Megs Passive House
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House Notes – Megs Passive House
When we started thinking about building, we knew it would be a custom design tailored to our needs. The block we chose is 380m2 and although it is not ideally positioned for solar passive design, it is close to town, near parks, in our budget and big enough for our needs. It will allow us to live sustainably, replacing grass with gardens with enough room for a vegetable patch, compost, worm farm, rainwater tank and shed.
After an analysis of what we actually needed, we realised that our house design should be a single storey home, no step entry, two bedrooms, (one master and a one multipurpose room), main bathroom and powder room. The vast majority of our time is spent in the kitchen, living rooms and outdoors so we invested most of our floor space to those areas.
We have always been interested in Passive House design although we did not think it was within our budget. After talking to a local Passive House builder we realised that it would be possible and committed ourselves to the build as it met our requirements for efficiency, comfort and a healthy indoor environment. The house can be opened up to take advantage of mild pleasant days, or can be closed up and provide relief from unfavourable conditions such as temperature, air quality or noise.
Our brief included:
All electric home with low energy consumption – good for us and the environment,
Comfortable living conditions – constant temperature, spacious light filled living areas, filtered air
Renewable energy generation – 13 Kw Solar system, pre-wired for battery storage and electric car charger
Designed with ageing in place in mind, to adapt to our future needs
Several courtyards to allow us to enjoy the outdoors at all times of the day/year
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Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Heat recovery ventilation system
Passive solar designed home
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Heat exchange ventilation system
Heat pump
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Average water consumption per day:
- 0.16 kL
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Colorbond tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 5000L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Adjustable Shading
Automation/controls
Blinds
Eaves
Honeycomb blinds
- Sustainable materials:
- Pro Clima permeable membrane - Solitex Extasana (walls) and Solitex Mento Plus (roof).
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Internal walls
External walls
Floor
- Floor Type:
- Bulk - polystyrene board
- Floor Rating:
- R1 - Insulation board
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- Bulk - Glass Wool Bat R4
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Rating:
- R4
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Energy star rating:
- 8.1
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 13.3 kW
- Renewable energy
- BYD Modular 8.3 kw/h battery storage
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $510000 in 2023
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $60000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $2500
- House Size
- 171 m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – Low: There is insufficient risk to warrant specific construction requirements
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Lightweight construction (timber frame)
Metal (Colorbond)
- Window and Door Types
- Clerestory windows
Double glazing
Tilt and turn
- Window and Door Types
- Lift and slide sliding doors, Passive house certified windows & doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
Wheelchair accessible
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Hobless showers
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Minimum 110cm wide hallways
No stairs/steps
No Corner cupboards
Shower head on rail for various heights
Slip resistant flooring
Space around toilets for ease of access in wheelchairs
Strong fittings like towel rails that can be used as hand rails
Tapware to be easily accessed from outside the shower
Washing machine/dryer on plynth for easy access
- Universal Design Features
- Lighting - LED orientation lighting in kitchen and laundry, sensor lighting in bathroom and laundry
Rounded corners on walls
Extra height toilets, provision for bidet seat
Low impact floor in case of falls
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee hotels/friendly
Composting
Edible garden
Local indigenous plants
Native plants
Water wise plants
Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Make jams/conserves
Pickle and preserve food
Recycle
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Automated ventilation system
Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
Carpet free - tiles/concrete/timber flooring throughout
Chemical free cleaning products used
Cross flow ventilation
Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
Indoor plants for air filtration
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural light and ventilation
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Titanium Homes - Nathan Peters
- Designer
- VHD Studio
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