The Calm Living Home 2015

House Notes – The Calm Living Home

To book a tour of “The Calm Living Home” please register at http://www.trybooking.com/IYAW

Standing above the 1000 steps in the Dandenongs, overlooking Port Phillip Bay, this award-winning home boasts three green roofs, two green walls and one rain garden. Its green infrastructure plays an active role in increasing the efficiency of the solar panels and managing water so that the steep site has no run off. It also creates a beautiful property that fits harmoniously into the local environment. Sustainable House Day in September offers an opportunity to view this family home at the best time of year, when many of plants are at the peak of their beauty and the roofs are spilling over with colour.

Inside, explore the energy efficient and passive design. Plants are incorporated indoors to assist in passive air-conditioning.

Three tours will run over the course of the day. Previous tours have been very popular, and for Sustainable House Day we broaden and deepen their scope. Each tour is led by Anton Engelmayer, the owner-builder, Angus Murray, green infrastructure horticulturalist and Paul Richards, green infrastructure geomorphologist. They talk about the story, design and functions of the house and its gardens, and their impact on the surrounding landscape.

We start with the landscape, its history, its art, its national parks. Then we sink our teeth into the technical nuts and bolts. Finally we head up the slopes to look down on the roofs and the view, and for a final surprise feature.

To book a tour of “The Calm Living Home” please register at http://www.trybooking.com/IYAW

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2015
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation

    • Active heating cooling:
    • Heat exchange ventilation system

    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Greywater system
      Stormwater management
      Drip irrigation
      Storage connected to
    • Storage connected to
    • Whole house
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Timber chain off custody,paints,floor coatings,plaster,carpet,boards in cabinetry,insulation
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Insulation

INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls
      Floor
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Energy star rating:
    • 8.5
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • $150,000
    • Estimate of annual savings:
    • $3000 per annum
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 54 m2
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Low-e, films
    • Universal Design Features
    • Adaptive design
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 6
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Drip irrigation
      Water wise plants
      Edible garden
      Composting
      Native plants
      Green walls
      Green roofs
      Chickens
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • For example Non Toxic Paint.
Location
Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
      Continual Improvement
      Display
    • Builder
    • Anton Engelmayer

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