EIBC Eastern Innovation Business Centre
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House Notes – EIBC Eastern Innovation Business Centre
Sustainable House Day Eastern Innovation – Building Tour 10:30am, Sat 25th Mar 2023, 10:30 am AEDT
Follow this link to attend: https://events.humanitix.com/sustainable-house-day-eastern-innovation-building-tour-10-30am
Sustainable House Day Eastern Innovation – Building Tour 11:30am, Sat 25th Mar 2023, 11:30 am AEDT
Follow this link to attend: https://events.humanitix.com/sustainable-house-day-eastern-innovation-building-tour-11-30am
The Eastern Innovation Business Centre (EIBC) is a small business incubator, focusing on science, technology and research-based businesses.
To read more about EIBC and how they are leading the way sustainability in the commercial sector read the Fifth Estate article here
The EIBC is the 2018 winner of the Keep Victoria Beautiful Environmental Sustainability Award for its water filtration project.
Click here to read the CASBE case study of the building
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Energy efficiency:
- Building Management System, automation and monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Thermal chimney
- Passive heating cooling:
- BMS Automated passive ventilation system with operable roof and highlight windows
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Split system airconditioner
- Active heating cooling:
- Energy efficient heating and cooling using a high COP heat recovery VRF (variable refrigerant flow) technology
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Grey water system
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Drip irrigation
- Water harvesting and saving
- Integrated Water Cycle Technology, world’s first natural grey water harvesting and natural bio-filtration system
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
Skylight
- Window Protection:
- Awnings (external)
Deciduous tree/vegetation
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
Concrete
- Other Insulation Methods:
- Heavily insulated and sealed walls and ceilings achieving high R-values
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 60kW
- Renewable energy
- A 60kw solar power system has been installed which equates to 80% onsite utilization
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- Approximately $3300 per square metre
- Estimate of annual savings:
- 4.8m
- House Size
- 1237sqm
- Roof
- Insulated panel (sandwich panels)
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
- Universal design accessability
- Universal access
Wheelchair accessible
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Flush thresholds (no lip) to all external doors
No stairs/steps
No Corner cupboards
Ramps and path gradients must be less than 20:1
Remote power open and close doors
Self closers to all external doors
Shower head on rail for various heights
Slip resistant flooring
- Number of bedrooms
- 1
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Grey water bio-filtration in partnership with Monash University. Landscaping utilising native and drought tolerant plants and natural swales.
- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
Drip irrigation
Frog friendly
Native plants
Water wise plants
Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Automated ventilation system
Chemical free cleaning products used
Cross flow ventilation
Formaldehyde free cabinets
Indoor plants for air filtration
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural light and ventilation
- Housing Type:
- Commercial
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Open with support of
- Monash City Council
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