Strawbale on Yates 2016

House Notes – Strawbale on Yates

Light filled, airy and comfortable architect-designed, owner-built, timber framed, lime rendered strawbale home on a 12 acre bush block.

Split level design to connect with nature outside. Passive solar where site orientation allowed. Thermal mass with concrete slab, rendered brick chimney surrounding Chazelles efficient fire-box, rendered walls. Double glazed windows and doors. Recycled timbers (Jarrah, Marri, Blackbutt) used inside and out. Priority placed on cross ventilation for all rooms-no cooling required in summer, ceiling fans in two living areas only.

Grid-connected solar power and heat pump for domestic hot water and zoned hydronic floor heating. Rain water harvesting and grey/black water recycling to supply subsurface reticulation to lawns. Low water use garden (natives and succulents) and wicking beds for organic vegetable growing. All building waste kept and reused where possible for building car port, landscaping, furniture etc.

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2016
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances

    • Energy efficiency:
    • Zoned hydronic floor heating with room thermostats
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Hydronic
      Ceiling fans

    • Active heating cooling:
    • Chazelles fireplace
    • Water heating:
    • Hot water heat pump
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Greywater system
      Blackwater
      Stormwater management
      Low flow shower heads
      Low flow taps

    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • Large rainwater tank (double-skinned fire rated), second tank off shed
    • Above ground rainwater storage Size
    • 120,000L plus 25,000L=145,000L
    • Water harvesting and saving
    • All water collected from house roof, carport roof, shed roof
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • 95% recycled content Fibrerock for wet areas, recycled timber for island bench, door frames, window sills, shelving, internal and external cladding, pergolas. Formed pavers for courtyard made from excess poured limestone.
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Timber
      Doors
      Insulation
      Kitchen/bath cabinets

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls
      Floor
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Insulated (Greenstuff R4) EC08 Plasterboard
    • Floor Type:
    • polystyrene insulated concrete slab
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • timber framed strawbale, insulated stud walls clad with recycled timber, interior lime rendered stuffed straw stud walls
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 220
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Clerestory windows

    • Window and Door Types
    • Tilt and turn windows
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 3
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Drip irrigation
      Water wise plants
      Edible garden
      Organic
      Composting
      Native plants
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Non toxic lime paints (Bauwerk, Porters), Savon Noir for cleaning/waxing concrete floor.
Location
Margaret River WA 6285
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Owner-builder (2010-2013)

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