Our Retirement Home
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Our Retirement Home
Renovated and remodelled 1970s house to achieve solar passive design with polished cement floor in daily living spaces, double glazed windows and rendered 75mm thick expanded polystyrene as external cladding.
Built using universal design principles for elderly inhabitants. Ramps, hand-rails in bathrooms, steps and ramps for disability access.
Windows openings are located to provide a cross flow ventilation and positioned to maximise the warm winter sun.
Double glazed argon filled UPVC framed windows reduce heat loss in winter.
The polished cement slab is insulated with polystyrene pods below and 50mm polystyrene edges. The wooden floors, ceilings, internal and external walls are insulated throughout.
Thermostat controlled heat pump hydroponic heating system
Self sealing extractor fans and LED lights throughout.
Recycled timber, windows, doors, paving, glass, bath cabinet, carpet, stained glass were used where possible
Low VOC paint for a healthier home.
Caged vegetable raised beds, drip irrigation, mixture of native and exotic plants.
Gold Coin donations going to The Nile Chapel Association Inc
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
Thermal chimney
- Active heating cooling:
- Hydronic
Heat pump
- Water heating:
- Heat pump hydronic heating under floor.
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Poly tank for kitchen drinking water
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 1000L drinking water
- Sustainable materials:
- Timber, windows, doors, paving, bath, one bathroom cabinet, carpet, stained glass
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Timber
Windows
Doors
Paving
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Ceiling Rating:
- R5
- Floor Type:
- Under wooden floors, unknown for polished cement
- Floor Rating:
- R2.5
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Rendered expanded polystyrene cladding of external wall with plaster on internal walls
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R2.7 + 75 mm polystyrene external panels
- Energy star rating:
- 6.8 stars
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- unknown
- House Size
- 150m2 of living space + garages
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Clerestory windows
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Edible garden
Native plants
- Healthy home features
- Low VOC paint
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
Renovation
- Builder
- Monson Constructions
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