Oak Lodge (hydro)
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- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Continual Improvement
About Oak Lodge (hydro)
The main feature is a “grid connected” multi stage micro hydro system consisting of 4 turbines of which it takes only 1 turbine to provide the whole properties power. The hydro power is grid connected via a SP Pro inverter with battery backup hence is capable of being an off grid system if need be. The turbines are high pressure / low volumn units situated 300 meters from the house. It would be appreciated if a morning and afternoon group session could be held at the nominated times to aid transport to the turbines and group speaker.
Other features include a home made wood fired wet back hot water system that has been operating since 1982 that also heats the house via both externally drawn air and under floor ducting via a hot water heat exchanger.
This property is 1 klm from Trent Mair’s property which has recently installed a high volumn /low pressure micro hydro system.
SUSTAINABLE FEATURES
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Energy monitoring
- Active heating cooling:
- Hydronic
Heat pump
Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
Wood fire wetback
- Water harvesting and saving
- Property runs on gravity fed spring water, no pumpingrequired
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Renewable energy used:
- Micro-hydro
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $30,000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $90,000
- House Size
- 25 Sq
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Edible garden
Organic
Composting
Chickens
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