Solar + Battery + Electric car
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Solar + Battery + Electric car
We live in a mudbrick house on just over an acre of land. Our aim is to live as sustainably as possible. Part of that is to be reasonably self-sufficient in food and we have large veggie path, substantial orchard and sizeable water tanks. Another part is to use as little non-sustainable energy as possible and we have a large, battery-based solar system which means that we don’t use any electricity from the grid for much of the year. We also have an electric car (Hyundai Kona) which we can plug in and which utilises our surplus solar generation.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Deciduous planting around house
External planting
Shading
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Split system airconditioner
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Worm farm septic tank system
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Drip irrigation
- Average water consumption per day:
- 140 litres
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- water tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 45,000 litres
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
Skylight
- Electric Vehicle Type
- Hyundai Kona
- Window Protection:
- Deciduous tree/vegetation
Eaves
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Railway sleepers
Timber
Wine barrels/crates
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Reflective foil
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 7.5kWh
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 12kWh
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $500,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $60,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $2,000
- House Size
- 240 m2
- BAL Rating
- No BAL rating requirements at time of construction
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Mud brick
- Window and Door Types
- Skylights
- Universal design accessability
- Universal access
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 4
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee hotels/friendly
Bird-nesting boxes
Chickens
Community vegetable garden
Composting
Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Greenhouse
Local indigenous plants
Orchard
Organic
Permaculture
Native plants
Water wise plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Make jams/conserves
Pickle and preserve food
Recycle
Swap with friends and neighbours
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Renovation
- Open with support of
- Clean Energy Nillumbik
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