Straithouse
House Notes – Straithouse
Straithouse aims first to make optimal use of the elevated and sloping site which gives views over Bass Strait to the south west and south east, and rural views to the north. Energy efficiency was crucially important, aiming to provide the best thermal performance possible.
The home is a certified Passive House Plus, thanks to Grun Consulting. It’s air tightness was measured at 0.6 ACH50 (air changes per hour at 50 pascals pressure difference).
This home is featured in:
* Sanctuary magazine Issue 56;
* Australian House & Garden, August 2022;
* Ideat magazine (French), November 2022;
* H.O.M.E magazine (German), May 2023.
Here is a series of blog articles which describe the journey from concept to completion:
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
- Passive heating cooling:
- Heat recovery ventilation system
Passive solar designed home
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Heat pump
Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Hot water heat pump
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Underground
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Average water consumption per day:
- 44
- Underground rainwater storage type:
- concrete tank
- Underground rainwater storage Size:
- 10000
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Solar skylight
- Electric Vehicle Type
- MG/MG4
- Window Protection:
- Adjustable Shading
Honeycomb blinds
- Window Protection:
- Zip blinds
- Sustainable materials:
- Certified Passive House
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- Renewable energy used:
- Energy storage/battery
Solar PV grid connect
- Size of PV system:
- 7.6
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 4.6
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- 700000, 2020
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 700000
- Estimate of annual savings:
- 3000
- House Size
- 140
- BAL Rating
- BAL – 12.5: Ember attack with heat up to 12.5kW/m2
- Roof
- Green roof
Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Timber
- Wall Materials
- Radial-sawn timber
- Window and Door Types
- Casement
Tilt and turn
Triple glazing
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Green roof
- Healthy home features
- Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Martin Builders
- Designer
- Luke Middleton, EME Design
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