Girards Hill House
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House Notes – Girards Hill House
I bought my WW2 era weatherboard cottage 15 years ago and am gradually renovating it to make it more comfortable and sustainable. It is now more liveable and I save about $3000 a year on power, water and gas after installing solar hot water (replacing gas), a 1.1kW solar pv system, smart glass windows, blinds, building a west facing covered deck and installing ceiling/roof insulation and a Heat Recovery Ventilation system.
I use recycled and sustainable products where possible e.g. recycled floor boards, Inex wall board, camphor laurel bench, e-paint and recently applied traditional Venetian plaster (lime based) to my bathroom walls. To minimize mains water use I installed rainwater tanks and a composting toilet, while outside I have fruit trees, herb and vegetable gardens and organic waste is composted. The garden also features a wood fired pizza oven which I use to roast and bake after pizza nights.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Heat Recovery Ventilation system
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- 2 rain tanks, one trough
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 5000 li
- Sustainable materials:
- Inex wall board, Venetian plaster, recycled timber floorboards, weed species timber bench, reused door.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Timber
Doors
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
- Ceiling Type:
- Moderate pitch with cavity
- Energy star rating:
- NA
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $40,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $3000/year
- House Size
- 200m2
- Window and Door Types
- Louvre windows
- Window and Door Types
- Bi-fold Smart Glass windows, french doors, reccyled door.
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Composting
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Low VOC and e-colour paints and sealers.
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Renovation
Retrofit
Continual Improvement
- Builder
- NA
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