Illowa Tiny House
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Illowa Tiny House
This tiny home is clever example of less is more. At only 8m x 9m it features an open plan living, dining, kitchen and has a separate bedroom and bathroom. Simple construction by using Green Energy Bricks has allowed for a quick build and the elimination of multiple trades on site.
Tiny home features;
– Off grid and self sufficient,
– Energy Monitoring,
– Led lighting throughout,
– Recycled Kitchen cupboards & bench tops from a Port Fairy home,
– Green Energy Bricks,
– Heat pump for water heating,
– Eurofire efficient solid fuel heater,
– Modwood (recycled plastic bottles) decking boards,
– Double glazed windows,
– North facing, cross flow ventilation,
– Low flow taps and shower head,
– Low VOC paints,
– Multi-generational living (two homes on the one block),
– Food production, glasshouse, vegetable garden.
There is a lot to see in this tiny home!
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
- Passive heating cooling:
- North facing windows
- Active heating cooling:
- Compact & efficient Eurofire
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Storage connected to
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Rain water tanks
- Storage connected to
- Whole house
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Recycled kitchen cabinets & benchtop. Modwood deck which is made from recycled plastic bottles.
- Sustainable materials:
- Materials all sourced locally where possible.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Doors
Kitchen/bath cabinets
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Attic roof
- Ceiling Rating:
- R 5.0 bulk insulation to entire ceiling
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Green Energy Bricks external walls
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R 8.0 + rating for Green Energy Bricks
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV off-grid
- Renewable energy
- Solar PV shared between 2 homes on the property, 8kw solar panels on ground & battery storage at main residence.
- House Size
- 70m2
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
- Universal Design Features
- Multi-generational
- Universal Design Features
- There are two homes on the site which allows for multi-generational living.
- Number of bedrooms
- 1
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Permaculture
Composting
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Non toxic paint.
- Housing Type:
- Tiny Home
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Owner Builder
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