Villa Marine Holiday Apartments 2017

House Notes – Villa Marine Holiday Apartments

Villa Marine Holiday Apartments is located at Yorkeys Knob Beach just 10-15 minutes north of Cairns, at the Cairns northern beaches. We are a holiday complex of 9 self-contained villas. We are uniquely situated facing rainforest and wetlands and just 50 metres to Yorkeys Knob beach.

We have a strong belief as shown on our mission statement http://www.villamarine.com.au to reduce our impact on the environment. Being an older building we have retrofitted wherever we can with both solar panels and solar hot water systems. We have utilised heat resistant roof paints and have experimented with 3 different roof insulation’s to produce the best effect for this existing building. We have experimented with water saving via rainwater tank for garden use and reduced flow shower heads.

Working with the adjoining rain forest environment has been very important to us and utilising native plants that complement this environment and attract native fauna such as local butterfly species. We have tried to utilise latest technologies for lighting and air-conditioning such as the use of ‘smart-remotes’ to reduce power usage.

We are not experts but just regular people who are just giving it a go to the best of our abilities and learning as we go. If we are able to share some of our learning with our guests and the local community we are very happy to do so and invite the local community to contact us at any time regarding any of the initiatives we have utilised. We can be contacted via our website www.villamarine.com.au at any point.

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2014
2017
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans
    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (flat panel)
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Low flow shower heads
      Drip irrigation
    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • Water tank
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Substantial use also of recycled furniture in the resort
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Timber
      Paving
      Kitchen/bath cabinets
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Flat roof with limited space meant trialing many different insulation types to get the system that worked best for Villa Marine
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • Highest level
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Energy star rating:
    • N/A
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • $30,000
    • Estimate of annual savings:
    • $30,000
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • Window and Door Types
    • Louvre windows
    • Universal Design Features
    • Disability access
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 10
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 10
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Water wise plants
      Native plants
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Starting to use low VOC paints
Location
Yorkeys Knob Beach QLD 4878
    • Housing Type:
    • Commercial
    • Project Type:
    • Continual Improvement

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