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00:00housing crisis we've ever had we need to build homes faster and more efficiently
00:06for all budgets and all Australians and that's exactly what future house is all
00:12about our mission is to build three houses for three families in just three
00:20months but three different budgets using three different modern methods of
00:25construction now we may not solve Australia's housing crisis but we're
00:31going to give this a red-hot guy previously we met the brave families who
00:40are joining us on this mission the Fox family from the Blue Mountains New South
00:44Wales are building two modular homes on the same block so they can care for
00:49their disabled daughter Caitlin so here is where mummy's house is this is a bit
00:54strange isn't it because mummy's got a house and daddy's got a house their
00:58build at high-tech modular is flying ahead very happy with everything they're
01:03moving along really fast then there's the Cochini family from Canberra who are
01:08planning to build a precast concrete home they've been butting their heads
01:12against an endless bureaucratic brick wall which has cost their time their money
01:17and their sanity unless we get this resolved the next 24 hours I'm gonna
01:21have to go talk to the real estate and find out how much I can get for selling
01:24this block and us the juries in the northern rivers of New South Wales have
01:29also thrown our hat into the ring and we'll be building a revolutionary 3d
01:34printed concrete home this looks incredible mate the plans and the
01:38concept are spectacular but we've still got a bit of work to do on the process no no no no no no no
01:44tonight I give the boys a hand to keep things moving that's Jamie's one yeah he's a little
01:52bit out I can have to double check everything lucky he wasn't building the pyramids finally
01:57Sean's precast home starts to take shape it's a dream come true sounds so corny but
02:02it is while back on the farm
02:07we build a house in the time you went and bought five chickens mate and after jumping out of the
02:16blocks early it seems the foxes are one step forward and two steps back definitely a lot of
02:25anxiety going on that's really scraping the barrel
02:37in Canberra Sean's been through some stress recently with delays and cost blowouts to the
02:43new home but it's nothing like the trauma he's already experienced in his life and the method
02:49he's found of managing his anxiety it's lovely piece of timber it's a piece of spotted gum and
02:55this is going to be the doorknobs for the front door I just wanted to put my own artistic touch on
03:01it a little bit and just so we'll see how we go if not it'll all go in the bin and we'll just buy some
03:07Sean often retreats to the shed and creates beautiful bowls and implements by recycling discarded
03:14timber and then shaping it on a wood lathe it's one of my favorite hobbies called wood turning
03:21I like making things that are useful as well most of the stuff I make I just make it for friends
03:27Sean once had a job in emergency response management which he found very traumatic
03:34I think the thing that I found the hardest was asking your friends to put their lives on the line
03:42and knowing you're sending them into danger and that that is really hard with the stress of work
03:52affecting him Sean's troubles were about to multiply I had a motor vehicle accident so I ate a kangaroo
03:59at 90 kilometers an hour on a vintage motorcycle lost everything from the waist down I was staring down
04:09being wheelchair bound forever you have a choice you can sit there and you can feel sorry for yourself
04:17and the world will let you do that and they will support you in doing that well you can grit your teeth
04:23and you can get on with it and I chose to grit my teeth and get on with it woodworking for me is I mean I
04:35think everybody needs a creative outlet I think it's really important for you to make things and
04:40do things with your hands for me it's a major stress relief like I lose track of time here the that kind of
04:47the PTSD stuff calms down on the brain just gets right into the zone you put the oil on you get this magic
04:54grain come out that you just cannot replicate it's got to be real timber had to relearn how to walk and function and
05:04so I have my attitude to life now is my my job is to be the best dad I can give my kids the best life
05:13I can and try and have some fun in the process the oil will bring these colors out really richly
05:18for Sean and his family it's been a frustrating time battling red tape for over a year in the hope of
05:32getting a building approval while packed together like sardines in a rental accommodation so very
05:39exciting is for 15 minutes ago yes not long ago we finally got full approval finally formally in writing
05:48in writing we are approved to actually build something which is so exciting after so many
05:55delays and frustrations we're there yes in writing allowed to do stuff well hallelujah the green light
06:07but to get the go-ahead from council they had to excavate and drop the level of their block by
06:13about a meter costing them a whopping $31,000 they hadn't budgeted for I got to a point where you can
06:22only hit your head against a brick wall for so long and we've had so many of these little hurdles that
06:30weren't little because they were weeks and weeks and weeks to resolve what's next I'm a very very
06:38patient person and even this pushed me to the brink the plan for the Cochini family has always been to
06:48use resi-cast concrete panels for their walls they're made in Western Sydney in a factory called solid
06:54precast then trucked to the location and simply craned into place I'm at the factory to meet Mick who's
07:02building Sean and Sarah's house he reckons he can get their house to lock up in 10 days which I think
07:09is a very big call so I want to see how these walls are made this looks very exciting because I'd imagine
07:16this doesn't take long to pour a slab which then becomes a wall correct there's a lot in the process
07:22designing and engineering yeah and then that's obviously transferred to the bed all formed up
07:27yeah you see a lot of reinforcement in them yeah pouring and finishing is probably the easy part
07:32so the beauty of the resi-cast is it's full structural precast walls hold the load unlike
07:39normal the inside frames would hold the load yes slab moves frames move your walls are your structure
07:45correct yeah then it's all in one yeah correct talk about disaster resilience building for the future
07:57so that looks like a very heavy load yeah so the whole house will come on three trucks this is load
08:06number one Sean's going to be very excited when he sees it say mate yeah yeah see you champion we'll see you in
08:16Canberra back on our farm in the northern rivers I would like a small cappuccino please I'll be back later
08:31for lunch thank you bye with the old caretaker's cottage now gone it's time to prepare the ground
08:41for the new 3d printed house the site needs to be cut filled and compacted to create a solid base
08:48now the DA isn't quite approved just yet but light groundwork preparations can get underway for us to
08:55get ahead of it legally we're allowed to cut and fill the site up to 600 millimeters which is great so
09:02that's what we're doing we're preparing the pad that's a dump truck that's right
09:08there we go and our DA is going in as we speak so we're keeping our fingers crossed that we can
09:20expedite this as quickly as possible I think all DAs are very complex to be honest these days the amount
09:26of reports you've got to put together and compile and the amount of time and money that takes you
09:31know I've been in the building game now 30 years and I still find it complex Simon Croft the CEO of the
09:38HIA the housing industry association also feels the pain I think red tape white tape and green
09:44tape is what I talk a lot about you know it's never been harder to build a home yeah we need to simplify
09:49and streamline the approval process we need to simplify and streamline our building codes it used
09:54to be a 200 page document it's now over 2,000 pages my youth would nearly be full of the paperwork
10:00and that's just to build the home let alone the safety rules compliance and contract rules all of
10:06them just keeps adding up and you go we've got more builders leaving the industry than wanting
10:10to come into it Simon's dead right all I seem to hear about is how frustrated builders are sitting
10:16in offices doing days of paperwork rather than actually building homes this is impossible every
10:22council requires different things and it can sometimes take a year to two years to get your
10:28final approval through and once you get your DA you're not through the woods yet you've then got to go
10:35back and get your construction certificates for each phase of that build I've seen so many people
10:41just give up on their DA purely because they've run out of energy and they've actually lost the will to
10:48complete building the house they're exhausted and and quite frankly I am too coming up how space age
10:57tech is helping you protect your home I didn't realize the floods got that high no wonder I got
11:03it cheap and it's a momentous day for the Coutinho family as their forever home takes shape before
11:11their very eyes it's pretty amazing it makes it real I think just like it's a dream come true it sounds so corny but
11:18up on our farm at the northern rivers got your dump truck all right the family are in the car and we're off to buy chickens
11:37what are you laughing at don't you like my chicken wrap it's so great for the kids they just love
11:53feeding the chooks and collecting eggs Nashie and Bo are super excited whoa that's a lot of chickens here we go
12:02thank you look at that look at her oh she's beautiful all right that's how many is that whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa
12:11in Canberra a life-changing event is happening for the Coutinho family
12:18after five years of planning and a year dealing with DA approval including hold-ups and red tape
12:29finally the big day has arrived the construction of the Coutinho family home in Canberra is underway
12:36first one's about to go in so that's uh actually a bit of a relief mate we've had a week's worth of wet weather
12:43like the place was a mud pit yesterday morning so to get the crane down was a relief yesterday afternoon and
12:49now we're off and running mate so it's good
12:52we've been planning to build our house and you know dreaming about it for years and so
12:59finally seeing it become a reality now is just it's the most exciting I feel like we've been climbing
13:06this mountain and we're just starting to see the top
13:12it's pretty amazing it makes it real it's all been in theory until this point
13:16there's no turning back now that's for sure
13:31it's so big
13:33so Ted over there is our lounge room where we're gonna watch our feet in
13:37and there's the dining room we'll eat our lunch
13:39and then the next bit is where our kitchen will be
13:41how did they know that we're gonna have a new house
13:44oh we told them we told them that we're gonna have a new house
13:49Sarah was very dubious at first about the concrete precast option
13:54but now yeah now you can see it in real life
13:57I think all those nerves have disappeared
14:00it's very cool
14:05it's just so exciting
14:06darling
14:07I know
14:09yeah
14:10it's just this is just the beginning
14:11yeah
14:12yeah
14:13oh I think just like it's a dream come true
14:16it sounds so corny but
14:19it is
14:20it's just a dream
14:23another couple of hours the walls will be up
14:26we'll do the trusses today
14:27I know so am I buddy
14:28you can move in next week
14:30just set up a tent inside
14:33this resi cast construction method
14:36is so incredibly fast
14:38because all the concrete panels for the walls
14:40are made in a factory
14:42and then they're trucked to the site
14:44and craned in
14:45it only takes a few hours
14:47and the walls for the house are up in place
14:50the precision is truly amazing
14:53everything here is an engineered solution
14:55we get a set of house plans
14:57we transfer them into what we call precast working drawings
15:00those drawings that have a thousand measurements on them all to the millimetre
15:04that's what you pay for
15:06precise factory made prefab
15:08if we've got a chance of solving the building crisis
15:12techniques like resi casts that reduce construction time
15:15need to be used by big volume home builders
15:18so I've invited one of the biggest home building companies in Australia
15:22Clarendon and Domain Homes
15:25to check out this resi cast system
15:27they've built over 35,000 homes
15:28but they've never seen anything like this before
15:34so these guys over here
15:35the ones in the vest
15:36they're all watching
15:37because they're learning how to do this for other people
15:40so other people can build their houses like we are
15:43what are your first impressions of the resi cast?
15:46very impressive
15:47very impressive
15:49fast
15:51it actually went together as quick as what it did
15:53and in the time it did
15:54so and it's easy
15:56he is certainly less exposed to the weather as well
15:59and you know less trades on site
16:02I mean that's the one thing that kind of stood out to us today
16:05there's less moving parts
16:07today has proven that it's got some potential
16:09so yeah we're going to have a go
16:11we're going to put one up over in Rouskill
16:13and let's see how we go
16:15okay because you can get excited
16:18as excited as we get mate
16:21deadpan builder
16:23that's awesome news
16:24as it has the potential
16:26to reduce their build times by up to 50%
16:29from 8 months
16:31to just 4 months
16:33I think Mick's impressed them
16:35and my progress
16:36okay
16:37is something to crow about as well
16:42Jamie!
16:43how are you going?
16:44well mate we're having a great day
16:46we've just bought
16:489 chooks
16:50mate we're just ringing to tell you
16:52it's 11.30 mate
16:53and we've just got all our pre-car stuff mate
16:56so we've built a house
16:57what?
16:58we built a house in the time you went and bought 5 chickens mate
17:01well 9 chickens thank you very much
17:03oh 9 chickens sorry big mornin you poor bugger
17:07you might have got a head start on me
17:09but wait until I start 3D printing my friend
17:12how's the DA process going up there?
17:15yeah not fun, not fun
17:17well mate listen
17:19if we can inspire
17:21builders like Clarendon
17:23and Domain
17:25we could have a real shot
17:27at making an impact on our housing shortage here
17:30you know what I mean?
17:31exactly mate
17:32that's what we're all about mate
17:33exactly
17:34mate that's tremendous
17:35I'm very very proud of you Mick
17:37good on you
17:38I'm also inside
17:40slightly nervous
17:41a little bit jealous
17:43look mate don't be so hard on yourself
17:45by the time you chicken hatch
17:47these guys will be in this house
17:49you sure you don't want a resi cast house up there mate?
17:53don't you worry
17:55I reckon I'm back to winter
17:57we'll see how we roll
17:58but I'll see you in this house
17:59I'll see you in this house
18:00oh my god
18:01I'll see you in this house
18:02I'll see you in this house
18:03I'll see you in this house
18:04I'll see you in this house
18:06West of Sydney in the Blue Mountains
18:08Michael and Helen Fox have separated
18:10but you wouldn't know it
18:12because they're still living in the same house
18:14and caring for their disabled daughter Caitlin
18:15it's been over a year now and I'm kind of used to it
18:21probably not a lot different to what it was
18:25nice
18:27they're building two identical modular homes on the same block
18:32so that Caitlin will feel just as comfortable in either home
18:36now I'm a big fan of modular prefab homes
18:39they're high quality and suit all budgets
18:41but the foxes like many home builders are finding that as they progress
18:46money's getting tight
18:48we were trying to do everything possible to do everything right by the council
18:54yeah the expenses just keep coming up
18:56there was an application fee to council
18:59oh an acoustic check
19:01they demanded a landscape plan
19:03dish drain
19:04dish drain
19:05dish drain is cool
19:06dish drain
19:07arborist report
19:08contribution fees
19:09but it's been way over 13 months
19:12and it's costing so much more in rent
19:15I started to feel like it was a money pit
19:21Aussies across the country get blindsided by these hidden costs and delays
19:26and Helen's budget is certainly under pressure
19:29the independence I really want it to be there but there's a lot involved
19:33you know it's not just moving house
19:34it's not just separating
19:35it's going start a new career get a job
19:39so financially
19:41I'm trying to do what I can
19:44yeah
19:46they each have a final payment of $50,000 to make on delivery of their homes
19:50there's definitely a lot of anxiety going on you know paying that last installment because that's really scraping the barrel
19:56the good news is that high-tech modular have been incredibly fast their homes are due for completion in just five weeks
20:06the walls have been covered in the plywood bracing on the outside and one of the houses had the insulation added to
20:13it even started with a little bit of cladding on the outside so you could really get a sense of how it was going to look
20:22Rex has been amazing
20:26the whole team sort of like really feeling quite nice it's almost like going to visit friends
20:31I got one bone to pick though
20:34this one's called
20:35the primary one
20:36the primary one
20:37because it's the most important
20:38that one's called the secondary
20:39it doesn't work that way right?
20:41no
20:43we'll call it primary one, primary two
20:46I feel like bananas in pyjamas right now
20:49B1, B2
20:55there's no doubt that our weather is changing
20:58and so when we're building our future houses
21:01we need to make sure that we build with the weather in mind
21:03but there's one company who's using state-of-the-art technology to match house locations to weather events and potential risk
21:12Wow! I'll tell you what, it is blowing an absolute gale out here
21:17talk about weather extremes
21:19I'm actually here in Brisbane at CBD at Suncorp Insurance's head office
21:25to learn a little more about their disaster management centre
21:28so we're in the disaster management centre
21:33which is our epicentre for how we manage event response across Suncorp
21:38so no matter where the event is
21:41we have all the data and information here that enables us to mobilise faster and get to our customers as soon as we possibly can
21:48including things like geospatial mapping, satellite and aerial imagery
21:52whoa, what's geospatial mapping?
21:53so that enables us to look across the country and have an aerial view of how it all is sitting at the present
22:02I see, wow
22:04geospatial mapping?
22:06this place is seriously impressive
22:08I feel like I'm at NASA Headquarters
22:10so the blue hue you can see on the screen here, that lily's pulling up
22:13that is flood mapping, that's how the flood water is peaking
22:17Suncorp Insurance have developed this amazing technology
22:20to help protect our homes and lay the foundations for a stronger and more resilient future for Aussie families
22:28this is the floods down in New South Wales this year
22:31oh, the one that just happened?
22:33it was this big?
22:35wow
22:37if we look at Shoreline Drive here
22:39that's residential housing all along Shoreline Drive
22:42wow, they were all underwater
22:44there was a level of flood impact
22:48the Disaster Management Centre has been built by Suncorp to help their customers prepare for and respond to massive weather events
22:57speed is really important and early information is really important
23:01so if we do see some weather and we do think it's going to be significant
23:04we will proactively message our customers
23:06so, while I'm here, I might just see what the flood risk is like on my property
23:12so that's my boundary running through here
23:14and I was looking at building a little glass house somewhere around here
23:20but I didn't realise the floods got that high
23:23this is 72 acres and look how much of it's underwater
23:26it's really interesting
23:28no wonder I got it cheap
23:30coming up, I'm back on the tools and the boys couldn't be happier
23:39so that's your post
23:41that's where it really is
23:43lucky you're not building the pyramids
23:45and in Canberra, a new house has sprung up in just hours
23:48but there's a problem with the roof trusses
23:51it's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle at the moment
23:54might be a little bit slow working out bits and pieces, to be honest
23:57it's a problem
24:07back at our Northern Rivers farm
24:09my earth moving team Dazza and James have been hard at it
24:12trucking hundreds of tons of soil to build the site for our new home
24:23how we going lads?
24:24look at that
24:26wow, look at the digger over here
24:28come and say hello to Uncle Daz
24:30you got your digger?
24:32dig the rocks
24:34I dig the rocks on my dump truck
24:37he wants to dig the rocks with his dump truck
24:39that's fine, we need every help we can get
24:41big job guys
24:44really beautiful isn't it?
24:46like we're starting to get a really nice elevation here you know
24:48yeah
24:49I won't deny the fact that
24:51this project is placing more pressure on our family again
24:55and having just come out of another build
24:58I'm getting quite a few raised eyebrows
25:03about the fact that we're embarking on another
25:05I was promised this would be fast and painless
25:08let's just say that
25:10and it's already proving to be
25:13not that
25:15you must admit though it's all happening a little faster than it did before
25:19I mean we were in the DA process for two years
25:22we still could be
25:24she's right
25:26my builders are now on site
25:29and have started getting all the precise measurements they'll need
25:32to guarantee accurate lines and levels
25:35for the construction of our new 3D printed home
25:38and luckily for the team
25:40I've helped make things a little faster
25:42with pinpoint accurate set outs
25:44they're doing the set out and the profiles this morning
25:47so you want that peg pulled out now?
25:49yeah we're going to have to remove that
25:50that was Jamie's
25:52that's Jamie's one?
25:53so today's a big day because we're actually setting out the site
25:57putting in what we call profiles
25:59profiles sit at the corner of all the blocks
26:02at various intervals
26:04where we might do cross sections throughout the slab
26:07and those profiles will stay there permanently throughout the entire build
26:11that measurement's back from the 1200
26:14once again he's about 1500 out
26:1615 mil
26:181500 millimetres
26:1915 mil in James' hands
26:221516 mil
26:24lucky he wasn't building the pyramids
26:26come over here you idiot
26:28ok
26:30I've come to know over the last 30 years
26:32that when you call me an idiot
26:34it's a term of endearment
26:36of course it is
26:37that's your post
26:39yeah
26:40that's where it really is
26:42oh this way
26:43yeah this way
26:45anyway
26:46we're going to have to double check everything
26:48everything that's yours and my job
26:49that's why we're here
26:51that is why you're here
26:53now while the base layer for our new home progresses
26:55we're waiting on the all-important DA to be approved
26:58and unfortunately
27:00that's still a work in progress
27:03it's easy to apportion blame for the housing crisis
27:07but it's far better to focus on the solutions
27:10and that means being open to changing our minds
27:14prefab construction is really taking off
27:17and there's some stunning high-end custom builds hitting the market
27:21I'm about to meet Steve Bridger from Salt Air Modular
27:25a company that's building award-winning prefab homes
27:28in a factory on the Sunshine Coast
27:31it's not anything different or to be scared about
27:34it's just something that's been put together
27:36without the weather beating it up
27:38and it's been put together with a whole lot more supervision
27:41and when a client comes along and says
27:44mate I want this and I want a bit more architecture
27:46and his name might be Jamie Dury
27:47do you start pulling your hair out and go
27:50mate we don't do custom
27:52what happens here?
27:53the hair's all gone
27:54you've already met me haven't you?
27:56and that's the thing I mean basically we're out
27:58we're trying to build up and scale
28:00so we are just saying yes yes yes we can do it
28:03we've recently completed
28:05and it's won a Master Builders Award
28:07a 16 module two-storey home
28:09wow
28:11that's right and I've got to put my hands together
28:13for CommBank for being the one bank
28:14for being the one bank who's come and further investigated
28:17to actually say well there are some acts
28:20there are some protections
28:22it is actually a relatively safe space
28:24here's a product and I can tell you now
28:26the minute that came out
28:28we have had a whole host of inquiries
28:30of people who could get finance for a traditional build
28:33who can now get finance for a modular build
28:37what we're trying to do is scale up
28:38yes
28:40and to scale up
28:42you need to be at a really affordable price
28:45the catch is
28:47that you need big scale
28:49and be doing lots of volume
28:51to get that affordable price
28:53so in a way the more volume
28:55that the modular industry can get
28:57and this is what CommBank is helping to provide
28:59it actually decreases the cost of housing
29:02and is better for housing affordability
29:04it's a win-win for everyone isn't it?
29:05absolutely
29:15in Canberra all the walls for the Cochini family
29:18have been craned in and installed in a little over five hours
29:22there's nothing quite like the feeling of a plan coming together
29:27the last minute
29:29a lot of moving parts to get us to this point
29:31a lot of hard graft
29:33it's just incredible to see that touchdown
29:37I bolted on and we've essentially got a house
29:41how good is that?
29:43and now the trusses that support the roof have arrived
29:47Mick gets them pre-built to save time
29:50however, there is a problem
29:52they're 22, 23, 25
29:55which ones are they here?
29:57Mick promised to get all the walls and trusses up in one day
30:01it's like a box of goodies when the truss truck turns up
30:05it's obviously half a dozen packs of trusses
30:08and the truss you want will be on the bottom of the pack
30:10it's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle at the moment
30:13so it might be a little bit slow working out bits and pieces
30:15to be honest
30:24good to get some trusses on
30:25a little bit late but that's okay
30:27we'll still get them done
30:29we've got a couple of hours before it's dark
30:33the problem is there's a couple of big gaps between these trusses
30:36for a couple of big skylights so it's not normal
30:38we've got to spend a little bit of time spacing that out for the skylights
30:41if it was a normal roof we'd just keep going
30:45but this is going to take a little bit of time now
30:47probably a dozen to go
30:49so we'll do that on Monday
30:51come on Mick, you did say one day
30:53but I suppose a day and a half is still very good
30:57there was nothing here yesterday
30:59it was a mud pit
31:00you know, 24 hours later
31:02there's a shell of a house
31:07coming up, an external cladding that's strong
31:09chemical free
31:11and good enough to eat
31:12that's great
31:14natural
31:16plus stone bench tops that resist paint stains
31:19and extreme heat
31:28it's mind blowing how much the high tech modular team
31:31have achieved in just five weeks
31:33and it's not just the foxes houses
31:36the whole place is buzzing
31:37the future is this
31:41the future is you know modular housing
31:44now you know I love sustainability
31:46and the house of the future needs to be kind to the planet
31:49so when I first met Rex
31:51I set him the challenge to make his modular builds
31:54as environmentally friendly as possible
31:57three months on and I'm here to see if he actually listened to my sustainable solutions
32:02what are we doing in terms of insulation
32:03so we've upgraded the insulation and that will be foil board underflow insulation as well
32:09so we're turning this snow gum 60 into the greenest version you've ever done
32:14sustainable house exactly right
32:16now I hear there's been some positive news on the windows
32:19yes we've got the windows
32:21double glazed
32:22double glazed as well
32:23on day one you insisted on that and we got that
32:26good on you mate
32:27yeah we've got the double glazed
32:29you are leaping ahead in environmental bounds
32:31aren't you?
32:33yes yes yes
32:35he's also upgraded the homes with an external cladding that's beautiful
32:39environmentally sustainable
32:40and a case study in Aussie manufacturing
32:44taking on the world and winning
32:46this is weather text
32:49exterior cladding
32:51termite proof, chemical free, strong and affordable
32:55you guys are making world class external cladding
32:59and it's not every day you can get cladding that's
33:0297% natural material, 3% paraffin
33:05that can actually bend
33:06yeah absolutely
33:07like this
33:08the process begins with waste
33:11that big pile of discarded Aussie hardwood chips
33:14they're the logs that normally get left on the forest floor
33:16wow
33:17because the logs that we get are you know
33:18are bent or got holes in it
33:20and nothing you can do with it
33:22so we get the logs that leave on the forest floor
33:25and we chip them back up and produce weather text
33:27oh look at that
33:29then steam is used to smash the chips into fibre
33:33they're taking that raw material
33:36that lovely eucalyptus
33:3720 different varieties
33:39they're grinding it up
33:41and they're pushing it into a mat
33:43it's about a little over 40 millimetres thick
33:46and then they press it together under high strength
33:49and heat without any glues or polymers
33:52just using one natural derivative
33:56that occurs naturally in the timber
33:58and that's called lignin
34:00and there's no chemicals in this whatsoever
34:05timber fibre
34:07bit of wax
34:08and water
34:09you'll see us on the news
34:11we're going to the moon
34:13how does it taste?
34:15tastes great
34:16natural
34:18beautiful
34:19I am just for a change
34:26stuck in meetings and trying to get my DA approved
34:296-1-0 for treasured
34:31but shopping needs to be done
34:32and waits for no man or woman
34:34so first up style queen Amika Jane
34:36is on the case for tiles
34:38Alicia! Hi!
34:40How are you?
34:41Good!
34:42Jamie and I love this trans-stereo feel
34:44where we bring the outdoor in and the indoor out
34:47and the way we find is the best to seamlessly achieve that
34:51is having the same tile lie throughout the floor
34:54so we're looking for some natural stone for outdoors
35:01I am natural stone
35:02I want something either side of the door
35:03that kind of feels grand and warm
35:06we want to mimic the blue stone that we're finding on the farm
35:09I think this one could definitely work for you
35:11yeah I agree
35:12it's a blue stone backing that has a lot of warmth and the rustic sort of feel on it
35:16so we're bringing those warm tones from inside
35:18and then we'll take them outside with the blue stone and really tie that in
35:22I love that, yeah, it's really beautiful
35:24it's beautiful
35:25that's definitely gonna work
35:26and it's a crazy pave too
35:27I've always wanted to use crazy pave
35:28alright, let's go
35:29no time like the present
35:31yeah, yeah
35:34no, no, I'm running late
35:35but I gotta go
35:37okay
35:38hey ladies
35:39how are we?
35:41uh, sorry I'm late
35:42I don't think we're gonna need you Jamie
35:44really?
35:45yeah, we're done, we chose everything
35:47you picked everything?
35:48we picked absolutely everything
35:49really?
35:50yeah
35:51happy wife, happy life
35:52we understand
35:53he's learning
35:55there was one more thing that we had to do
35:56but I wanted to do it with you
35:57okay
35:58okay?
35:59good, I love it
36:00these are a new mosaic that's just come in
36:02part of the circular economy
36:04they are recycled from TV screens
36:08and monitors
36:10they're crushed up glass, handmade in Italy
36:12so B Corp certified by Florrum
36:14so this is recycled TV screens
36:16recycled TV screens
36:18so it's true
36:20TV really is dead
36:22we're even making tiles out of them now
36:24that's right
36:25well at least they'll end up in my house
36:27yes
36:28probably from one of my shows
36:29probably
36:31probably
36:32this is good
36:33this is what the project needs
36:35I feel quite redundant
36:36well, you might be
36:37I wasn't needed here at all
36:39was I?
36:40not really
36:42I love it
36:43we're happy with that
36:44thanks Alicia
36:45good job
36:46love it
36:47thanks Cooke
36:48good job darling
36:50Sean and I have teamed up
36:52and are on the hunt
36:53to find our kitchen bench tops
36:54it's a very different type of manufacturing stone
36:58Neolith have a range of low silica
37:00sintered stone bench tops
37:02that are 100% carbon neutral
37:04Con, how are you mate?
37:05good to see you again
37:06very nice to see you
37:07this is Sean
37:08nice to meet you, welcome to Neolith
37:09thank you
37:10just a few selections here Seano
37:11so hopefully we're going to find something for you
37:14this is the fun part
37:15so we're going to use this as our test dummy
37:18so we'll talk about stain resistance
37:20Jamie, I'd like to hand you this being the creative one
37:23thank you very much
37:24please go for it
37:25let's see what you can design on here
37:26alright, excellent
37:34thank you
37:35we're going to let that dry there for a while
37:37really?
37:38let it dry
37:39we'll come past and we'll see if it actually can wipe off
37:42and then we'll try and clean that up
37:43Con says these beautiful slabs are the toughest yet
37:47we're going to test out the heat resistance here
37:49and I'm here to put them to the test
37:51whoa!
37:52look at that
37:54and there's no marks at all
37:55there's no marks there
37:56and you could do that on a white bench top
37:58yeah
37:59still the same, no marks
38:00correct
38:01so hot pots directly onto the surface
38:02aren't going to damage the material whatsoever
38:04you just take your pan out of the oven
38:06straight onto the bench top
38:07no problems at all
38:08that makes my day
38:10that's really cool
38:11it's good mate
38:12it's good
38:16we've now spray painted this
38:17we've set it on fire
38:18we've just seen Jamie do
38:19now we're going to try and clean it off
38:25now look at this guys
38:26wow
38:27it's cleaned right off
38:28we can still see the graffiti
38:29that Jamie had done for us
38:31now we know
38:32there's nothing the kids are going to damage this with
38:33oh yeah
38:34they're not going to mark it
38:35they can go with their texters
38:36and do whatever they like
38:37it is literally bulletproof my friend
38:39yeah
38:40i am blown away by that
38:41i really am
38:42it's amazing isn't it
38:43i really am
38:45coming up
38:46i'll tell you what
38:47there's a skip in your step
38:48a solar santa bestows gifts to the foxes
38:51you will actually be making money out of your homes every year
38:56at the high tech modular factory in western sydney the foxes modular homes are flying ahead
39:11without delay and within budget
39:13i've dropped by to see michael and helen fox which might make me feel a little left behind
39:20oh look at this
39:22oh my god
39:23it's beautiful
39:24thank you
39:25and i noticed there's a little window from the kitchen there so you can keep an eye on michael
39:29on michael
39:30is that right is that what that's about
39:31nah
39:32just as well mate
39:33yeah
39:34i just wanted to make sure you were still keeping your privacy and your bachelor pad over there
39:39no windows on that side of that
39:41perfect that's good yeah
39:42okay
39:43ah yeah jamie yeah he's good fun
39:45he loves to tease us doesn't he
39:47go and tap those windows
39:48hey
39:49look at that
39:50here you go
39:52oh
39:53pretty good
39:54solid
39:55pretty good
39:56yeah
39:57michael
39:58um your breakfast bench here
40:00is there a reason for it will you be serving breakfast to anyone at any stage
40:04well i'm hoping
40:05i'm hoping
40:06you're hoping
40:10this is this is what healthy separation is all about
40:12isn't it
40:13yeah
40:14yeah
40:15he's already thinking
40:16did you used to get breakfast
40:17no
40:18no
40:19no
40:20no
40:21interesting that he's building a breakfast bench then isn't it
40:23hey
40:27you guys are experiencing the cost of living crisis just like the rest of australia
40:32yeah
40:33yeah
40:34high energy bills all that sort of stuff
40:37i've got a bloke who i think can help solve this problem for you
40:41oh wow
40:42um
40:43where is he
40:44matt
40:45are you around mate
40:46helen
40:47helen
40:48michael
40:49matt somerville ceo of renewco solar has come up with a clever plan to turn the foxes blackheath cottages into renewable money saving powerhouses
40:59matt
41:00tell them what you've got installed my friend
41:02okay so what we're going to do for you guys is supply and install a 48 kilowatt sig energy battery per house
41:12wow
41:13plus
41:14also cover the entire roof space with rec alpha series panels oh my roughly 10 to 15 kilowatt of solar per house
41:24oh wow
41:25oh wow
41:26with the right energy plan signing up for something called amber electric if you've ever heard of it
41:30yeah
41:31you'll be able to capitalize on like price spikes and the system will automatically
41:36yeah
41:37feed power back to the grid
41:38yes
41:39battery storage
41:40yes
41:41four thousand dollars ish a year in credit per house
41:44wow
41:45that's incredible
41:46so there'll be no energy costs
41:47yeah
41:48oh my gosh
41:49so you won't just have no more bills
41:50thank you so much
41:51that's okay
41:52you will actually be making money out of your homes every year
41:56yeah
41:57yeah
41:58oh my god
41:59that's you too michael
42:03come on mate
42:04come on
42:05come on mate
42:07she gets a bit emotional i did i did mention this
42:13as our future homes take shape it's time to lock in crucial bathroom decisions and sarah coccini has a very clear idea of what she's looking for in the otty showroom
42:24oh right
42:25we're looking for more earthy natural kind of tone so looking at the timber features that they have here at otty
42:31oh wow look at this
42:33yeah it looks good isn't it
42:34nice
42:35the otty showroom is gorgeous it's beautiful the products in there just jump out at you don't they they look amazing
42:41oh here we go this is nice
42:43oh yes i like that
42:44this one looks more like oak
42:45this is the fun part for me picking out all of the things that are going to style our house and make it feel like home
42:51so this is the byron collection so this one all fluted all natural timber with the drawers they're all soft closing
42:58okay so you're not going to have all the banging that comes with having kids using the drawers
43:02yes
43:03um and of course it's water resistant being plywood so that's the difference with the otty is that everything is water resistant
43:09great
43:10so i wish i had a bathroom fit it big enough to fit them
43:12a room for a bath
43:13i can always put one on the deck
43:15yeah you wanted one on the deck didn't you
43:18i'd really love to have that bath outside
43:20oh yes
43:21helen likes the idea of an outdoor bath
43:23not in winter
43:25i'm sure one of those with the spa fittings and everything would look really
43:29i'd love it
43:30really nice outside with the possums
43:32to come and have a soak with it
43:34yeah
43:35really good
43:36coming up
43:38sean turns timber into treasure
43:41creating a beautiful gift for his new home
43:43these are things that i can add a little bit of my art
43:46and my creativity to our home
43:56hello
43:57g'day
43:58phil
43:59how are you doing
44:00very nice to see you
44:01welcome to coda
44:02oh mate
44:03yes hi mate
44:04good to see you
44:05for over 20 years coda has been at the forefront of global lighting trends and technology
44:09and you do indoor and outdoor
44:11we do yeah
44:12we're a one-stop shop
44:13whether it be wall pendant garden or architectural
44:17so i've engaged the internationally renowned coda lighting team to design the lighting plan for my 3d printed home
44:25we're finding that genuine authentic material based product
44:30yeah sustainable recycled
44:32yeah is a big portion um
44:34yeah we're happy to be able to provide that to the australian market
44:39well i'm aware of david pomper's work
44:41yes i've seen him all through milan and europe
44:44yeah
44:45from mexico city david sources everyday materials
44:48and showcases the beauty of them in these products
44:51and so this is the recycled glass
44:53yes
44:54as a wall sconce
44:55exactly this is the trufolite
44:56yeah
44:57you've got the frosted or the clear
44:58yep
44:59but you can see really if you look at the detail the imperfections and the bubbles that come through
45:03he really wants to accentuate that that it is repurposed and recycled glass
45:07and each piece that you buy will be different from the next
45:10with so many innovative products on show it's fantastic that coda offer an expert consultation service to help you navigate your choices and find the right lights for your home
45:22all right well i can see lots of different dots running through here walk me through it
45:26so your columns are amazing
45:28yeah they've been fantastic to design my concrete trees
45:31yes so we've actually taken to lighting those from the ground
45:35if you can put any of the lights in the ground lighting up instantly it elevates the feel of the space
45:40yes
45:41yeah
45:42very elegant
45:43very thoughtful
45:44and i haven't had to lift a finger
45:47that's how we like to do it
45:54so we're doing a knockdown rebuild
45:56okay
45:57and we're looking for some stylish functional flooring for our new home
46:00okay and i can see you've got a little one here
46:02yes
46:03so you're probably looking for something that's going to be really good with it with the kids in the house are you
46:07yes so we've got three children five and under
46:09oh okay
46:10so definitely something hard wearing stain resistant
46:12excellent
46:13well let me show you a couple of options come on through
46:15thanks
46:16i want to show you this wool collection here the prospect valley
46:19you're looking at a hundred percent wool carpet
46:21which is australian made which is what we love here at carpet court
46:24you find with this it's hyper allergenic
46:27and it's got a natural stain resistance and a fire resistance as well with the product
46:33i'd love to have a bit of a look at the different colours
46:36this just kind of gives you an idea
46:39i think this middle one is actually looking like it's going to be the best option i like the little flex in it
46:44and i think it'll hide the stains or damage
46:47earlier sean was busy at the lathe attempting to craft some peace of mind
46:53some custom door handles to add a personal touch to his new home
46:57and now they're ready to be installed
47:00so these are the door handles so this is
47:04the two handles so there's a matching set
47:09that's the front of the door the external at the top and that's the back
47:13so it took probably about 20 hours of work to get to this point
47:18yeah really happy i'm glad i could make something for the house
47:22like it's one of those things that you always want to do as much as you can
47:25so these are the things that i can add a little bit of my art
47:28and my um creativity to our home
47:34all right off to the join as they go
47:39next week on future house
47:42with the other two houses well on the way
47:44i'm back at 3d contour to see if my concrete print is actually going to work
47:50it's a bit experimental i think we're on our fourth test now
47:52i sit down with the federal housing minister honorable claire o'neill to see what we can do together to help cut some of this housing red tape
48:01we are building homes in australia basically the same way that we were 40 years ago
48:05and if we're going to build faster we need that to change
48:08we meet a family who hasn't had an energy bill in years and are actually making monthly profits
48:14giving you power back at the lowest price
48:16correct
48:17they're going to show us how you can do it as well
48:19and it's moving day at the foxes
48:22but are they ready?
48:26you
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