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Alpine Habitats
Environmental Focus & Eco Awards

Alpine Way, Thredbo Valley

The concept behind Alpine Habitats is to provide luxurious holiday accommodation in the NSW Snowy Mountains whilst ensuring that the environmental impact on the area is kept to a minimum. Alpine Habitats is accredited by Eco Tourism Australia. What we do that's eco friendly:

  • Collection of rain/bore water
  • Worm farm waste management system (with flushing toilets)
  • Minimise water use
  • Low impact construction techniques including drive pile foundations, high thermal performance buildings, passive solar architecture
  • Services laid under road
  • Low water use fixtures and fittings
  • System designed to use collected rain water first drawing on bore water to meet any shortfall in supply
  • The worm farm waste management system allows onsite disposal of all bio-degradable waste with flushing toilets
  • Passive solar architectural design
  • Certified renewable electricity
  • Eco smart fire places
  • High quality energy efficient appliances
  • Visual impact kept to a minimum, habitats are nestled amongst trees using recessive colour schemes
  • Reduce your carbon footprint by staying in eco accommodation
  • Environment endorsement