Townhouse – Christie walk
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Townhouse – Christie walk
3 storey townhouse (in a block of 4 townhouses) constructed of Hebel block, with internal rammed earth walls.
Set in a unique urban community of 27 dwellings. The Christie Walk development includes apartments, standalone strawbale houses, and townhouses. The sustainable design features of Christie Walk, include passive solar design, photovoltaic cells, solar hot water, composting, underground stormwater storage and shared spaces (meeting room, laundry, bike shelter, produce garden, roof garden). The development features community-focused built form, with gardens and pedestrian walkways running through the development.
Initiated by Urban Ecology Australia (UEA) in 1999 as a demonstration project, to promote nature and people friendly urban development by example, Christie Walk was completed in December 2006.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Draught proofing
- Passive heating cooling:
- Cross ventilation
Passive solar designed home
- Active heating cooling:
- Ceiling fans
Split system airconditioner
- Water heating:
- Solar hot water (flat panel)
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Rainwater storage - Underground
Low flow shower heads
Drip irrigation
- Average water consumption per day:
- 130kL
- Underground rainwater storage type:
- cement rainwater tanks
- Underground rainwater storage Size:
- 2 x 22000 litre tanks for 27 dwellings
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- Natural daylight
- Window Protection:
- Deciduous tree/vegetation
- Insulation Type:
- Under-roof
Ceiling
Internal walls
External walls
- Ceiling Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Ceiling Rating:
- 4.4
- Under Roof Insulation Type:
- Reflective foil
- Internal Walls Insulation Type:
- Bulk – polyester
- Internal Walls Insulation Rating:
- 3.0
- External Walls Rating:
- 3.57
- External Walls Type:
- External Hebel walls
- All-Electric Home?
- Yes
- House Size
- ~90m^2
- Roof
- Metal (Colorbond)
- Wall Materials
- Hebel blocks
Rammed earth
- Window and Door Types
- Clerestory windows
Double glazing
Louvre windows
- Number of bedrooms
- 2
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Garden / Outdoors
- Bee keeping
Bee hotels/friendly
Bird-nesting boxes
Community vegetable garden
Composting
Drip irrigation
Frog friendly
Green roof
Local indigenous plants
Native plants
Water wise plants
Worm farm
- Waste Reduction Practices:
- Compost all food scraps
Recycle
Repair
Take own containers to the supermarket and for take away food
Swap with friends and neighbours
- Healthy home features
- Airtight house design
Formaldehyde free cabinets
Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Natural fibre furnishings
Natural light and ventilation
Natural oil sealer/finishes
- Housing Type:
- Townhouse
- Project Type:
- Continual Improvement
- Open with support of
- Urban Ecology Australia
- Builder
- NA
- Designer
- Ecopolis
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