Howard St Home 2025

Howard St Home

We have transformed our humble suburban unit into a sustainable home because we want to live in a comfortable and climate resilient home. This is our nest, where we are raising our young family.

Creating a sustainable home is an achievable, and affordable, necessity for those wanting a home that is easy to manage and does not strain the hip pocket.

When we outgrow this home, the next owners will be able to build on our efforts over the last 6 years, which include:
– Solar – 3.6kW PV solar system with micro-inverters has produced 20.2MWh over its lifetime
– Got off Gas – replaced gas storage hot water with 300L heat pump, replaced gas cooktop with induction, removed ducted gas heating and abolished gas connection
– Switched to reverse cycle air conditioning split systems for heating & cooling – installed one additional 2kW split system when we removed ducted gas heating
– Lighting – replaced 20+ halogen downlights with fewer LEDs
– Doors – draft sealed
– Windows – draft sealed, north and west facing windows shaded with external blinds, heavy drapes added to bedrooms
– Ceiling – patched after removing ducted heating vents and halogen downlights, original ceiling insulation replaced with new R7.0 batts
– Walls – exterior walls insulated
– Home Energy Management – scheduled heat pump reheat cycle to midday to soak up solar generation, Sensibo smart devices to automate our air-conditioning to react to pre-set climate triggers or remotely flex our AC and pre-cool on Peak Demand event days.