SUHOstudio House 2016

House Notes – SUHOstudio House

This passive design house requires no active heating or cooling. Built to a low air infiltration rate of 3.6 ACH@50 Pascals using Structural Insulated Panels (SIP); using internal thermal mass, double glazing, ‘coptered’ slab and smart glass with fixed and adjustable shading. These features all add to the performance of this building. A monitoring system tracks actual performance against predicted thermal performance.

A low maintenance drought tolerant garden reduces water requirements.

The build, recently featured on Channel Nine’s “Building Ideas” and in “The Owner Builder” magazine shows how sustainable houses can be built on reasonable budgets.

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2015
2016
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans
    • Water heating:
    • Hot water heat pump
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Stormwater management
      Low flow shower heads
      Low flow taps
      Storage connected to
    • Storage connected to
    • Toilet
      Laundry
      Whole house
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Paperock, recycled paper benchtops
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Paperock, sisal, Bamboo, LED lighting
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Bricks

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Pozi Truss, skillion
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • R6
    • Floor Rating:
    • CSOG
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • SIPS
    • Internal / External Walls Rating:
    • R2 / R3
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Energy star rating:
    • 7.9 NatHERS Stars
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • 150,000
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 125 sqm
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Low-e, films
      Clerestory windows
    • Universal Design Features
    • Multi-generational
      Adaptive design
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 2
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Water wise plants
      Edible garden
      Native plants
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Natural paints, No VOC sealers
Location
Birkenhead SA 5015
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Owner Builder

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