Case Study
Our Happy Place – the Webb family’s rebuilding journey
Greg Webb and his wife Alex’s home was the heart of their family for two generations, before it was lost during bushfires in Shoalhaven, NSW on New Year’s Eve, 2019. Lake Conjola was always their happy place, and there was never any doubt that they would find a way to rebuild and bring the family back together to continue to create special memories.
“I saw a flash of flames across the lake and that’s when my whole life changed. 18 minutes later I was out there trying to save this house from a bushfire.”
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The home designs aiming to cut bushfire, flood damage
When bushfires fan down on homes, one problem is the intense heat can crack or break windows or glass doors. READ FULL ARTICLE Written by Liam Walsh Financial Review
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How a bushfire-ravaged NSW community is helping to build disaster-resilient homes
Key points: Lake Conjola residents have helped develop a free, best practice guide to building a disaster resilient home. The group partnered with expert engineers, architects, the local council and an insurance company to put together the free Fortis House handbook. Bushfire Building
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Bushfire Building Council launches resilient home project
An NRMA Insurance-backed project aimed at improving the resilience of homes against floods, bushfires and other weather disasters has been launched, offering free architectural drawings, construction specifications and handbook guides. READ FULL ARTICLE
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When is a bunker not a bunker? Say hello to fire-resilient homes
The Bushfire Building Council of Australia (BBCA) on Thursday released free architectural drawings, specifications and handbooks that will make it easier, cheaper and faster to build sustainable houses resilient to bushfires, floods, storms, heatwaves and cyclones. READ FULL ARTICLE Written by
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Fortis: free resources to build disaster resilient homes
With extreme weather events and climate-related catastrophes becoming ever more prevalent in Australia, the issue of building homes that are resilient to bushfire, floods, cyclones and more couldn’t be more topical. The Fortis house project is a timely response. READ
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Greg lost his home in the Black Summer bushfires. Now he’s building one that’s disaster-proof
The time it takes to make a cup of coffee. That’s how long it took for a flash of flames to travel four kilometres across Lake Conjola on New Year’s Eve 2019 to dump charcoal, embers and debris on the
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‘Paper and paint’ project homes no match for climate-resilient houses
When Greg Webb returned to the remains of his home in Lake Conjola after the Black Summer fires tore through, he took note of the only things that survived: concrete, bricks and steel. READ FULL ARTICLE Written by Rosie Bensley The
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Free best-practice disaster resilient house designs released to help Australians build better
The Bushfire Building Council of Australia (BBCA) today launched free architectural drawings, specifications and handbooks to make it easier and more affordable for Australians to build sustainable houses resilient to bushfires, floods, storms, heatwaves and cyclones. READ FULL ARTICLE
