Bunbury ecoHOME Virtual Tour

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Entry Driveway

Entry Driveway - Skillion roof for greater flexibility. Reflective zincalume roof, insulated with air cell. Grass reduces radiation. Clad with Linea Weatherboard and Exotech Façade Panel for thermal performance. Both fibrocement made with 70% renewable pine, with cavity between frame and lining for insulation as well as reflective foil insulation.

Entry

Entry - Renewable pine pergola and deciduous vines. Clerestory section to create a vacuum (the Bernoulli effect) and draw hot air from the home.

Front Western Elevation

Front Western Elevation - Minimal windows to the west. Garden designed to appeal to all senses. Drip irrigation and mulch reduce evaporation.

Interior Northern Living Areas

Interior Northern Living Areas - Northern orientation and thermal mass flooring to passively heat the home.

Interior Kitchen

Interior Kitchen - Contemporary kitchen maximizing use of space. Gas cooking to reduce emissions. Recycled Oregon post from Melbourne’s first post office.

Interior North View From Kitchen

Interior North View From Kitchen - Renewable bamboo and rubber wood furniture. Northern Pergola with deciduous vine and blinds, allow winter sun to penetrate whilst shading from summer sun.

Interior View From Dining Room

Interior View From Dining Room - Energy Efficient light globes. Reversible fans. Bunbury ecoHOME is insulated with 3.5R pink batts in the wall cavities (acoustic control), 2.5R batts in the ceiling cavity as well as the roof and exterior frame insulation.

Lounge & Ocean Reflections

Lounge & Ocean Reflections - Art students created art from recycled materials to make a statement about waste in Western Australia, Ocean Reflections makes the statement: If we do not properly manage construction waste we won’t be able to see the fish. Wool rug.

Louvre Window

Louvre Window - Placement of windows to capture SW/SE breezes and cross ventilate. Louvre windows allow greater control.

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 1 - Renewable bamboo furniture and flooring. South orientated bedrooms. Window placement for cross ventilation.

Bathroom

Bathroom - Water efficient taps and shower head. Water from the bathroom and laundry is recycled by a grey water system to irrigate part of the garden. The WC and laundry (not shown): Caroma SmartFlush toilet uses 4.5L full flush, 3L half flush. Ariston front load washing machine efficient water and energy use.

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 2 - Placement of windows for cross ventilation. The Spoonbill uses rubbish collected from Bunbury wetlands to create a pristine Bunbury wetland eco-scene.

Exterior Northern Elevation

Exterior Northern Elevation - The home will be tenanted for 12months while the energy and water use and thermal performance are monitored by a small point monitoring system.

Exterior Grey Water Irrigation and Eaves tanks

Exterior Grey Water Irrigation and Eaves tanks - Grey Flow grey water recycling system irrigates to part of the garden. 1300L under eaves rainwater collection tanks – one is plumbed into the kitchen for drinking water, the other will provide for excess household water use.

Compost Bin and Worm Farm

Compost Bin and Worm Farm - Located in a shady area behind the garage to encourage household recycling by the home occupant. The kitchen is fitted with a recycling station for ease of use.

Clean Site

Clean Site - Bunbury ecoHOME was built on an award winning research and demonstration model Clean Site. Pictured is the “Brickasaurus” which reduces water use of a brick saw from 600L/hr to 80L/day. Using a contained wash area and delivering sand away from the verge prevents sediment and sand run-off draining to stormwater and polluting rivers and water ways.

Exterior Reverse Brick Veneer Wall

Exterior Reverse Brick Veneer Wall - Western reverse brick veneer wall allows a thermal mass heat sink for capturing Northern internal light whilst insulating from excessive exterior western heat penetration.