lorri
Member
Been thinking about how to improve the energy rating of the house yet to be built, 6* is the norm it seems that we have to meet, but how do you get a higher rating, I see people having 10* houses built. Is there a simple answer to this, is there a way to work it out yourself? Or do I have to pay someone big biccies to do it?
There must be a limit on what you can get up to with simple things that are cost effective?
Cheers Lorri
axess
Member
Hi lorri,
I saw an interesting presentation last night about an 8 star Zero Energy Home (ZEH) house in Melbourne at the Melbourne ATA branch meeting. The house was a collaborative project between Henley Homes, the CSIRO and a major developer.
One of the items was a video from the Josh's House website. Josh is the Gardening Australia presenter from West Australia who has just built a 10 Star house. The link is:
joshshouse.com.au
Josh plans to showcase a series of high star rating houses around Australia. He has done his own house, the Melbourne house, and houses in Karratha, Townsville, Adelaide and the Sydney house so far. The segment is called "Star performers" and is well worth a look.
Good luck with your project.
John P
Member
G'day lorri.
Something on this matter has already been published elsewhere on this website. I refer to http://www.renew.org.au/renew-archives/ . There are two articles in issue no 112 page 22 and issue no 114 page 32. Both deal with the same building.
The house has no architectural merit but it also has no electricity bills, no water bills no heating bills and no cooling bills.
You can apply your own architectural style and still get a low cost self sufficient house.
Also you can contact me direct.
Note that the place was designed for a cooler climate and it would be done differently anywhere further north.
The main design reference was the second law of thermodynamics.
Best wishes.
The government has unveiled a wide-ranging package of new efficiency measures that could cut the UK's energy use by 11% by 2020, while providing a major boost to the economy and living standards.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/12/energy-efficiency-uk-close-power-stations
