The Homey Manner
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House Notes – The Homey Manner
Affordable 8 star home of modern size on a small block was the build parameters (don’t forget the granny flat):
Start with the cheapest most durable building materials and installation methods: commons and recycled bricks, feature down grade and recycled timber boards (DC1), pine frame and batts, concrete slab finish floors, and basic aluminium windows.
Spend a bit more on a central living area, to make as comfortable and pleasing as possible, and use a cheaper build for the rest of the surrounding house to naturally assist the living area.
The natural convection wells around the central living area has kicked a handy goal in the direction of comfort, without the need for mechanical HRVs. The wells are adjoining rooms set lower and higher than the central living room and vented via high-lights, internal windows and raised doors.
This house reassures that an owners personality can be strongly used in the designing of a low energy house. This is a nice example of an entry level solar passive house structure, onto which all the ATA forums wish list of toys can be bolted at a later date (when the owners can afford them).
This home and been designed and constructed by Solar Flair Homes
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught encouraging via natural convection wells
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Passive heating cooling:
- Natural convection wells
- Active heating cooling:
- Hydronic
Ceiling fans
Evaporative
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Storage connected to
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- PE slim tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 4000L
- Storage connected to
- Garden
Toilet
Laundry
- Sustainable materials:
- Bricks, timber, glass batts
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Timber
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Enclosed space timber frame
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.1 batts + R1.3 foil blanket = R5.4
- Floor Type:
- Polished or clear coat concrete on XPS foam
- Floor Rating:
- R1.8 XPS foam
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- TF BV or TF TClad
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R2.5 batts + R1.5 RFL/air/RFL/air = R4.0
- Energy star rating:
- 8 star living area + 7 star rest
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $420,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $1000/yr
- House Size
- 280m2 GFA on 470m2 block
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Clerestory windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 3
- Garden / Outdoors
- Edible garden
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Solar Flair Homes
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