Dave’s House & Garden 2015

Dave’s House & Garden

The sustainable features of the house and garden are more applicable to the garden, although I have a solar PV array, greywater recycling system, and water harvesting system from the house itself. The garden incorporates Permaculture design with fully irrigated zone 1 to 3 gardens included with chickens, aquaponics, composting, and worm farm. The gardens were converted from an overgrown and unproductive mess less than two years ago.

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2015
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Greywater system
      Low flow shower heads
      Drip irrigation
    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • 3 water tanks
    • Above ground rainwater storage Size
    • 5,500L max capacity
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • 6,000
    • Estimate of annual savings:
    • 2,000
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 130m2
    • Universal Design Features
    • Disability access
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 3
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 1
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Worm farm
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Drip irrigation
      Edible garden
      Organic
      Permaculture
      Composting
      Native plants
      Green walls
      Chickens
      Aquaponics

Location
Maidstone VIC 3012
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • Continual Improvement
    • Builder
    • David Pond

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