Urban Tilba
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House Notes – Urban Tilba
Urban Tilba is 100% self-sufficient for energy with lifetime batteries for home energy storage. The solar system is not your typical solar system it has been transformed into not only a power station it is also work of art.
The key features that allow this home to be self-sufficient for energy are the use of landscape and an energy efficient home. You will see how Nature and technology work together to create abundance.
The house also powers a fully electric motorcycle from the home battery storage and more.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Greywater system
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Steel Tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 10,000
- Sustainable materials:
- re purposed timber
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Timber
Doors
Paving
Insulation
Glass
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
- Energy star rating:
- 8
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV off-grid
Energy storage
Wind
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 55,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- 100,000
- House Size
- 200sqm
- Window and Door Types
- Louvre windows
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Permaculture
Composting
Community garden
Native plants
Green walls
Green roofs
Bee keeping
Chickens
Aquaponics
- Healthy home features
- Non toxic paints
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Retrofit
Continual Improvement
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