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6 of the most beautiful eco-friendly homes in Australia

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Building or renovating a home from sustainable products and making it eco-friendly is possible. In fact, Australia is one of the top 10 countries for the highest numbers of eco-friendly accommodation listing on Airbnb. We’ve rounded up some of the most beautiful eco-listing here for your perusal.

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1. The Recyclable House Beaufort – an eco country getaway 

From: $200AUD per night, sleeps 10, Beaufort, Victoria

Made using closed loop, passive solar construction principles, this porotype house is for the circular economy.

The Recyclable House Beaufort -Eco country getaway
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The Recyclable House Beaufort -Eco country getaway
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2. Private Floating Villa 

From: $1350AUD per night, sleeps 2, Palm Beach, New South Wales

Combining sustainability and luxury, this beautiful new listing runs completely off solar power.

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private floating villa
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private floating villa
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3. Contemporary eco home overlooking the rainforest 

From: $350AUD per night, sleeps 3, Goonengerry, New South Wales

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This beautiful eco home is a straw bale, stone and glass building with solar power, solar hot water, a greywater reedbed and 50,000 litres of roof catchment drinking water.

Contemporary eco home overlooking the rainforest
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Contemporary eco home overlooking the rainforest
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4. Eco-Friendly Earth Covered House 

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From: $295 per night, sleeps 5, Rock Forest, New South Wales

This unique house is set on a conservation property, the listing applies natural air conditioning using thermal mass of the earth to achieve ultra-low energy consumption.

Eco-Friendly Earth Covered House
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Eco-Friendly Earth Covered House
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5. Sustainable large Apt- 30km Falls Creek Ski resort 

From: $490 per night, sleeps 7, Tawonga South, Victoria

This eco-friendly and relaxed space close to Melbourne is the perfect country escape, the sustainable luxe accommodation even has a hot tub with views of the Snowy Mountain.

Sustainable large Apt- 30km Falls Creek Ski resort
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Sustainable large Apt- 30km Falls Creek Ski resort
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6. Ecocrackenback 18

From: $308 per night, sleeps 4, Jindabyne, New South Wales

Jindabyne is notably one of the top cities for the highest number of eco-friendly listings. This self-contained building is conveniently located close to Perisher for your next environmentally friendly trip to the slopes!

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Ecocrackenback 18 'Sustainable, luxurious chalet close to the slopes'
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Ecocrackenback 18 'Sustainable, luxurious chalet close to the slopes'
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