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Phelan High Performance Home 2023

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Phelan High Performance Home

House Notes – Phelan High Performance Home

We’ve been building homes for others for over 12 years, so when the opportunity arose to create our own new home we knew we wanted to create a high performing and energy efficient home so that we could walk clients and the broader community through it and get them to truly feel the difference of the internal living environment within. We designed the layout of this all electric home to be as passive as possible given the orientation of the land and followed the passive house principals of air tightness and weather resistant barriers with a HRV unit. We then complemented this with double glazed UPVC tilt and turn windows, solar panels and water tanks with grey water utilization. Our current YTD figures according to the app connected to our solar panels indicated that we have produced 1,504.66wh and only used 424.01wh with a calculated self sufficiency rate of 98% and a significantly reduced energy bill, whilst removing the need for Gas has led to a saving of approximately $75 per month.

Sustainability Features

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2023
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Draught proofing
      Efficient lighting
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Cross ventilation
      Heat recovery ventilation system
      Passive solar designed home
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans
      Heat exchange ventilation system
      Split system airconditioner
    • Water heating:
    • Hot water heat pump
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Rainwater storage - Above ground
      Grey water system
      Low flow shower heads
      Low flow taps
      Drip irrigation
    • Average water consumption per day:
    • 127L
    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • Water Tank
    • Above ground rainwater storage Size
    • 4800L
    • Energy Efficient Lighting
    • LED lights throughout
      Natural daylight
      Skylight
    • Window Protection:
    • Blinds
      Eaves
      External window hoods/surrounds
      Honeycomb blinds
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Jumbocorp waste bins-collected and recycled ProClima Airtight and Weather Resistant Barrier Membrane Systems Stiebel Eltron HRV Unit Reclaim Heat Pump Hot Water Unit-315 Lt FSC Timber Navurban Timber Veneer Cabinetry
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Excavated earth
      Railway sleepers
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal walls
      External walls
      Floor
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Bulk – glass wool
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • R6.0
    • Floor Type:
    • Bulk - polyester
    • Floor Rating:
    • R4.0
    • Internal Walls Insulation Type:
    • Bulk – glass wool
    • Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
    • R2.7
    • External Walls Rating:
    • R2.5
    • External Walls Type:
    • Bulk – glass wool
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • All-Electric Home?
    • Yes
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
    • Size of PV system:
    • 5.28kW
    • Average Daily Energy Consumption:
    • 16.67
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Total cost of home when constructed:
    • 750000 2020
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • 25000
    • Estimate of annual savings:
    • 2500
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 303.96m2
    • BAL Rating
    • BAL – Low: There is insufficient risk to warrant specific construction requirements
    • Roof
    • Metal (Colorbond)
    • Wall Materials
    • Lightweight construction (timber frame)
      Timber
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Tilt and turn
    • Universal design accessability
    • Adaptive design
      Multi-generational
    • Universal Design Features
    • 80cm minimum door opening width
      Contrasting colours and material for vision impaired
      Hobless showers
      Kitchen bench/table for wheelchairs to access (75-85cm high)
      Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
      Minimum 110cm wide hallways
      Pull out shelving easily accessible in wheelchairs
      Rocker style light switches
      Shower head on rail for various heights
      Space around toilets for ease of access in wheelchairs
      Tapware to be easily accessed from outside the shower
      Window openings easily accessible
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 4
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Composting
      Drip irrigation
      Edible garden
      Local indigenous plants
      Organic
      Native plants
      Water wise plants
      Wicking beds
    • Waste Reduction Practices:
    • Compost all food scraps
      Make jams/conserves
      Pickle and preserve food
      Recycle
      Swap with friends and neighbours
      Waste free/reduced construction site
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Airtight house design
      Automated ventilation system
      Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
      Chemical free cleaning products used
      Cross flow ventilation
      Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
      Indoor plants for air filtration
      Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
      Natural fibre furnishings
      Natural light and ventilation
      Natural oil sealer/finishes
Location
Point Lonsdale VIC 3225
    • Housing Type:
    • Display Home
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Open with support of
    • Michael Limb Builders
    • Builder
    • Michael Limb Builders
    • Designer
    • Michael Limb Builders

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