Sustainable+Design

toc = Sustainable Houses = Look at the pictures below and identify what makes these homes more sustainable and passive solar.



Councils and town planners are frequently developing land to sell for houses to be built. New houses are being built every day yet many could incorporate more solar passive design into their proposal. The Australian government recently introduced Basix, which is a building sustainability index to ensure homes are designed to use less water and have fewer greenhouse gas emissions by setting energy and water reduction targets. Each building design must pass the basix index before council will approve it. Read more about basix here [|Basix]
 * Design Situation**

Design a single story four bedroom house for a family of four living in a cold climate. The house must incorporate elements of passive solar design that align with Basix, and have good aesthetic features. Design a single story multipurpose shed for a family living in a rural environment. The shed must incorporate elements of sustainable design and where possible passive solar elements that align with Basix.
 * Design Brief **
 * Option 1**
 * Option 2**

Use the Design Process to complete a portfolio of your work which will be submitted for marking and will form a major part of your assessment.

Research
1.a) Define the terms: i) sustainability ii) passive solar design b) Look at the picture below of the 2 story house, list 8 ways the design incorporates passive solar and sustainable design e.g. cross-ventilation c) Use the internet to search for 2-3 good examples of houses that incorporate good passive solar design. Copy these pictures into your word document.

This 2 Story house design below incorporates passive solar design
 * Solar Passive Design**

The passive energy efficient aspects of the design, i.e. orientation, materials, landscaping, etc are the easiest and most cost effective to employ. Active energy efficient aspects (i.e. PV/solar cells) are more expensive, but are more visible to purchasers.

Look at the following websites to help you research passive solar and sustainable design Useful links for passive solar & sustainability [] [] [] []

Sustainable Design
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2. Develop a moodboard of existing pictures/building ideas to help inspire your design ideas.
 * Research **





How to use Google Sketchup
Watch the following training videos...
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Getting started with your floor plan and then creating your design in 3D... Option 1 The design must have: · 4 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · Double garage · Front or back outdoor area/porch/courtyard/al fresco · Kitchen · Laundry · Living/lounge room · Family room
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 * Design Specifications**

Option 2

The design must have:

· an area for a workshop

· 1 bathroom

· areas to house farm equipment, such as headers, tractors, truck, 4WD ute, 4 Wheel/2Wheel motorbikes

· possibility of an office area

Consider the following for both options: · use and placement of windows on the north side to attract natural heat from the sun · angle of roof line · placement of shaded area for outdoor area · building material/exterior walls – which materials are good insulators?

Some standard structural dimensions include:
Ceiling height 2300 - 2550mm Outside wall thickness 90-120mm Internal wall thickness 60mm Internal door width 850mm Internal door height 2000 - 2100mm Windows can be made in various shapes and sizes so use your creativity to design these, however the larger ones will require thicker frames, some guidelines to work from inlcude
 * a width from 60mm to 2000mm, height from 50mm to 2000mm
 * a good sized bedroom window is around 1800Wx1800H

**Some general room dimensions include:**
· Master bedroom 4m x 4m - Bedrooms 3.5m x 3.5m · Bathrooms 2-3m x 3m · Double garage 6m x 6m · Front or back outdoor area/porch/courtyard/al fresco · Kitchen - may vary in shape but at least 3m x 3m · Laundry - 2m x 2.5m · Living/lounge room 4m x 5m - Dining 3m x 3.5 -4m · Family room 4m x 5m - Hallway 1-1.2m wide

Click on the following link to watch more training videos [|Getting started with Sketchup] [] [] [] [] [] [|http://www.2by4.nl/#!__projects-uk] [] [|Zero Energy Homes]
 * Useful links for house designs**

Innovative & Sustainable products
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