Morven
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House Notes – Morven
The goal for our home was for it to see us through the later stages of our life and to be made of locally produced products where possible (reducing environmental impacts due to production and transport of product and supporting local workforce participation and ultimately reducing our footprint on earth); to be thermally comfortable passively; to incorporate permaculture principles to the home and site; to support reduced effort in cleaning and maintenance; and be easily adapted to being off mains power and water.
In designing our home we wanted it to be respectful to maternal grandparents who had built their own home on the site in the 1930s, after purchasing the land to establish a citrus orchard following their move from the inner west suburbs of Sydney. The site had remained vacant since 1970 after the orchard had been subdivided into a housing estate. Morven Road was named after Grandmother’s family homes “Morven” in Sydney and Bathurst.
The home features less rooms with larger spaces allowing for use of mobility aids and some flexibility in function of the spaces. The home is clad in Weathertex natural, has Bluescope Colourbond roofing and soffits, double glazed windows (UPVC all external windows ), 8.5kW solar panels with microinverters, 15000 litre water cell.
Landscaping, productive garden and window dressings are yet to be completed.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
- Active heating cooling:
- underfloor heating in bathroom heated during solar generation with view to act as heat bank for bathroom and master bedroom
- Water heating:
- Water heated by PV system
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Average water consumption per day:
- 50
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Water cell
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 15000L
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Eaves
- Window Protection:
- House on adjoining property offers protection to living areas from the hot westerly afternoon sun during summer.
- Sustainable materials:
- Vapour barrier fitted between cladding and timber framing.
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Excavated earth
Rocks/stone
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R3.5
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Reflective foil
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R1.3
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- 2.0
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.0
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 8.5kW
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 10kWh
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- 700,000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 200,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- 500
- House Size
- 320m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 29: Increasing levels of ember attack and ignition of debris with a heat flux of up to 29kW/m2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Concrete blocks
Lightweight construction (timber frame)
- Wall Materials
- Weathertex natural
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
Casement
Clerestory windows
Double glazing
Stacking windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Universal access
Wheelchair accessible
- Universal Design Features
- 80cm minimum door opening width
Hobless showers
Shower head on rail for various heights
- Universal Design Features
- Clawfoot bath that permits bath to be easily removed (has been tested; taking only the time to unscrew the drain pipe from the base of the bath, lift the drain pipe from the floor outlet and replace with floor grate into existing fitting), increasing circulation space in bathroom significantly for wheeled mobility.
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee hotels/friendly
Composting
Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Make jams/conserves
Recycle
Repair
Swap with friends and neighbours
- Other Waste Reduction Practices:
- Share excess; repurpose redundant items; donate to local charity; eat fresh food; minimise purchasing food that is plastic wrapped or presented; avoid shopping at supermarkets; prefer to shop at specialist retailers, Farmers Markets, farmgate
- Healthy home features
- Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
Carpet free - tiles/concrete/timber flooring throughout
Chemical free cleaning products used
Indoor plants for air filtration
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural light and ventilation
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Edwards Building Group
- Designer
- Original concept Envirotecture; final design Vision Structures
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