Tiny NP – Tiny House Community Garden
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House Notes – Tiny NP – Tiny House Community Garden
Tiny House Community Garden Project is a live-in experiment designed to prove tiny houses can not only provide more affordable housing, but can also help to engage, educate and inspire people to live a more sustainable lifestyle.
We are fortunate to have been gifted unused land in St Kilda by a local resident for at least 2 years. At Tiny Non-profit, our core mission is to inspire more tiny houses in Australia, and we see this land gift as a way of sharing our love for Tiny Homes and the underpinning philosophy that we can live a lot more sustainably with less. Core to this belief is the importance of community, and we feel the land is best used for St Kilda residents to connect in a shared garden that is also productive and educational.
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
Efficient lighting
Efficient appliances
Energy monitoring
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
External planting
Passive solar designed home
Shading
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Heat exchange ventilation system
- Water heating:
- gas
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Above ground
Blackwater system
Compost toilet
Grey water system
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
- Average water consumption per day:
- 80 - 100 litres
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 3100 (but will be upgrading)
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- LED lights throughout
Natural daylight
- Sustainable materials:
- Built to be able to be on or off-grid
Solar-powered
Bamboo countertops throughout
Low voltage lighting
Composting toilet
Chemical free build
Water collection/water tanks
We used leftover building products wherever possible
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Appliances
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
Floor
- Ceiling Type:
- Recycled bottles
- Ceiling Rating:
- R4
- Floor Type:
- Panels
- Floor Rating:
- Unsure
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Insulated panels
- Under Roof Insulation Rating:
- R4
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Recycled bottles
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Rating:
- R2.5
- External Walls Type:
- Recycled bottles
- All-Electric Home?
- No
- Renewable energy used:
- Solar PV off-grid
- Size of PV system:
- 1.4fkW Solar Panels, 3kW Inverter
- Average Daily Energy Consumption:
- 1.43 kWh per day
- Total cost of home when constructed:
- 95k - 2019-2020
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- 15k
- Estimate of annual savings:
- $2000
- House Size
- 20
- BAL Rating
- No BAL rating requirements at time of construction
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Window and Door Types
- Sliding windows/doors
- Universal design accessability
- Adaptive design
- Universal Design Features
- Shower head on rail for various heights
- Number of bedrooms
- 1
- Number of bathrooms
- 1
- Garden / Outdoors
- Foodcube System by Biofilta - Made from 80% recycled plastic and using a third the water of standard wicking beds. Biogro as a grow medium to assist with water retention.
- Garden / Outdoors
- Composting
Edible garden
Wicking beds
Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
Repair
Recycle coffee grounds from nearby cafe's
Swap with friends and neighbours
- Healthy home features
- Asthma and allergy free certified carpet
Cabinet design to minimise dust collection
Carpet free - tiles/concrete/timber flooring throughout
Chemical free cleaning products used
Cross flow ventilation
Formaldehyde free cabinets
Indoor plants for air filtration
Lime render/wash
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
- Housing Type:
- Tiny Home - Transportable
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Open with support of
- Tiny Non Profit
- Builder
- Nick Killey & Ric Butler
- Designer
- Tiny House 2 Go
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