The Kingfisher House - Sustainable House Day

House Notes – The Kingfisher House

Kingfisher House is a Recipe House home on a sloping site, using topography and lightweight building materials to achieve a sustainable and affordable house that provides flexibility, based on a 25-year life cycle analysis.

The main features of our home include:

Cross-ventilation and thermal mass
Efficient lighting
Energy monitoring
Drip irrigation for harvesting
Recycled fence posts for retaining wall
Solar hot water (flat panel)
Renewable energy like solar PV off-grid.

Click here to read more about The Kingfisher House in LO winter issue, written by Tobias Volbert.

Watch a short movie explaining the Recipe House process and our passion for sustainability here.

This house is designed and built by Brett McKenzie Sustainable Pty Ltd.

To find out more about the NatHERS (Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme) click here.

Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
  Energy monitoring
  Smart home features
- Energy efficiency:
- Thermal chimney
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Active heating cooling:
- Cross-ventilation and thermal mass
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above-ground rainwater storage
  Low-flow shower heads
  Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 22,500L
- Storage connected to
- Garden
  Toilet
  Laundry

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Recycled and reused materials:
- Recycled fence posts for retaining wall
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
  Bricks
  Concrete
  Paving
  Timber

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
  Floor
- Floor Type:
- Insulation underlay with bamboo underlay and bamboo flooring

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Energy star rating:
- 7.8 Stars
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV off-grid

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 270m2
- Wall Materials
- Brick veneer
  Double brick
  Timber
- Window and Door Types
- Louvre windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 3

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
  Edible garden
  Permaculture
  Native plants

The Kingfisher House 2018

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House Notes – The Kingfisher House

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