Passive House principles build
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House Notes – Passive House principles build
A life style and retirement project.
Well insulated passive solar house heavily influenced by the German passive house standards.
A light warm house.
No water charges and so far no electricity bills. One ton of pellets lasts us 4 years …only being needed when we have sun free winter days.
Internal fittings … cupboard doors, wardrobes and doors are a work in progress.
Large walled veggie garden, orchard, berry patch and a park type garden which will be great in about 50 years!!
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Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
Shading
Thermal mass
- Active heating cooling:
- Heat pump
- Active heating cooling:
- Pellet fire
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
Blackwater system
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 23,600L x 4
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Adustable Shading
Honeycomb blinds
- Sustainable materials:
- Timber framing; fire resistant wall clading;
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Bricks
Timber
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
External Walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R8.0
- Floor Type:
- Wafflepod
- Floor Rating:
- R1.0
- External Walls Rating:
- R5.0
- External Walls Type:
- Bulk - glass wool
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Energy star rating:
- 8.8 Stars
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 5.0kW
- House Size
- 220m2
- BAL Rating
- N/A
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Timber
- Wall Materials
- Clad with Modak board (MgO); double stud external walls; internal intello wrap - breathable, airtight membrane
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Low-e, films
- Universal Design Features
- Hobless showers
Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
Minimum 110cm wide hallways
No stairs/steps
No Corner cupboards
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Walled veggie garden; re-mineralising using analysis; layered hedge
- Garden / Outdoors
- Chickens
Composting
Edible garden
Organic
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Cross flow ventilation
Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
Natural fibre furnishings
Natural light and ventilation
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Craig Cooper
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