waterfall valley hut

- New bushwalkers’ hut at Waterfall Valley, Overland Track
- Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

- completed 2020
- minimal footprint, low embodied energy materials (lightweight timber construction)
- BAL 29/40
- climate zone 8
- hyper insulated, (roof R8, walls R6, floors R6, triple glazed windows)
- technologies to eliminate condensation
- off grid; 6kW PV
- partial prefabrication & construction by helicopter
- finalist Australian Sustainability Awards 2021


- construction by AJR Construct (www.ajrconstruct.com.au)
- energy rating by RED Sustainability (www.red-sustainability.com.au)
- interpretation/artwork by Fiona Rice
- photography by Phil Cook, Ben Wells & Green Design