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Coppia

Coppia is a Tiny House on Wheels (THOW) designed and built for autonomous couple living. A custom inbuilt sofa bed ensures guests sleep in comfort and the house is powered by a HUGE solar system (for a THOW anyway!) Double glazing and high density insulation throughout means that temperatures within the home are slow to change, leaving plenty of solar/battery energy for things other than heating and cooling. Coppia was created to be towed to a location, parked in the sun and occupied, bill and emission free. Please enjoy a virtual stroll around Coppia and we look forward to answering any questions you may have 🙂

Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
  Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
  Passive solar designed home
  Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- instantaneous gas hot water
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
  Compost toilet
  Grey water system
  Low flow shower heads
  Low flow taps
- Average water consumption per day:
- 100L
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- water tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 10,000L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
  Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Blinds
  Shade Sails

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Sustainable materials:
- Australian-grown paulownia cladding was used externally. This timber is extremely fast growing, lightweight and air-dries(no kiln) to stable within weeks.

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
  Ceiling
  Internal walls
  External walls
  Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – natural wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- 2
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - natural wool
- Floor Rating:
- 2
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Reflective foil
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- 2
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – natural wool
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- 2
- External Walls Rating:
- 2
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – natural wool

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
  Solar PV off-grid
- Size of PV system:
- 3.3kW solar & 10kWh useable battery storage
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 5kWh

COSTS AND COST SAVINGS

- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $110,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $35,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $1500

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 27.5 m2
- BAL Rating
- No BAL rating requirements at time of construction
- Roof
- Metal (Zincalume)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (steel frame)
  Timber
- Wall Materials
- Paulownia timber externally, Italian poplar ply internally
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
  Double glazing
  Sliding windows/doors
- Window and Door Types
- Awning windows open horizontally, maximising air flow.
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
- Number of bedrooms
- 1
- Number of bathrooms
- 1

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Community vegetable garden
  Composting
  Edible garden
  Orchard
  Organic
  Permaculture
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Book exchange/library
  Compost all food scraps
  Make jams/conserves
  Pickle and preserve food
  Recycle
  Repair
  Swap with friends and neighbours

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
  Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
  Cross flow ventilation
  Indoor plants for air filtration
  Natural light and ventilation

Coppia 2020

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