Pam and Nathan’s House
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House Notes – Pam and Nathan’s House
Eugene Byrne designed and built Pam and Nathans extension in suburban Melbourne using passive solar principles. Thermal mass in the forms of rammed earth and polished concrete store heat in winter and cool in summer. Eaves are designed to exclude summer sun but allow full winter solar access with no shaded glass, as well as provide shelter to the deck. A long-life galvanised steel pergola will allow a wisteria to grow over the deck area.
Double-glazing, insulation in the roof, walls and under the floor extend to the entire new and old house. Ceiling fans, high hopper windows and cross flow ventilation help maintain summer comfort.
To reduce water use a slimline rainwater tank is connected to the laundry, toilet and garden.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Active heating cooling:
- Exixting gas central heater and slow combustion wood
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Low flow shower heads
Storage connected to
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Slimline Tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 5000 ltr
- Storage connected to
- Garden
Toilet
Laundry
- Sustainable materials:
- Recycled timber frame used to construct kitchen and bathroom cabinetry.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Timber
Paving
Insulation
Kitchen/bath cabinets
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Earthwool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R 5
- Floor Type:
- Earthwool
- Floor Rating:
- R 2.5
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Earthwool
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R 2.5
- Energy star rating:
- 6.8
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 30,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- NA
- House Size
- 130m
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Low-e, films
Clerestory windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Water wise plants
Composting
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Polished concrete, Livos oils
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Renovation
- Builder
- Eugene Byrne (Byrne Building Projects)
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