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For us, Sustainability is about energy efficiency, but also about how we live, and includes our Permaculture garden, home systems and how we interact with our local community. What began as a typical inefficient 1970’s house has now achieved a 10 star Residential Efficiency Scorecard rating due to a steady process of upgrading it over the last 15 or so years.

We’ve upgraded or added ceiling, wall and underfloor insulation, draught proofed a bunch of previously leaky parts of the house, added a range of secondary and double glazing options, upgraded window coverings, installed Solar PV and replaced old gas heating and cooling appliances with individual reverse cycle air conditioners. In the last year we upgraded our hot water system to a heat pump and our cooktop to Induction, abolished our gas meter, and purchased a second hand EV.

We grow a lot of food and have lots of great Permaculture systems happening in our home and garden.

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Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
  Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
  Deciduous planting around house
  External planting
  Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
  Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Grey water system
  Low flow shower heads
  Drip irrigation
- Average water consumption per day:
- 89
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
  Natural daylight
- Electric Vehicle Type
- Nissan Leaf EV02
- Window Protection:
- Blinds
  Deciduous tree/vegetation
  Drapes/curtains
  Eaves
  Pelmets
  Solar pergola

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Recycled and reused materials:
- Basins/sinks
  Benchtops
  Bottles
  Tyres
  Windows
  Wine barrels/crates

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
  External walls
  Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Ceiling Rating:
- R6
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - polyester
- Floor Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Type:
- Blow in – mineral fibres

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 3.6
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 2.36

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 120
- Roof
- Tiles (Concrete)
- Wall Materials
- Brick veneer
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
  Sliding windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee hotels/friendly
  Chickens
  Composting
  Drip irrigation
  Edible garden
  Frog friendly
  Local indigenous plants
  Orchard
  Permaculture
  Native plants
  Water wise plants
  Wicking beds
  Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
  Make jams/conserves
  Pickle and preserve food
  Recycle
  Repair
  Recycle coffee grounds from nearby cafe's
  Swap with friends and neighbours

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- Carpet free - tiles/concrete/timber flooring throughout
  Chemical free cleaning products used
  Cross flow ventilation
  Indoor plants for air filtration
  Natural light and ventilation

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