Our partners in sustainable innovation
Meet Perth’s industry partners supporting the Catalina Sustainable Home project to make sustainable housing design and a smaller environmental footprint more achievable for more households.
Design and construction team
BHIS
Since 1980, the Building & Home Inspection Service (BHIS) has delivered independent and accurate property reports to buyers and sellers throughout the Perth region. Providing thorough expert advice, their registered and qualified team of building inspectors ensures you get a detailed analysis of all the major systems and components of your residential or commercial property.
Project involvement: Building inspection
Collective Design Agency
The Collective Design Agency collaborates with designers to create homes that enhance comfort, well-being and quality of life for all occupants at all stages of their lives. Their Liveable Housing Australia (LHA) assessors and design consultants simplify the complexities of regulatory requirements, providing insights and practical solutions to achieving LHA certification and the best outcomes for a liveable home that captures your current and future needs.
Project involvement: Liveable Housing assessment
Leading Energy
Leading Energy specialises in delivering Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) solutions that meet the unique challenges of Australian residential buildings. Their experienced team works with homeowners, builders and developers to ensure compliance with energy-efficiency standards while optimising thermal performance and sustainability. From navigating energy regulations to crafting tailored strategies for improved efficiency, Leading Energy provides expert guidance at every step to help reduce energy consumption, enhance comfort and support Australia’s transition to a greener future. Partner with Leading Energy for smarter, sustainable homes that meet compliance standards and exceed environmental expectations.
Project involvement: NatHERS and eTool Assessor
Solar Dwellings
Founded in 1991 by director and designer Griff Morris, Solar Dwellings is WA’s leading and most awarded passive solar home design company. Dedicated to inspiring innovation in the WA building industry and making quality passive solar homes accessible, they continue to raise public awareness and the benchmark. Their ever-growing list of notable sustainable design projects includes Josh’s House and the Mandurah, Subiaco, Quattro and Catalina Sustainable Homes.
Project involvement: Building Designer
Platinum Partners
Bunnings Trade
Bunnings Trade is proudly supporting the Catalina Sustainable Home, providing environmentally friendly and where possible locally sourced products, Bunnings Trade has come onboard as a major partner, along with their suppliers Beaumont Tiles, Blanco, Caroma, Corinthian Doors, Kingspan insulation, Pheonix tapware, Staxa, Weathertex, WesBEAM, WesPINE and Zanda door hardware.
Bunnings is committed to sustainability and supporting local communities to make a positive difference through small but impactful actions.
Project involvement: Principal trade supplier
Big Ass Fans
Over two decades of innovation, Big Ass Fans has helped thousands of Australian businesses, designers and homeowners experience powerful, energy-efficient airflow, creating comfortable environments that complement the way people live, work, and enjoy life. From leading-edge industrial fans to the sleek and premium design of their Haiku range, Big Ass Fans is committed to producing quality products you can rely on to battle the summer heat, suited for any shape, size and design.
Project involvement: Ceiling fans
Décor Blinds
Perth’s premium window treatment supplier since 1972, Décor Blinds and Curtains provides the highest possible standards in designing, manufacturing and installing blinds, curtains and shutters for family homes. Their passionate team of consultants takes great pride in making the selection process for your home renovation or building project easy and informative. And with Décor Blinds’ installers supplied directly from local manufacturing facilities in Midvale, you’re guaranteed the highest quality components and stringent control checks for a long life of trouble-free operation.
Project involvement: Window Treatments
BSH Home Appliances & Harvey Norman - Joint Partners
BSH is committed to creating a sustainable future that is equitable and inclusive and enriches life in the home. They pursue a holistic approach to sustainability that considers environmental and social aspects, as well as governance - supporting climate protection, saving precious resources and strengthening ethical business conduct along the value chain to offer consumers the most sustainable solutions.
Project involvement: Kitchen & Laundry Appliances
With over 30 years’ experience as a specialist supplier to commercial and trade customers in Australia, Harvey Norman Commercial Division is a one-stop-shop backed by one of the nation’s most recognised brands.
Project involvement: Kitchen & Laundry Appliances
Wesbeam - Bunnings Trade Supplier
For over 20 years, Wesbeam has delivered world-class wood-based products to the Australian building industry. Their quality Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a high-value engineered wood product made from renewable, sustainably sourced timbers under a 50-year agreement between Wesbeam and the Western Australian State Government. With a robust national network and strong relationships within the residential building industry, Wesbeam delivers superior products and services.
Project involvement: Sustainable timber beams and joists
Gold Partners
Beaumont Tiles - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Beaumont Tiles opened its first store in Adelaide during the 1960s and now supplies tiles, bathroom ware, hard flooring, tools and accessories from a nationwide network of 115 showrooms, studios, clearance centres and trade centres. Their in-house design experts partner with the best Australian manufacturers to deliver superior Aussie-made value and quality and travel the world to bring the latest and best from around the globe for homeowners, high-end designers, commercial operators and trades.
Project involvement: Floor & Wall Tiles, Timber Flooring and Bathroom Mirrors
Caesarstone
Caesarstone has crafted benchtops for millions of homes worldwide and considers it a privilege to be part of a family’s daily life. They’ve been at the forefront of surface innovation since 1987, driven by cutting-edge technological power, a passion for design and a commitment to guide you on your journey of creativity.
Project involvement: Kitchen, Laundry, Bathroom and Ensuite Benchtops
COLOURBOND® & CMI - Joint Partners
COLORBOND® steel has been tested, refined and trusted for over 50 years, designed to endure Australia’s most challenging environments and complement the natural colours of its unique landscapes. Roofing, walling, guttering, fascia, garage doors and fencing solutions made from COLORBOND® steel are easy to maintain and backed by warranties from BlueScope, making them the ideal choice for new homes.
Project involvement: Roofing sheeting, gutters, downpipes and installation
CMI’s (Combined Metal Industries) range of sheet metal roofing supplies and walling products is manufactured using the finest materials, including the patented COLORBOND® corrugated roof sheeting system. They’re Perth’s market leader in metal roofing supply and manufacturing, with workshop capacity to deal with orders of any size. Whether you need steel roofing products for a large commercial project, a domestic roof, a carport or patio roofing, CMI’s skilled team can supply superior quality COLORBOND® roof panels and sheeting in a wide range of colours at competitive prices and design and engineer custom-made solutions to meet your exact specifications.
Project involvement: Roofing sheeting, gutters, downpipes and installation
Corinthian Doors - Bunnings Trade Supplier
For over 80 years, Corinthian has helped homeowners and business partners match the right door to the right home. Because a door is so much more than its function - it’s a feature. Like the final piece of a puzzle, a beautiful door makes a home complete and brings it to life. Whatever your vision, Corinthian can help you achieve it.
Project involvement: Internal Doors
CSR Gyprock
CSR is a leading name in the building industry, known for trusted brands like Bradford, Hebel and Australia's top manufacturer of gypsum-based products, Gyprock. Their comprehensive range of high-performance products and systems provides premium-quality building solutions to enhance performance, efficiency and sustainability and meet acoustic, thermal and fire requirements. But, for the team at CSR, sustainability goes beyond reducing their environmental impact. They drive innovation across the value chain, from sourcing raw materials, designing, manufacturing, packaging and supply to how they partner with other businesses and connect with communities.
Project involvement: Ceiling and wall plasterboard lining
Phoenix - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Phoenix has been a trusted supplier of refined Australian design, innovation, precision and quality bathroom and kitchen fittings for over 30 years. Every product is designed in-house and made with pride for a timeless experience in your home.
Project involvement: Kitchen, Bathroom and Laundry Tapware
Polytec
Polytec strives to minimise its ecological footprint through responsible manufacturing practices. The links within our business chain considers the environmental implication of the product life cycle. We have internationally recognised environmental certifications and a comprehensive range of closed loop manufacturing techniques to underpin our environmental policies and procedures.
Project involvement: Laminated Cupboard and Drawers
Solargain
Solargain is proudly one of Australia’s most trusted leading solar power and hot water providers, integrating superior-quality energy-efficient systems into homes since 2005. Their highly experienced engineers work with you to understand your unique needs and identify the best solutions to reduce your electricity consumption and save you money.
Project involvement: Photovoltaic Panels, Battery, Inverter and EV Charger
Staxa - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Staxa is the exclusive distributor of Wespine products, together with a range of locally manufactured and imported sawn and engineered timber products from sustainable supply chains. As the former sales and marketing operations of Wespine, with over 30 years of operation as the largest softwood processor in Western Australia, Staxa brings extensive technical knowledge and a strong commitment to quality and environmentally responsible practices to meet your timber needs.
Project involvement: Timber wall and roof framing supplies
Weathertex - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Weathertex is Australia’s trusted leader in sustainable timber cladding and weatherboard solutions. Proudly Australian-made and family-owned since 1964, Weathertex offers 100% natural products, made from 97% hardwood timber and 3% natural wax, with no nasty chemicals such as glues, resins, formaldehyde, or silica. This unique manufacturing process delivers durable, high-quality cladding tailored to Australian conditions, with a better-than-zero carbon footprint certification. Designed for builders, architects, designers, and homeowners, Weathertex wall panels and weatherboards are easy to install, lightweight, versatile, and built to last.
Project involvement: External Timber Cladding
TAFE
Committed to meeting the current and future skill requirements of Western Australia's building and construction industry, TAFE is proud to have their VETs Year 12 students onsite at the Catalina Sustainable Home undertaking work in practice towards their Cert II in Construction Pathways (Carpentry).
Project involvement: Carpentry
Silver Partners
ARCO Double Glazing
ARCO is a leading name in Perth’s double glazing industry, operating the largest factory in the region to produce high volumes of premium-quality windows and doors. With sustainability at the core of their values, the team is proud to contribute to innovative projects like Catalina Sustainable Home and enhance the energy efficiency and comfort of Perth homes with the perfect blend of style and functionality. ARCO Double Glazing is also a member of AGWA and WERS.
Project involvement: Double Glazed windows and Doors
AWWS
With ever-increasing demands on Australia's limited freshwater resources and greywater reuse fast becoming a necessity, Advanced Waste Water Systems (AWWS) has been at the forefront of research, development and supply to meet those needs. Since 2004, AWWS has supplied the national and international markets with Greywater Diversion Devices (GDD) and Greywater Treatment Systems (GTS). And with the expansion of its Greyflow products, AWWS offers a growing range of solutions, from toilet flushing and laundry water reuse to commercial applications.
Project involvement: Greywater system
BLANCO - Bunnings Trade Supplier
From sinks and bowls, high-end mixer taps, water purification and supplementary accessories to waste and base cabinet organisation systems, BLANCO offers solutions in contemporary designs for the water place in domestic kitchens. The BLANCO UNIT is synonymous with functional systems in many complementary designs, colours and materials, providing greater flexibility for retailers and kitchen planners and a choice for every taste.
Project involvement: Kitchen and Laundry Sinks
Caroma - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Caroma believes bathrooms are more than just functional spaces - they're integral to daily life. As an industry leader, Caroma brings over 80 years of knowledge and expertise to developing inspiring and innovative purpose-built bathroom products and solutions for all needs, ensuring every detail enhances your life.
Project involvement: Ensuite Independent Living Fittings & Fixtures. Bathroom and Ensuite Toilets, Basins and Bath.
Häfele
Häfele is committed to developing liveable, sustainable room concepts for the living and working environments of tomorrow. Together with its partners, Häfele creates resource-preserving, multi-functional solutions with maximum convenience. Established in 1923, Häfele has been a trusted partner supplying functional accessories for more than 100 years.
Project involvement: Assisted Living Products for Kitchen, Laundry and WIR
Home Venting Solutions
Committed to engineering and supplying the highest quality, modern and innovative venting products known to the industry, Home Venting Solutions and sister company Dragon Vents Australia have 20 years of experience installing and venting rangehoods and exhaust appliances.
Project involvement: Eave Vents
Kingspan - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Kingspan is a trusted global manufacturer of insulation and membrane solutions. Focused on innovation that makes a real difference to a home’s energy efficiency rating, Kingspan provides a wide range of rigid and flexible insulation and building wraps suitable for many applications, from roof to wall to floor.
Project involvement: Insulation
Zanda - Bunnings Trade Supplier
Zanda Architectural Hardware is a wholly Australian-owned designer, manufacturer and supplier of trend-driven door hardware and accessories that balance exquisite looks with functionality and durability. On a mission to enrich lives with care, kindness, and exceptional service, Zanda believes premium specs deserve a premium finish, strives to be the easiest company to work with and aims to amaze at every touchpoint with its extensive range of products and services. Whether you want door accessories to blend in or stand out, Zanda’s got a range of styles and finishes to complement any build.
Project involvement: Interior Door Hardware
