nice work
r60 site?
Yup R60 site that is rear loaded off laneway. Looks pretty substantial as the top storey is as big as the ground, not just a plonked on single room on top. Simple and economical.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
nice work
r60 site?
I believe the unions also have played a hand in the continuance of double brick building method as well.
Cool, thanks for all that info, I want a Josh Byrne's house!Almost all new domestic contruction is double brick and colorbond. The few exceptions are concrete for multi-units and the two storey home builders that do non-double brick second storey. For example, 101 Residential uses MasterWall (1) and Ben Trager uses EIFS thermal panels (2). The difference between these systems and double brick upstairs is that double brick thermal and acoustic performance is generally poor whereas an externally insulated facade system has excellent thermal and acoustic properties (3).
That said, there are some exceptions to the norm. One notable example is Josh's House in Hilton, built by Josh Byrne (from Gardening Australia) to live in.
The external walls of the house is a combination of double brick, reverse veneer brickwork and lightweight timber framing (5). The house has been constructed with 70 channels of data logging to determine the detailed thermal and operational energry performance of the house. The performance to date is very impressive considering the build cost was almost identical to double brick and tile (6). Needless to say, I am a huge fan. Who wouldn't want to live in a house that is a comfortable temperature almost year round but cost no more than a conventional house? The builder was just a run of the mill contract builder, Highbury Homes (7).
There are some more unusual examples too. The Green Swing development at 96 Rutland Avenue, Lathlain uses a combination of straw bales combined with reverse brick veneer construction and passive solar design principles (8). This is a great project where the owners could not afford to build a house each in Lathlain, so they got together, bought a site, build a main residence each and two apartment. The aparments were sold to help pay for the project. I can see the project from the train. It look great! Do I need to mention that getting council approval was a nightmare? (9). Needless to say, the R-Codes don't really set out an assessment framework for grouped dwellings and multiple dwellings on the same lot.
Anyway, sorry for the wall of text but this is a subject that I am very passionate about or perhaps slightly obsessed with
(1) http://www.101residential.com.au/faqs/
(2) http://www.bentragerhomes.com.au/the-ben-trager-difference/
(3) http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/...ion_for_exterior_walls_and_facade_systems.pdf
(4) http://joshshouse.com.au/about-the-project/
(5) http://joshshouse.com.au/about-the-project/the-property/house-plans/
(6) http://joshshouse.com.au/wp-content...-Year-1-Performance-Report-Design-Version.pdf
(7) http://www.highburyhomes.com.au/about-us/building-green/
(8) http://sustainablehouseday.com/item/the-green-swing-development-unit-2/
(9) http://www.thegreenswing.net/pages/96rutlandave/planningapproval.html
Judging by the photos, it's a nice house! It does take a bit to operate though. I went to a seminar that he ran on the house about a year ago and he said that all houses should come with an operations manual. He explained how the house worked and I have been doing the same things where I am (opening windows, closing blinds etc) and I have significantly cut down on heating and cooling costs, even though there was no passive solar design considered when the house was built.Cool, thanks for all that info, I want a Josh Byrne's house!
Even though Aaron's excellent initial post comes across slightly rant like, I think it actually underestimates how ingrained double brick culture is in Perth. I go to house inspections of new houses and people actually knock on the walls to make sure they are brick.My mother in law is from WA and now I understand why she only looks at brick!
http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-wa-west+perth-118271643
This is an apartment development I designed in West Perth.
This is combination of R9 (www.r9wa.com.au) and Brick.
Yea we are currently building 6 units, 2 storey here in WA with hebel. As you can read from that link it's far superior from many other building techniques IF built correctly.
This current build would have German made double glazed windows so once completed would yield an 8+ star rating and cost just $1,950/sqm for turn key.
[/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]
Ad is a bit misleading, the arcactive rating doesn't relate to energy, yet they're making it sound like they have a 9 star energy rating...
Looks great.
Did you struggle to find a builder?
Is that a timber or steel frame construction?
What is your estimated build time?
Any chance you can PM me the address. Would love to drive past for a look.
Even though Aaron's excellent initial post comes across slightly rant like, I think it actually underestimates how ingrained double brick culture is in Perth. I go to house inspections of new houses and people actually knock on the walls to make sure they are brick.
Adrian Abel isn't the kind of guy to say something if it doesn't have it. Pretty sure they have the energy report that says 9 stars. I would be surprised if it didn't.
People that are building in M class areas (Ashfield, Beckenham, Midland etc etc) should consider asking for a waffle pod slab quote.
It's time for WA to wake up and smell the coffee. We need to dramitically change our construction methods to light weight, well insulated homes with large eaves. Modern homes with Bauhaus and minimialist-inspired facades are fine, but your living areas do not need a 2.143 x 3.61m window facing North with minimal eaves.
Simple changes, at grass roots level, will always make more of a difference than band-aid solutions to the status quo.
I have seen bits and peices regarding his build. Would be easiest to just go with the same builder.Judging by the photos, it's a nice house! It does take a bit to operate though. I went to a seminar that he ran on the house about a year ago and he said that all houses should come with an operations manual. He explained how the house worked and I have been doing the same things where I am (opening windows, closing blinds etc) and I have significantly cut down on heating and cooling costs, even though there was no passive solar design considered when the house was built.
Anyway, if you want a house like that it was built by a local builder
Or if you want your own builder to build using the materials and construction methods, there is a lot of technical specifications on the web site. Josh encourages everyone to consider passive solar design when building and provides the technical resources as a public service. Pretty cool.
The sales pitch for the house is: standard building materials and construction techniques at the same cost as traditional building but drastically lower heating, cooling and gas bills. What's not to like?