Sandralina
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House Notes – Sandralina
Sandralina is built with timbercrete and double brick insulated walls. Designed to make the most of the northern orientation making this home warm and cosy in winter and cool and breezy in summer.
Photovoltaics (5kw) and evacuted tube solar hot water system along with energy efficient appliances make this home very energy efficient.
- Double brick external walls with 10mm timbercrete plus insulation
- Thermal walls of 15mm timbercrete inside living area facing north
- Polished dark coloured concrete floor for thermal mass with epoxy & polyurethane coating
- Underslab polyurethane insulation
- 9mm Hoop pine ceiling with added insulation
- Northern rooms with large windows
- Double glazed windows
- Blinds for insulation and to reduce glare
- LED lighting throughout
- Solar light (Solatube) in hallway to provide natural light without heat/coolth loss
- Induction stove
- Cool cupboard
- Recycled decking (Modwood)
- Recycled leadlight windows and door
This home is open with the help of Community Action for Sustainability group
Designed and built by Pike Building Designers & Contractors
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Passive heating cooling:
- North facing windows, dark coloured polished concrete floors
- Active heating cooling:
- Electric wires in slabs - 8 cycles
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Polymaster Tanks
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 2 X 13,600L and 1 x 1,000L
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Decking
- Sustainable materials:
- Modwood
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Windows
Doors
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Hoop Pine panels 9mm
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4.0
- Floor Type:
- Polished concrete with epoxy & polyurethane coating
- Floor Rating:
- R3.5
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Timbercrete, plasterboards where it was necessary
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- Timbercrete R1.02 and C1.171(specific heat)
- Energy star rating:
- 7.2 Stars
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- House Size
- 225m2
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
Multi-generational
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Wicking beds
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Composting
Native plants
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Pike Building Designers & Contractors
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