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Project home with no air conditioning aims to inspire energy-efficient building in new Perth suburb

From the outside, this display home in Brabham, a newly developed suburb in Perth's outer east, looks a lot like the other project homes on the street with its freshly painted walls and new garden.

But this three-bedroom house has been assessed as having an energy rating of 9.2 stars according to the CSIRO's Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS).

That makes it the highest-rated two-storey house in the country, according to Mick Fabar, chief executive of Green Homes Australia, which built the house.

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