PdD Building Designs Sustainable Home & Office

House Notes – PdD Building Designs Sustainable Home & Office

Paul designed this home for his family to showcase how specifying the correct materials can result in a sustainable house at no extra cost. The house features blockwork walls and an exposed concrete floor for thermal mass. A lot of work has been done to improve indoor air quality, with virtually no treated timber internally and low or zero VOC paints and sealers throughout. The stainless steel kitchen eliminated formaldehyde off gasses normally associated with kitchen cabinets, is easy to clean and reduces bacterial build up and it also looks pretty neat! This build proves you can be sustainable, have a smart looking home and stay well below the average build cost.

In 2018 we added a detached office and studio to the site, this is a solar passive office, that uses recycled materials and good design to ensure a sustainable outcome. Paul is an Accredited Building Designer, Sustainability Design Specialist and Landscape Architect and runs ‘Paul Dolphin Designs‘ – an award winning building design practice from this office.

Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
- Energy efficiency:
- Thermal mass/solar gain
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
  Passive solar designed home
  Shading
  Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Wood burner- stocked with wood from site
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Low flow shower heads
  Low flow taps
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
  Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Adjustable Shading
  Awnings (external)
  Deciduous tree/vegetation
  Honeycomb blinds
  Shade Sails
  Solar pergola
- Window Protection:
- Custom Shades

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Recycled and reused materials:
- Lighting fixtures and fittings
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Appliances
  Basins/sinks
  Bathroom cabinets
  Doors
  Kitchen cabinets
  Rocks/stone
  Sleepers
  Timber

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
  External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R5.1
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Earthwool
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
  Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 6kW
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 1kW

COSTS AND COST SAVINGS

- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $250,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- No additional cost
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $1000 per year

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 203m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 12.5: Ember attack with heat up to 12.5kW/m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Concrete blocks
  Lightweight construction (timber frame)
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
  Double hung
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
  Edible garden
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
  Recycle

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- Cross flow ventilation
  Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish

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