Renovated ground level house with edible garden
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House Notes – Renovated ground level house with edible garden
An original ground level house purchased in 2009 features loured internal and external walls for cross-ventilation and maximum cooling. An edible garden and water-wise plants are also a feature. Water is reused in the garden and a 4.5kW solar panel system has been installed. The house orients east-west on an angle to the block and no direct sunlight passes through the louvers. Recent installation of bio filtered in-ground pool chlorine and salt free using a pool ionizer.
Sustainability Features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
- Active heating cooling:
- Active heating/cooling system of 1 AYC box
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Grey water system
Stormwater management
- Window Protection:
- Blinds
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Timber
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy
- Solar Panel system- 4.5kW, Gas connection
- Roof
- Metal (Zincalume)
- Wall Materials
- Double brick
- Window and Door Types
- Louvre windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 1
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- No concrete in the yard or driveway to maximise food growing space.
- Garden / Outdoors
- Chickens
Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Water wise plants
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Renovation
- Open with support of
- Environment Centre NT
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