Box Hill house

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Owners	Robin and MaryLou Friday
Location	Box Hill, Melbourne
Country	Australia
Type	Sustainable renovation
House size	Medium

Summary of house features

• Photo-voltaic cells that send power back to the grid - thirty 85w panels produce 2.4kW
• Rainwater tank
• Grey water diverters
• Compost bins
• Solar-powered hot water
• Rain sensor on the irrigation system from the water tank
• Permalculture yard

Robin and MaryLou Friday’s home and garden in Mont Albert have been progressively modified to implement sustainable living features to maximize use of solar energy, reduce water use and minimise heating loss in winter.

Contents 1 Details 2 Gallery 3 Credits 4 Feedback or comments on this article 5 External links

Details

The house is breaks even for electricity - production from the panels meets their electricity usage of about 7kwH per day.

Gallery

Permaculture garden

Side of house

Credits

• Tim the Tankman

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External links

• City of Whitehorse - Whitehorse Sustainability Award winners announced