OpenLot.com.au Industry News
Read the latest industry news articles published by OpenLot.com.au.
17/Mar/2025 | Design Review Group
Storing Water On A House Lot
Storing rainwater on a residential lot for use in the house and garden provides the occupants with a water source add...
28/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
A Case For Prefabricated Houses
Traditionally, an Australian house is built on-site from small pieces of material, such as bricks, lengths of timber,...
27/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Roller Shutters
The design codes of most residential estates ban roller shutters if they are visible from the public realm. Is this t...
22/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Putting Garage Doors in
A typical suburban house has a double garage accessed from the front of the lot. The garage door is often the l...
20/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Designing for Climate
What design standards can a design code use to encourage good thermal comfort and energy efficiency? Passive design ...
18/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Specifying Colours of Roofs and Walls in Estate Design Codes for Energy Efficiency
Some design codes require specific roof and wall colours for energy efficiency. This bulletin explores this issue an...
15/Feb/2025 | OpenLot.com.au
Insights from Rory Costelloe - Founder of Villawood Properties
Rory Costelloe emphasises the importance of buying land in a location that suits one's lifestyle preferences, conside...
14/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Clutter on Roofs, Part 4
The roofs of new houses in Australia may well host vents, skylights, evaporative cooling units, aerials, and satellit...
12/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Achieving Better Visual Interest By Using Design Standards
Houses come in a stunning variety of styles, materials, colours, and overall façade composition. In creating a new e...
12/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Clutter on Roofs, Part 3
The roofs of Aussie houses are becoming increasingly cluttered. This bulletin discusses the types of water heating s...
11/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Specifying Colours of Roofs and Walls in Estate Design Codes for Aesthetic and Amenity Reasons
Some design codes require specific roof and wall colours. This can be for energy efficiency, as discussed in our pre...
11/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Clutter on Roofs, Part 2
Roofs on Aussie houses are becoming increasingly cluttered. This bulletin focuses on photovoltaic panels. (PV panel...
10/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Clutter on Roofs, Part 1
House roofs in Australia can get quite cluttered! Once upon a time, a house might have had a chimney or two poking t...
05/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Designing Efficient and Attractive Water Infrastructure
Over 70 % of water used in Australian urban households does not need to be potable. You are planning a new estate an...
03/Feb/2025 | Design Review Group
Side Fences on Corner Lots
A high fence on a corner lot gives privacy to the side of the house and the back yard; however, it also creates a dea...
23/Jan/2025 | OpenLot.com.au
"I'm very impressed on how effective OpenLot is in terms or quality & volume" - Swoopland 🎯
Sydney-based property developer Swoop has praised OpenLot for its transformative impact on their sales and marketing ...
16/Dec/2024 | OpenLot.com.au
"The whole project was closed out within 8-9 weeks" - Oakford Homes 🎯
Oakford Homes, a leading property developer in South Australia, has shared its remarkable success in utilising the Op...
13/Dec/2024 | OpenLot.com.au
The Aussie Dream Is Alive: Despite Worry That New Homebuyers Must Settle for Apartments, New Data Reveals Australians Buy Twice as Many New Houses as Units
MELBOURNE (15 October 2024) — The Australian Dream of owning a detached home with a yard is very much alive, despite ...