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 Building a Sustainable Home – An introduction to a short film showing how a house can be designed and constructed to include over 100 sustainability focused features. It shares all the lessons learned.
The full feature film lists the 100 features at the end. The house was completed in 2009 and won the Gold Coasts HIA GreenSmart Energy Efficiency Award.
Just for starters, the house contains a 1 kW PV system, Solar hot water, real time EcoVision monitoring system and significant recycled content (including old tram tracks and bridge timbers)
More on the house: www.yagoi.org
More on the International Award winning Ecovillage at Currumbin: www.theecovillage.com.au
Length of this short: 1.21 minutes
Length of full film: 23 minutes. To purchase the full DVD email enquiries (at) ecomplish.com.au
Copyright Ecomplish 2010 Australia, Earth
Duration : 0:1:22
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 The EcoFabulous Home was designed by Kanau Uyeyama Architect Inc. As a firm, we have been researching eco-friendly solutions for many years. In 2008 we put all our knowledge to the test and designed and built the EcoFabulous Home (1000 sq.ft., 400sq.ft. deck) as the Feature Home for the British Columbia Home and Garden Show. There is a living wing (kitchen, dining, sitting) and a bedroom wing (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms). Eco-friendly solutions included such things as 100% recycled paper with zero VOCs for kitchen and bathroom cabinets, cedar deck, siding and spa skirt, and other sustainable woods, CFLs and LEDs, Hydronic heating system with each radiator with its own non-electric thermostat 95% plus efficiency gas fired condensing boiler supplemented with solar panels, integrated home control system.
www.prefabuloushomes.ca
Duration : 0:4:42
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 The EcoFabulous Home was designed by Kanau Uyeyama Architect Inc. As a firm, we have been researching eco-friendly solutions for many years. In 2008 we put all our knowledge to the test and designed and built the EcoFabulous Home (1000 sq.ft., 400sq.ft. deck) as the Feature Home for the British Columbia Home and Garden Show. There is a living wing (kitchen, dining, sitting) and a bedroom wing (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms). Eco-friendly solutions included such things as 100% recycled paper with zero VOCs for kitchen and bathroom cabinets, cedar deck, siding and spa skirt, and other sustainable woods, CFLs and LEDs, Hydronic heating system with each radiator with its own non-electric thermostat 95% plus efficiency gas fired condensing boiler supplemented with solar panels, integrated home control system. www.prefabuloushomes.ca
Duration : 0:4:19
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 www.prefabuloushomes.ca
email:uyeyama@telus.net
604-736-1172
Duration : 0:6:19
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 Summary of Green Solutions
· Small Eco-footprint
· Reduced wastage with Factory Built
·_Sustainable and Recycled Materials – Cork, Cherry Veneer, Cedar, Paper,
Framing Lumber, Plywood, Cotton, Wool & Silk
· Breathable Building Wrap & Rainscreen
· Sprinklers
· Energy Efficient Lighting, Appliances, Windows and Fireplace.
· Integrated Home Control System (Smart Wiring)
· Minimal or zero Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
· Cabinets – 100% Recycled Paper, zero VOCs with photo-imprinted Teak Veneer
· Built-in Recycling Bins in Kitchen Island
· Local Products
· Water Conservation
·Green Paint
· Continuous Ventilation
· Hydronic Heating System and DHW – 95% efficient
· Individual Thermostats for Radiators
·_Solar Panel for Hot Water (Integrated w/ Hydronic System)
prefab, modular, built green, green, sustainable, eco-friendly
Duration : 0:5:14
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Technorati Tags: ash, awards, BC, boiler, build, building, cabin, Canada, cedar, CFL, comfort, compact, condensing, construction, content, eco-friendly, efficiency, efficient, emission, energy, environment, environmentally, factory-built, fast, Green, high, home, house, insulated, lastlonger, LED, less, light, low, method, modern, modular, paper, photovoltaic, plans, power, powersmart, prefab, quality, recyclable, recycled, red, renewable, revolution, smart, solar, star, sustainable, vacation, Vancouver, VOC, waste, western, zero
 Summary of Green Solutions
· Small Eco-footprint
· Reduced wastage with Factory Built
·_Sustainable and Recycled Materials – Cork, Cherry Veneer, Cedar, Paper,
Framing Lumber, Plywood, Cotton, Wool & Silk
· Breathable Building Wrap & Rainscreen
· Sprinklers
· Energy Efficient Lighting, Appliances, Windows and Fireplace.
· Integrated Home Control System (Smart Wiring)
· Minimal or zero Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
· Cabinets – 100% Recycled Paper, zero VOCs with photo-imprinted Teak Veneer
· Built-in Recycling Bins in Kitchen Island
· Local Products
· Water Conservation
·Green Paint
· Continuous Ventilation
· Hydronic Heating System and DHW – 95% efficient
· Individual Thermostats for Radiators
·_Solar Panel for Hot Water (Integrated w/ Hydronic System)
prefab, modular, built green, green, sustainable, eco-friendly
Duration : 0:2:55
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Technorati Tags: ash, awards, BC, boiler, build, building, cabin, Canada, cedar, CFL, comfort, compact, condensing, construction, content, eco-friendly, efficiency, efficient, emission, energy, environment, environmentally, factory-built, fast, Green, high, home, house, insulated, lastlonger, LED, less, light, low, method, modern, modular, paper, photovoltaic, plans, power, powersmart, prefab, quality, recyclable, recycled, red, renewable, revolution, smart, solar, star, sustainable, vacation, Vancouver, VOC, waste, western, zero
 The EcoFabulous Home was designed by Kanau Uyeyama Architect Inc. As a firm, we have been researching eco-friendly solutions for many years. In 2008 we put all our knowledge to the test and designed and built the EcoFabulous Home (1000 sq.ft., 400sq.ft. deck) as the Feature Home for the British Columbia Home and Garden Show. There is a living wing (kitchen, dining, sitting) and a bedroom wing (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms). Eco-friendly solutions included such things as 100% recycled paper with zero VOCs for kitchen and bathroom cabinets, cedar deck, siding and spa skirt, and other sustainable woods, CFLs and LEDs, Hydronic heating system with each radiator with its own non-electric thermostat 95% plus efficiency gas fired condensing boiler supplemented with solar panels, integrated home control system. www.prefabuloushomes.ca
Duration : 0:3:37
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Technorati Tags: ash, awards, BC, boiler, build, building, cabin, Canada, cedar, CFL, comfort, compact, condensing, construction, content, eco-friendly, efficiency, efficient, emission, energy, environment, environmentally, factory-built, fast, Green, high, home, house, insulated, lastlonger, LED, less, light, low, method, modern, modular, paper, photovoltaic, plans, power, powersmart, prefab, quality, recyclable, recycled, red, renewable, revolution, smart, solar, star, sustainable, vacation, Vancouver, VOC, waste, western, zero
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