Love Bugs Home 2017

Love Bugs Home

North facing orientation of main living area.  Double brick walls with insulation.  Insulation to ceiling and roof space.  Windows that open to allow cross ventilation during summer months.  Shade sails to  reduce summer heat to windows.  Dark floor tiles to main area to increase heat retention during cooler months.  Pelmets  to windows to reduce heat loss around windows, along with thermal lined curtains.

Some features included:

• Ducted air con
• Solar Dwellings
• Efficient lighting
• Draught proofing
• Efficient appliances
• Water wise plants
• Cross ventilation heating and cooling

Read more about this home in the Mandurah Mail written by Marta Pascual Juanola on 5th September 2017

Mandurah Mail talk to Sarah and Maggie about their homes and the sustainability features you can see on Sustainable House Day 2017. Written by Marta Pascual Juanola on 11 September 2017

Read more about the architect Solar Dwellings.