Stone Settlers Cottage 2017

House Notes – Stone Settlers Cottage

Exterior walls 400mm stone, Interior walls Iron Bark timber, they do not reach the rake ceiling providing cross flow ventilation through the French doors and windows in each room, Peak of roof vented with solo fan.

Our home also has features below;

  • Pedestal fan 12volt for cooling
  • 5.2, required value 3.2 ceiling rating
  • Thermal Breaks and Batts ceiling type
  • About 70% saving cost
  • Cross ventilation for fresh air
  • R6 for energy rating
  • All the timber used in the house was sourced from dead standing ironbark trees. No live trees were milled at all. All stone was aquired from the property as well as the timber and sand.
  • Solar PV off-grid (renewable energy)

The architect of this house is Reg Wilson Building

The builder is Reg Wilson Builder Qld No 17021 homeowner

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2017
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans

    • Active heating cooling:
    • pedestal fan 12volt
    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (flat panel)
      Wood fire wetback
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Greywater system
      Low flow shower heads
      Low flow taps
      Storage connected to
    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • Tank
    • Above ground rainwater storage Size
    • 30000
    • Storage connected to
    • Whole house
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • All the timber used in the house was sourced from dead standing ironbark trees. No live trees were milled at all. All stone was aquired from the property as well as the timber and sand.
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Timber
      Windows
      Doors
      Paving
      Kitchen/bath cabinets
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls
    • Ceiling Type:
    • thermal Breaks and Batts
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • 5.2, required value 3.2
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • Stone
    • Internal / External Walls Rating:
    • No insulation required, density exceeds 320kg/sqm
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Energy star rating:
    • 6
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV off-grid
      Energy storage
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • $28710, objective of this house was to build it under $30,000
    • Estimate of annual savings:
    • 70%
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 127 m2
    • Window and Door Types
    • Low-e, films
    • Universal Design Features
    • Multi-generational
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 2
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 1
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Edible garden
      Composting
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • All painted surfaces are natural and safe surface treatments.
Location
Ballogie QLD 4610
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Reg Wilson Builder Qld No 17021 homeowner

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