Mossy Point Treehouse – House sold no longer opens for SHD
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House Notes – Mossy Point Treehouse – House sold no longer opens for SHD
We relocated a small existing house, saving costs and around 15 years worth of embodied energy… set it up high and built below using passive solar principles to make a wonderful home for a family of four. Our home has a lovely outlook to Mossy Point spotted gum forest. Unique sustainable aspects for our home new areas are local natural materials, including local granite stone, plywood wall lining, compressed hardwood cladding, recycled windows, north-facing low-e and double glazing, recycled or recyclable materials. Careful design of the orientation, thermal mass, insulation and shading means our home is naturally warm in winter and cool in summer. It has a strong connection to its place in the environment.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cooling tower
Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
Shading
Thermal chimney
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Wood heater
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- Natural daylight
Skylight
- Window Protection:
- Deciduous tree/vegetation
Drapes/curtains
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Whole of house is relocated (reused); recycled windows and doors, recycled spiral staircase.
- Sustainable materials:
- Locally sourced granite,
Compressed hardwood external wall cladding,
Plantation pine framing and plywood wall lining,
Locally sourced hardwood stair slabs, posts and kitchen slab benchtop.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Basins/sinks
Bathroom cabinets
Doors
Glass
Kitchen cabinets
Rocks/stone
Roofing material
Steel frame
Timber
Windows
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R3.5
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Floor Rating:
- R3.0
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- -$100,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $2,000
- House Size
- 197m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 19: Increasing levels of ember attack and ignition of debris with a heat flux of up to 19kW/m2
- Roof
- Tiles (Concrete)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (timber frame)
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Low-e, films
Skylights
Sliding windows/doors
Stacking windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
Multi-generational
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Hobless showers
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee keeping
Chickens
Composting
Edible garden
Organic
Native plants
Water wise plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
- Healthy home features
- Asthma and allergy free certified carpet
Chemical free cleaning products used
Cross flow ventilation
Indoor plants for air filtration
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural fibre furnishings
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Greg Sparrius (owner builder)
- Designer
- Greg Sparrius Design
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