Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre
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House Notes – Rowes Bay Sustainability Centre
With coral reefs at the front door and wetlands at the back, you can discover how small things can make not only a big difference to your house and garden, but also how your house and garden can make a big difference to our surrounding environments.
Discover!
- Our homes can behave like coral reefs
- Some turf can save you 13 Sundays per year
- A car can run on sunlight
- You can have a safari park in your own backyard
- 240 ways to save energy in the home
- Be the sheriff by planting a tree
- Residents of the wetlands can tell a story about their home
- The sun can shine on your home at night!
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground rainwater storage
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Drip irrigation
- Storage connected to
- Garden
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Skylight
- Electric Vehicle Type
- Mitsubishi MiEV
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
Solar PV grid connect
Wind
- Roof
- Metal (Zincalume)
- Wall Materials
- Insulated panels or blocks
- Window and Door Types
- Louvre windows
- Universal design accessability
- Disability access
Wheelchair access
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Aquaponics
Bee hotels/friendly
Composting
Drip irrigation
Edible garden
Native plants
Water wise plants
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- Retrofit
- Open with support of
- Townsville City Council
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