Solar House Day - virtual tour at Mt Best

Main features of our energy efficient house are:

• 100% self-sufficient in sustainable electrical energy. Our power station is based on wind+solar energy.
• 100% self sufficient in water
• gravity based water collection and distribution system that does not need pumps.
• Low energy demand (@20W per square metre of living area in winter) due to double insulation, double glazing, insulated floor and reflective blinds.
• Passive reflective solar heating that meets nearly 50% of winter heating energy needs, featured in Renew issue 88 on the front cover
• Solar hot water
• Fully processed gray water and sewerage (worm farm system)
• minimal footprint on the environment
• many innovative features and ultra low energy devices such as the chest fridge that takes less energy in 24 hours than a light bulb in just an hour
• double glazed dome greenhouse with thermostatically controlled ventilation system and temperature control
• solar assisted geo-thermal heat pump system

Our wind turbine tower is 7 storey tall (21 m). From the bottom it looks like on the picture above. On top of the tower there is 1 kW Bergey wind turbine.