HayDaze 2018

House Notes – 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

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2017
2018
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
Location
Jandakot WA 6164
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • Community Garden
    • Builder
    • M.Raayen

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