“Burnside” Passive Solar 1990s Home
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House Notes – “Burnside” Passive Solar 1990s Home
The home, situated on 0.6ha, was built in 1992 using secondhand bricks and passive solar design, with a view to creating a Federation-style rural dwelling. The home has a 1.5kW PV system and solar hot water heating, double-hung timber windows with double glazing and shade protection from deciduous plants in summer. The extensive grounds include a produce garden, glasshouse, water tanks and greywater recycling system.
The house also achieved 8 stars with the Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard. If you would like to find out more click here.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Passive solar designed home
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above-ground rainwater storage
Greywater system
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Metal tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 12,000L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Deciduous tree/vegetation
Drapes/curtains
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Paving
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R3.0
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R2.0
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.0
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid-connected
- Size of PV system:
- 1.5kW
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $120,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $10,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $2000
- House Size
- 231m2
- BAL Rating
- N/A
- Roof
- Metal (zincalume)
- Wall Materials
- Brick veneer
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Double hung
- Universal design accessability
- Disability access
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
Edible garden
Organic
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Cross-flow ventilation
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Continual Improvement
- Open with support of
- BREAZE (Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions)
- Builder
- Chris and Tim Williams
- Designer
- Owner designed
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