UNDER CONTRACT Located in the popular township of Snug is Tasmania's HIA GreenSmart Energy Efficient Award-winning home of the year from 2015. This passive solar home has participated in Sustainable House Day multiple times in recent years, helping others to build energy efficient homes, and is still a leading sustainable home in today's standards. Positioned with a northerly aspect to capture the perfect balance of sunlight all day, from the east in the morning through to the west in the evening. The property has extended eaves on the northern side that prevents the sun hitting the beautiful mixed aggregate polished concrete floor in the height of summer but also allows it to reach right into the home on the lower sun path through the winter months to assist with the natural heating in the home. All the living and bedrooms in the home feature north-facing windows to maximise this effect, and dark tiles beneath the windows in the bedrooms create an added heat bank. The wet areas are positioned along the southern wall. The ambient temperature of the home remains relatively constant almost all year-round with an energy rating 8.5 stars. Thicker walls that allow for more insulation, double-glazing and a thermally-broken slab maximises heat retention in the winter, meaning minimal heating is required even in the coldest months. Full length casement windows and ceiling fans working ventilate and cool the home in summer. Outside, the property features an amazing wildlife-proof vegetable, fruit and ornamental flower garden, that has recently been filmed for Gardening Australia. It contains north and south facing chicken runs for the winter and summer months and espaliered fruit trees around the exterior, including; apples, pears, cherries, peaches, plums, grapes, kiwifruit, passionfruit, and much more. There are raised corrugated steel garden beds throughout the centre, containing vegetables and herbs, along with many berries, such as; raspberries, blueberries, youngberries, boysenberries, thornless blackberries; silvanberries and strawberries. The garden is fully irrigated and has solar-powered lighting. The whole property is securely fenced with stocktite and chicken wire, with a solar-powered electric gate. The garden around the house features flowering native plants, attracting an abundance of birdlife that you can sit and enjoy from inside or out. At the bottom of the property, there is a small, fenced level paddock and a gate that leads to the reserve frontage where a walking track runs along a small creek that meanders its way for around 1km until it reaches the beach. If you are a dog lover, then look no further, with indoor and outdoor dog rooms integrated into the home's roofline and an adjacent fenced dog area making a perfect place for your best friends to live. Other features under the roofline are the single car garage with remote roller door and the covered outdoor entertaining area that comes complete with wicking bed colorbond planters filled with citrus and advanced ferns and palms. Located around 25-minutes' drive into the Hobart CBD and only 500m walk to the Snug Primary School, shops and local services in this coastal small-town location. The property gives you the ability to be self-sufficient, control your own food source, and live with a low energy and sustainable footprint on the world. This home has been so carefully designed and constructed by the best people in the business, with the owner's careful attention to detail, making the option to purchase this beautiful home something rare to consider while available. Rates - $1,900 approx p.a