The Cape: 2021 Finalist – Sustainable places
Last updated: 8 August 2023
The Cape is a finalist for an Industry Leader award in the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2021 – Sustainable places category. The Cape - Sustainable places
The Cape set out to demonstrate that sustainable, resilient housing can be beautiful, affordable, and economically viable. They applied best practice sustainable urban design to transform a previously cleared cattle farm into a thriving biodiversity site.
The Cape models sustainable food and transport, with a community farm accommodating several hundred members, and kilometres of cycling and walking trails to encourage active lifestyles. The Cape mandates homes are built with energy and water-efficient design, rainwater harvesting, solar energy, energy monitoring, and household electric vehicle charging as standard.
