Eco Home Stirling
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House Notes – Eco Home Stirling
We feel that it would interest people to see our house again after 14 years of use, as a real lived in home. We can demonstrate how we actively manage its sustainable functions, alterations and corrections that we have found necessary (such as re-laying some of the incorrectly installed insulation), the upgrades and improvements that we have found necessary to add (such as 2 new skylights recently), the mature productive garden and some things that we would do differently next time.
I would also be interested in displaying my converted electric vehicle, a series of recent power and water bills to demonstrate the real savings that sustainability can make, and how we are trying to live more sustainably – such as divesting from fossil fuels and shopping thoughtfully!.
Extra parking is available at Stirling Medical Centre, 104 Mt Barker Rd Stirling, 150m from the house.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Passive heating cooling:
- Winter in-solation from Nth facing windows
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Active heating cooling:
- Reverse cycle air conditioner used for heating
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
Wood fire wetback
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Drip irrigation
Storage connected to
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Polyethylene and Colourbond tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 58,000 lts
- Storage connected to
- Garden
Whole house
- Sustainable materials:
- Insulation, Thermal mass, PV, Solar HW, EV, plantation grown framing and flooring timber, radial cut timber cladding and ceiling
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Timber
Doors
Paving
Insulation
Kitchen/bath cabinets
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Polyester batts (part recycled)
- Ceiling Rating:
- R 6-8
- Floor Type:
- Polystyrene slab edge and P/e batts under recycled hardwood solid timber
- Floor Rating:
- R 3.5
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Polyester batts
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- External R 3.5, internal R 2.5
- Energy star rating:
- 5
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
Energy storage
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $300,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- Several thousand per year
- House Size
- 200m2
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Louvre windows
- Window and Door Types
- WRC frames
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Biodynamic, watering from rainwater tanks
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Permaculture
Composting
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- No internal PVC, all finishes non-toxic, natural paints and oils, rugs instead of carpets
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
Continual Improvement
- Builder
- Owners and Sam Verco
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