The House that Beth Built 2016

House Notes – The House that Beth Built

Small urban block with north south orientation

Krammed straw, radially sawn timber and colour bond steel walls

Rammed earth floors and plywood and recycled chipboard internal wall cladding

Recycled materials in finishes including mosaic, pressed metal, redgum timber benchtops

Permaculture  garden design with chooks,  outside bath house and pizza oven

 

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2016
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans

    • Active heating cooling:
    • Wood pellet heater
    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Greywater system
      Low flow shower heads
    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • Tanks
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Pressed metal, timber, tiles, door, earth floors
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Timber
      Doors
      Paving
      Kitchen/bath cabinets
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Colour bond mini orb and pine lining boards
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • Timber and colourbond
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Energy star rating:
    • 7.5
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Low-e, films

    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazed shugs
    • Universal Design Features
    • Disability access
      Multi-generational
      Adaptive design
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 3
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Edible garden
      Organic
      Permaculture
      Composting
      Native plants
      Chickens
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Earth floors, unpainted plywood wall cladding
Location
Stratford VIC 3862
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Leon Lett / Ian Lane

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