LOCAL building company Ecoliv is creating more jobs in Bass Coast thanks to a new sustainable living and off-grid project supported by the state government.
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Victoria Danielle Green recently visited Ecoliv’s site at The Gurdies to announce the new project.
The $1.58 million project will double Ecoliv’s production of sustainable modular buildings, while the new display home will showcase the latest technologies for a sustainable approach to living.
“It will be a place for people to see first-hand how to reduce water usage, energy consumption and waste to decrease the costs of living, make a home comfortable and how to reduce our impact on the environment,” said EcolivTM founder and director Ashley Beaumont.
“Many new homes built in Australia are oversized, energy intensive, have high running costs and have large carbon footprints.
“Our residential housing industry is ripe for disruption, innovation and improvement and the EcoHub can demonstrate and educate how we all can make small changes which collectively result in impacts on a global scale.”
The project will include the construction facility, administration office and staff amenities as well as a display home for Ecoliv’s carbon neutral range of EcoGeneration modular design homes.
The project will be powered by A 10-kilowatt off-grid solar power plant.
The display home will enable people to view water, energy and waste reduction systems in action.
Ecoliv is a prefabricated modular building construction company and the first modular builder to introduce a 7-star energy rating to its homes.
The company incorporates sustainable practices to its operations and designs, which are constructed locally on-site at its current facility in The Gurdies before being transported and assembled at a final location.
The grant will help accelerate the full project implementation forward by approximately 18 months.
The project is anticipated to support 14 jobs within the building and construction phase.
On completion of the Off-grid Construction Facility, Ecoliv are exploring technologies in advanced offsite manufacturing via state-of-the-art automated construction systems to support state government projects, such as the 2026 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village and Workforce Accommodation projects.
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