Dromana house
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House Notes – Dromana house
This is a 3 year-old holiday house on a north-facing block, built in reverse brick veneer, with a polished concrete floor on the lower level and bamboo flooring for the upper level. It has 3Kw of solar power and a heat-pump for hot water.
The ceiling fans and clerestory windows provide air circulation and venting of hot air in summer, and the concrete floor and internal brick walls provide thermal mass, help to keep the house comfortably warm, aided by a wood-burning stove.
A large part of the kitchen cupboards and bathroom fittings have been salvaged from other houses (via Freecycle, Gumtree, Habitat for Humanity, etc), and no furniture or appliances except for a microwave oven and TV set has been bought new. The garden consists mainly of indigenous/native plants and succulents in the front, and there are several fruit trees; watering is mainly from rain-water tanks when needed.
Architect for this home is Positive Footprints
Gold coin donations will go to Habitat for Humanity
This house achieved a NatHERS rating of 8.7 stars using NatHERS accredited software (AccuRate). Find out how the star ratings work on the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) website.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
- Energy efficiency:
- Green switches
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Active heating cooling:
- Wood-burning stove and heat-shifting fan
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
Grey water system
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Tanks (x3)
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 16,000L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
Tubular skylight
- Sustainable materials:
- Polished concrete, Modwood for decks
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Basins/sinks
Bathroom cabinets
Bricks
Doors
Kitchen cabinets
Paving
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Rockwool batt
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.0
- Floor Type:
- Reflective foil
- Floor Rating:
- R0.7
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Rockwool batt
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R2.7
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Energy star rating:
- 8.7 Stars
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 3kW
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $700,000
- House Size
- 150 m2 floor space
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 19: Increasing levels of ember attack and ignition of debris with a heat flux of up to 19kW/m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Reverse Brick veneer
- Window and Door Types
- Bi Fold
Clerestory windows
Double glazing
Sliding windows/doors
Sun Tunnel/SolaTube
- Universal design accessability
- Multi-generational
- Universal Design Features
- Hobless showers
Kitchen bench/table for wheelchairs to access (75-85cm high)
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Shower head on rail for various heights
Strong fittings like towel rails that can be used as hand rails
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
Edible garden
Organic
Native plants
Water wise plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
Repair
Swap with friends and neighbours
- Healthy home features
- Cross flow ventilation
Natural light and ventilation
No carpets
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Working Dog Construction P/L
- Designer
- Positive Footprints P/L
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