Avalon Off-Grid House
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House Notes – Avalon Off-Grid House
Our aim was to create a fully-electric, off-grid home that minimised the impact on the environment, whilst not compromising our lifestyle.
It’s a pre-fab, modular house, custom-designed for the site. The house arrived in six sections, on trucks driven all the way from Melbourne.
The heart of the house is the edible permaculture garden, and our intention is to make steps towards self-sufficiency with food.
We included as many sustainable features as the budget would allow, including:
- Solar panels
- 2 x Tesla2 batteries
- 2 x Rainwater tanks (10,000 litres in total)
- Double-glazed windows
- LED lights
- High-efficiency appliances, including ceiling fans and 7* rated reverse-cycle air conditioners
- Heat pump for hot water
- High-rated insulation
- Native and honey bees
- Chickens
- Permaculture-designed edible garden, including edible native grasses
- Worm farm
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- 2 Rainwater tanks with pump system - connected to toilets, washing machine and garden
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 10,000 Litres
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Adustable Shading
Automation/controls
Awnings (external)
Blinds
Drapes/curtains
- Sustainable materials:
- Recycled wharf timbers throughout garden
Crushed aggregate driveway and pathways
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
Sleepers
- Insulation Type:
- Under roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External Walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.0
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Floor Rating:
- R4.0
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R6.0
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
Solar PV off-grid
- Size of PV system:
- 10.5kW for solar PVs and 27kWh on the batteries
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $1,000,000
- BAL Rating
- N/A
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (steel frame)
Timber
- Window and Door Types
- Bi Fold
Double glazing
Louvre windows
Low-e, films
Sliding windows/doors
- Window and Door Types
- Cavity sliders
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee keeping
Bee hotels/friendly
Chickens
Composting
Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Green roof
Permaculture
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Chemical free cleaning products used
Cross flow ventilation
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- "Ironbark Carpentry & Construction" and "Adore My Garden"
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