TS4 Living Lochiel Park House #3 2016

House Notes – TS4 Living Lochiel Park House #3

This is the third home to be developed at Lochiel Park Green Village by TS4 Living, the team behind Australia’s first designed and built Zero Carbon House (winner of the SA Government Zero Carbon Challenge) and demonstrates what is possible on a small suburban site of only 375 square meters.

Paul and Brett, designers of the Zero Carbon House will be at Lochiel Park all day to answer any questions you might have about TS4 Living homes along with builder Neville Webber of Weber Building Services.

The home sets a high standard for sustainable design and construction achieving a home energy rating of 7.6 Stars without compromising contemporary style. Winter sun falling on the thermal mass concrete floor provides passive heating and two storey voids between the floors combined with electrically operable high level windows increase the effectiveness of natural ventilation. The 242 square meter two storey house (including garage) celebrates open plan living with three bedrooms, the main bedroom with en-suite and a balcony with views over Lochiel Park. Outside there are two separate alfresco dining areas, one with retractable shading to extend the living space outdoors.

Design features include a highly insulated wall construction based upon experience gained from the Zero Carbon House and further developed to be a cost effective and adaptable alternative to typical wall constructions whilst retaining conventional timber framing. Double glazed uPVC windows are used throughout and a small multi-head split system air conditioning unit is used for heating and cooling along with a heat pump hot water system supplied by a 4.2kW solar PV array.

Blower door testing and thermography were carried out prior handing the keys to the owners. The results were excellent with no noticeable breaks in the insulation and an air tightness that is 6 times better than a typical new construction.

TS4 Living work with a wonderful team of like minded trades and professionals to achieve homes like this.

 

EVENTS:

Event: Walking Tour – Lochiel Park, SA

Event: Information Evening – Creating a Climate Responsive Home

 

Sustainability Features

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2016
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
      Thermal chimney

    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Void between floors to assist convection
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Heat pump
      Ceiling fans
    • Water heating:
    • Hot water heat pump
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Stormwater management
      Low flow shower heads
      Low flow taps
    • Above ground rainwater storage Type:
    • Slimline Tanks
    • Above ground rainwater storage Size
    • 5000L
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Recycled aggregate low-carbon concrete, plantation-grown timber frame
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Concrete
      Aggregate
      Insulation
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls

    • Ceiling Type:
    • Plasterboard ceiling with fibreglass batts
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • R6.0
    • Floor Rating:
    • Slab on ground
    • Other Insulation Methods:
    • Fibreglass blanket with sisalation under roof sheets
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • 90mm timber frame + 50mm extruded rigid insulation
    • Internal / External Walls Rating:
    • Internal R2.0 and external R5.1
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Energy star rating:
    • 7.6
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • $40,000
    • Estimate of annual savings:
    • $3,250 per year
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 242m2
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing

    • Window and Door Types
    • Argon Filled, Tilt and Turn electrically operable windows
    • Universal Design Features
    • Disability access
      Multi-generational
      Adaptive design
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 3
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 2
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Drip irrigation
      Water wise plants
      Community garden
      Native plants
HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Low VOC paint and non-allergenic insulations
Location
Campbelltown SA 5074
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Builder
    • Weber Building Services

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