Permanora - Sustainable House Day

House Notes – Permanora

Permanora is a sustainable house located on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. It is a renovated 1960s cottage with both retrofitted and new sustainability features, including insulation, passive solar, solar power and solar boosted hot water, solar storage battery, water storage, recycling, and recycled materials.

There is a permaculture food forest with chickens, compost, worm farm, aquaponics, native bees, gravity-fed water systems, native landscaping, aquaponics, vertical green walls, and bush tucker plants.

There are many sustainable, lightweight and recycled building materials used in the construction of the garden and the house.

Features include:

Heat exchange ventilation system
R4.0 ceiling insulation (CSR Rockwool)
Foil and board floor insulation
Cross-ventilation
Solar PV grid-connected
Solar Storage Battery
FSC-certified timber, recycled structural timber from telegraph poles
Stormwater management for water harvesting.

Native beehives and European Beehives are on site.
There are 2 IMBYs onsite www.imby.com.au

Sustainability Features

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES

- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
  Efficient lighting
  Efficient appliances
  Energy monitoring
  Smart home features
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
  Deciduous planting around house
  External planting
  Passive solar designed home
  Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Evaporative
  Heat exchange ventilation system
  Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
  Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
  Water heated by PV system
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
  Rainwater storage - Underground
  Stormwater management
  Low flow shower heads
  Low flow taps
  Drip irrigation
- Average water consumption per day:
- 112
- Underground rainwater storage type:
- Retention trench
- Underground rainwater storage Size:
- 14000 l
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- poly tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 15000 l
- Water harvesting and saving
- We have some ponds around the garden to create pockets of humidity and cooling effects.
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
  Natural daylight
  Skylight
  Solar skylight
- Window Protection:
- Awnings (external)
  Blinds
  Deciduous tree/vegetation
  Eaves

SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS

- Recycled and reused materials:
- Plants, garden beds, gates, carpet, bathroom bench tops, furniture, carpets, fencing
- Sustainable materials:
- FSC-certified timber, recycled structural timber from telegraph poles, permaculture garden, rainwater tanks and retention trench for garden irrigation
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Aggregate
  Appliances
  Basins/sinks
  Decking
  Doors
  Insulation
  Pallets
  Paving
  Power poles
  Rocks/stone
  Sleepers
  Timber
  Windows

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS

- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
  Ceiling
  Internal walls
  Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- CSR Rockwool
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.0
- Floor Type:
- Foil and board
- Floor Rating:
- R6.0
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Commcercial-grade acoustic and thermal insulation – batts, board and foil
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R7.0
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Insulated panels
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R6.0
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – glass wool
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R4.0

RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS

- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
  Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 4.8 kw and 6.3
- Renewable energy
- Wood fire heating
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 2.01 KW

COSTS AND COST SAVINGS

- Total cost of home when constructed:
- $600000
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $30,000 - mostly garden work.
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $5000 p.a. through savings in

HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

- House Size
- 150m2
- BAL Rating
- BAL – FZ: Direct exposure to flames from fire front in addition to heat flux of greater than 40kW/m2 and ember attack
- Roof
- Insulated panel (sandwich panels)
  Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Insulated panels or blocks
  Lightweight construction (timber frame)
- Window and Door Types
- Awning
  Clerestory windows
  Louvre windows
  Skylights
  Sliding windows/doors
  Tilt and turn
- Universal Design Features
- Hobless showers
  Minimum 110cm wide hallways
- Number of bedrooms
- 5
- Number of bathrooms
- 3

GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION

- Garden / Outdoors
- Aquaponics
  Bee keeping
  Bee hotels/friendly
  Chickens
  Composting
  Drip irrigation
  Edible garden
  Frog friendly
  Green walls
  Local indigenous plants
  Orchard
  Organic
  Permaculture
  Native plants
  Swales
  Water wise plants
  Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Book exchange/library
  Compost all food scraps
  Make jams/conserves
  Pickle and preserve food
  Recycle
  Repair
  Recycle coffee grounds from nearby cafe's
  Take own containers to the supermarket and for take away food
  Swap with friends and neighbours
  Waste free/reduced construction site

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES

- Healthy home features
- Chemical free cleaning products used
  Cross flow ventilation
  Formaldehyde free cabinets
  Indoor plants for air filtration
  Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
  Natural fibre furnishings
  Natural light and ventilation
  Natural oil sealer/finishes
  VOC free paints/sealer/varnish
  Wax based sealer/finish

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