Arden
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House Notes – Arden
Arden is a former farm cottage that was moved into town in the 1920s. The current owner purchased the house 10 years ago and began the task of converting the backyard into an orchard with a kitchen garden, chickens and bees. Solar panels and water tanks were also added. There is one rule – nothing is wasted.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Low flow shower heads
Drip irrigation
Storage connected to
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 9000 litres
- Storage connected to
- Garden
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Timber
Paving
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
- Ceiling Type:
- Timber
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $12,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $3000 p/a
- Universal Design Features
- Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Composting
Bee keeping
Chickens
- Healthy home features
- Non toxic paint
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Retrofit
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