Henna Street Hydronic Cottage
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House Notes – Henna Street Hydronic Cottage
This typical early century weatherboard home is an example of how hydronic heating can be easily retrofitted into any home to provide constant, allergy free heating. Although there are still areas to be renovated to improve thermal performance in this home, it shows how a staged approach can be used to move towards a sustainable home.
Features to see in this old weatherboard home are;
– Hydronic heating radiators fuelled by a gas boiler
– Heavy drapes
– LED lighting
– Original hay insulation is in the external walls from the 1930’s
– Newer walls have Earthwool (recycled glass) insulation
– Worm farm & compost
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
- Active heating cooling:
- Hydronic
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Batt insulation
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Original external walls have hay insulation from the 1930's, newer walls have Earthwool (recycled glass) insulation
- Renewable energy
- 100% green energy is purchased through PowerShop
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Edible garden
Organic
Composting
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Retrofit
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