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House Notes – Arvio Future House

Arvio’s display home was designed by Paul Wilson and his team at Arvio. It follows Passivhaus design principals. It has 20kW PV array. 96kWh of Hitachi Battery Storage, full three phase off grid capacity, 2 x EV fast chargers, Phase change materials for thermal storage, automated windows, HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator), DC lighting system, automated blinds, insulated garage door, no gas connection needed, water storage, ring main for fast hot water delivery, CO2 heat pump for hot water……and more. Roof insulation is R8, walls and floor are R4. The home is brand new and big enough for a large family. It only ever exports energy to the grid, rarely needing to import energy. This enables the home to pay back the CO2 foot print. Has to be seen in person to really appreciate it.

Main features includes;

Full DC LED lighting system, no AC used
R4 floor rating
Glass wool walls type
HRV, filtered air, no VOC paint home materials
Timber, MGO board, PCM sustainable materials
Stormwater management of water harvesting

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Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
  Draught proofing
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
  Smart home features
- Energy efficiency:
- Full DC LED lighting system, no AC used
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
- Passive heating cooling:
- Phase Change Material, HRV, auto windows
- Active heating cooling:
- Heat pump
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
  Stormwater management
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- colorbond tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 20kl

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Sustainable materials:
- Timber, MGO board, PCM

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
  Internal and external walls
  Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R8
- Floor Type:
- Glass wool
- Floor Rating:
- R4
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Glass wool
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R4

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- Energy star rating:
- 9
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
  Energy storage

COSTS AND COST SAVINGS

- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 20% increase in building cost
- Estimate of annual savings:
- recover the increased cost in less than 10 years

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 430m2
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
  Triple glazing
- Window and Door Types
- Automated opening. Automated fly screens.
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
  Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 5
- Number of bathrooms
- 4

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Water wise plants

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- HRV, filtered air, no VOC paint

Arvio Future House 2017

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