Wentworth Falls Home
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House Notes – Wentworth Falls Home
PLEASE NOTE: This house will be shown by tour only. Tours will start on the hour. First tour 10am. Last tour 3pm.
This home is still under construction; by Sustainable House Day 2017 it will be nearing completion. The site is a subdivision of an old nursing home, as such it is a bare allotment at the rear. It has many features to ensure its comfort & sustainability, whilst generally using traditional cost-effective construction materials & methods; albeit those materials being chosen for their inherent sustainability with the assistance of Eco Specifer & Green Tag ratings scheme. It blends complete adherence to solar passive solar principles with a beautiful & interesting design, within the constrains of the site.
Importantly it demonstrates how a comfortable & efficient family home can be built for well under the size of most new homes today, saving money & also demonstrating the greatest sustainability feature any home can have; being big enough for its intended use instead of excessively large.
Mark Davis, the Building Designer, will be at the home to take you on a tour & to answer your questions. As newer photos come to hand they will be uploaded to this profile.
Designed by Mark Davis Design and built by Frazer Building Services
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
Draught proofing
Efficient appliances
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
Thermal chimney
- Passive heating cooling:
- North orientation with insulated concrete slab to trap winter sun. Hydronics in slab with heat pump heating.
- Active heating cooling:
- Hydronic
Heat pump
Ceiling fans
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 12,000L
- Sustainable materials:
- Weathertex cladding; polished concrete floors. Many Green Tag certified products.
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Batt
- Ceiling Rating:
- R5
- Floor Type:
- Ground concrete, insulated under & around edges
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Batt
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV grid connect
- House Size
- 189m2
- Window and Door Types
- Double glazing
Clerestory windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 4
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Native plants
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Frazer Building Services
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