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Berkeley Castlemaine

This three bed and two bath home has been renovated with passive solar design principles in mind to maximise the winter sun and cooling breezes. Using recycled yellow box hardwood timber for the flooring and highly insulated ceiling, walls and floors. Structural insulated panels have been used for the exterior walls.

All glass is double glazed and clerestory windows create a natural cross flow ventilation.

Solar PVs provide the power and solar hot water system heats the water.

We have water tanks to supplement the food gardens and chickens.

Other features includes;

Cross ventilation
Recycled yellow box hardwood flooring
Solar PV grid connect
Solar hot water (flat panel)
Low flow shower heads

Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
  Cross ventilation
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
  Low flow shower heads
  Low flow taps

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Recycled and reused materials:
- Recycled yellow box hardwood flooring

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
  Internal and external walls
  Floor

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 16 Square
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
  Clerestory windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Organic
  Permaculture
  Composting
  Native plants
  Chickens

Berkeley Castlemaine 2017

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