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Core 9

CORE is a collaboration between builders, building designers and thermal performance professionals with the aim of developing homes that balance optimal energy efficiency, material sustainability and affordability. The end result is a 9.1 Star three-bedroom home that achieves fantastic comfort levels.

This house achieved a NatHERS rating of 9.2 stars using NatHERS accredited software (FirstRate5). Find out how the star ratings work on the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) website. The house also achieved 10 stars with the Victorian Residential Efficiency Scorecard. If you would like to find out more click here. This home will be one of ten homes open at The Cape for their annual Sustainable House Day Festival

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Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
  Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
  Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Passive solar designed home
  Shading
  Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
  Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Solar pergola

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Sustainable materials:
- Weathertex claddings, recycled content in plasterboard
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
  Bricks

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
  Ceiling
  External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R5.0
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Bulk polystyrene board
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R1.0
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery

COSTS AND COST SAVINGS

- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $415,200 (constructed in 2018)
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $3000

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 167.2m2
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (timber frame)
  Timber
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
  Double glazing
  Double hung
  Low-e, films
  Sliding windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
- Universal Design Features
- 100cm minimum door opening width
  Hobless showers
  Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
  No stairs/steps
  Ramps and path gradients must be less than 20:1
  Shower head on rail for various heights
  Window openings easily accessible
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Native plants

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- Indoor plants for air filtration
  Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish

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