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HayDaze

HayDaze is built with straw bales in a octagonal shape with recipricol roof. Both load bearing, post and beam construction with mezzanine upstairs that overlooks the ground floor. There is a heat exchange ventilation system to keep temperatures constant.

North facing living & outside entertainment areas to passive solar design principles. This home keeps cool in summer and warm in winter.

East facing mezzanine for Winter/Summer (all round) living space.

Heat exchange ventilation system
Under ground cooling pipe
Heat pump
Ceiling fans
Efficient CBus lighting
Water wise plants

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Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
  Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
  Passive solar designed home
  Shading
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cooling from waste hotwater heat pump, underground cooling pipe
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
  Heat exchange ventilation system
  Heat pump
- Active heating cooling:
- Under ground cooling pipe
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
  Low flow shower heads
  Low flow taps
  Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Water Tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 1500L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- Natural daylight
  Skylight
- Window Protection:
- Adustable Shading
  Automation/controls
  Awnings (external)
  Deciduous tree/vegetation
  Shade Sails
  Solar pergola

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Recycled and reused materials:
- Timber Jarrah Slabs, Power Poles & Verandah Decking
- Sustainable materials:
- Wood, Straw & Hemp Carpets
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
  Paving
  Power poles
  Sleepers
  Timber
  Tyres
  Windows

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
  External Walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Freezer panels
- Ceiling Rating:
- Unknown
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Straw bale
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- Unknown
- External Walls Type:
- Straw (stawbale walls)

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 6.25kw

COSTS AND COST SAVINGS

- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $230,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $500,000

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 835m2 including Verandah + double Garrage
- BAL Rating
- N/A
- Roof
- Insulated Panel (sandwich panels)
- Wall Materials
- Strawbale
  Timber
- Window and Door Types
- Bi Fold
  Clerestory windows
  Double hung
  Louvre windows
  Skylights
  Sun Tunnel/SolaTube
- Universal Design Features
- 100cm minimum door opening width
  Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
  Power points at 60cm above floor level and 50cm from internal corners
  Ramps and path gradients must be less than 20:1
  Remote power open and close doors
  Semi recessed basins
  Shower head on rail for various heights
  Window openings easily accessible
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Aquaponics
  Bee keeping
  Chickens
  Community vegetable garden
  Composting
  Drip irrigation
  Edible garden
  Green walls
  Organic
  Permaculture
  Native plants
  Water wise plants

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
  Chemical free cleaning products used
  Cross flow ventilation
  Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
  Lime render/wash
  Natural light and ventilation
  Natural oil sealer/finishes

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