dysfunction, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (mould illness), diabetes, neurological disorders, and so much more.

The good news is, you can significantly reduce your risk of illnesses that are preventable, by making informed decisions in relation to your home renovation or build, by incorporating principles of healthy home design and making healthier building material choices.

The Healthy Home is here to save busy building industry professionals from having to take on hundreds of hours of research yourself and empower you to be a key player in the movement for change.

The Healthy Home VISION

The Healthy Home vision is for every home to be designed and built with health in mind, with materials that will enable us to thrive, and won’t contribute to the destruction of our environment. For modern homes to be built to stand for centuries, not decades.

Building a home should be seen as an art form, and treated as such, not a trade. The true value of a home is determined based on how well it supports our wellbeing, not how big or opulent it is.

Every single person should have the opportunity to live in a home that supports their ability to lead a long and healthy life. In turn, we see a reduction in illnesses that are far too prevalent today, because we realised the inextricable link between the homes we live in and our own health. 

Each of us has a role to play. We need to find our way ‘home’ to ensure the homes we create are something we can look back on in decades to come and feel proud of, of the legacy we created for future generations.

Will you help bring this vision to life?