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White Pebble House 2017

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White Pebble House

House Notes – White Pebble House

Come and visit White Pebble House, winner of the Best Ecological Sustainable Design for Bayside in 2015.

Tours will be conducted at 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm, and are limited to 25 people per tour.

A feature house in Australian House and Garden magazine October 2016 and Home Design magazine 2018, White Pebble House, with interiors designed by White Pebble Interiors, combines the principles of passive solar design with elements of Modernist architecture, set in a naturalistic Australian native garden setting with a natural pool (billabong).

Despite its relatively large size, the intelligent combination of passive solar, lightweight construction materials, next-generation insulation products, an airtight envelope and heat recovery ventilation has resulted in a building that provides year-round comfort and extremely low energy consumption.

This house also has a bathroom that featured in House and Garden‘s Top 50 Rooms 2015.

Read more about White Pebble House in Sanctuary issue 38 – ‘Natural Pools’.

100% of monies raised will go to the Alternative Technology Association to continue working on Sustainable House Day.

Built by Blue Chip Builders.

 

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2016
2017
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Draught proofing
      Efficient lighting
      Efficient appliances
      Smart home features
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Cross-ventilation
      Shading
      Thermal mass

    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Stairwell convection column
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans
      Heat exchange ventilation system

    • Active heating cooling:
    • Zoned reverse cycle VRF system
    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Underground rainwater storage
      Greywater system
      Low-flow shower heads
      Low-flow taps
      Drip irrigation
    • Underground rainwater storage type:
    • Concrete tank
    • Underground rainwater storage Size:
    • 20,000L
    • Storage connected to
    • Garden
      Toilet
      Laundry
    • Energy Efficient Lighting
    • LED lights throughout
      Natural daylight
      Skylight
    • Window Protection:
    • Awnings (external)
      Blinds
      Drapes/curtains

    • Window Protection:
    • Louvres to protect windows, blinds, curtains
SUSTAINABLE & RECYCLED MATERIALS
    • Sustainable materials:
    • Timber frames, wool carpets, Hebel panels, Green Tag Gold Plus certified floor tiles
    • Recycled and reused materials:
    • Light fixtures
      Rocks/stone
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Floor
    • Ceiling Type:
    • Kingspan Aircell Glareshield, Bradford HD batts
    • Ceiling Rating:
    • Glare shield R2.4, batts R6.0
    • Floor Type:
    • Bradford acoustic batts
    • Floor Rating:
    • R2.1
    • Internal / External Walls Type:
    • External Hebel panel, 25mm air gap, Kingspan Aircell Permicav XV Wrap, Bradford HD batts
    • Internal / External Walls Rating:
    • Hebel R1.5, Permicav R1.7, batts R2.5
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • All-Electric Home?
    • No
    • Energy star rating:
    • 7.3 Stars
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid-connected
    • Size of PV system:
    • 6kW
COSTS AND COST SAVINGS
    • Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
    • Solar PV $10,000; tank $6000; HRV $10,000
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • House Size
    • 370m2
    • BAL Rating
    • N/A
    • Roof
    • Metal (colorbond)
    • Wall Materials
    • Aerated concrete
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Low-e, films
      Skylights
    • Universal Design Features
    • 100cm minimum door opening width
      Hobless showers
      Lever handles for doors (no knobs)
      110cm minimum width hallways
      No corner cupboards
      Shower head on rail for various heights
      Space around toilets for ease of access in wheelchairs
      Tapware to be easily accessed from outside the shower
      Window openings easily accessible
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 5
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 3
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Natural swimming pool (no chemicals)
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Composting
      Drip irrigation
      Edible garden
      Organic
      Native plants
      Water-wise plants

HEALTHY HOME FEATURES
    • Healthy home features
    • Airtight house design
      Chemical-free cleaning products used
      Cross-flow ventilation
      Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
      Indoor plants for air filtration
      Low VOC paints/sealer/varnish
Location
Hampton VIC 3188
    • Housing Type:
    • Standalone House
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
    • Designer
    • Interiors: White Pebble Interiors

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