Keith and Emma’s house 2015

Keith and Emma’s house

We have progressively retrofitted a weatherboard house with sustainable and low energy features, substantially reducing our energy and water consumption and bills as a result. In the garden we have introduced a waterwise native garden with many natives. While we use solar ovens to reduce our electric cooking.

Key changes include:

– 3.2kW of west facing SunPower solar panels
– a north facing solar hot water system
– low wattage Aeratron ceiling fans
– seals on the doors to prevent draughts
– replacement of halogen downlights by LED downlights with downlight hoods
– ceiling insulation
– retractable external awnings to west and east facing windows
– use of ‘green screening’ to the west of the house to reduce the impact of the sun on very hot days
– 4000L water tank plumbed into the washing machine and lavatory
– ‘retrofit’ double glazing on some windows

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2015
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
Location
Mount Pleasant NSW 2519

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