Bundanoon Net Zero Cottage
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Bundanoon Net Zero Cottage
Designed to eliminate dependence on harmful energy sources and meet our housing and energy needs with as little negative health and environmental impacts as possible in an affordable way.
The building is a single story 2 bedroom detached cottage of 108 square meters.
Built to demonstrate that most energy efficiency measures cost no more than conventional building, good passive solar design being the key element.
Full report on house design and performance can be found @ www.bundanoonnetzerocottage.com
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Heat pump
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Sustainable materials:
- Plantation timber framing and windows
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Insulation
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Floor
- Ceiling Rating:
- R3.5 batts plus R1.5 blanket
- Floor Type:
- Concrete slab
- Floor Rating:
- R1 edge insulation
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- plasterboard
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R2 Batts
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $14,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $2,200 per annum
- House Size
- 108m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Low-e, films
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
Edible garden
Native plants
Water wise plants
- Housing Type:
- Tiny Home - Fixed
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Owner plus carpenter
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