• RAINWATER COLLECTION

     Rainwater is collected from the roof, via spouting / guttering which discharges into vertical downpipes that are run to storage tanks supplied by 'Marley'.  'Marley' diverters to prevent the ingress of debris that may be collected along the way, are fixed to outlets in the downpipe prior to...

  • POURING OF THE CONCRETE FOR THE FOOTINGS

     Insitu concrete was pumped into the Eco-block formwork.  Eco-block is an insulated concrete form (ECF) made from expanded polystyrene (EPS).  The black bars are polypropylene connectors that attach to embedded webs. Concrete was pumped into place,  gently vibrated and the...

  • CLADDINGS - WEATHERBOARD

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  • THE FINAL STAGE

     The Owners have now moved into the house.  Landscaping is underway, and finishing touches within the house continue.  Joinery fitments, electrical and sanitary fitments have been installed.  The blog will continue, but with less frequent entries....

  • FLOOR SLAB - FIRST POUR

    The lower level floors of the house are concrete.  'Eurosteel' reinforcing bars connect from the footings, as well as the insitu concrete walls.  The insitu concrete floors are poured over 'EXPOL' 100mm thick EPS polystyrene insulation which is laid on top of a continuous layer of...

  • ROOF FRAMING

    Once the timber framed walls were secured, the timber roof trusses were loaded onto the Laserframe timber framed walls.  The white strip is  the pro clima INTELLO PLUS connection strip applied between the timber framed top plates and the trusses. Steel strip bracing being...

  • RAINWATER COLLECTION

     Rainwater is collected from the roof, via spouting / guttering which discharges into vertical downpipes that are run to storage tanks supplied by 'Marley'.  'Marley' diverters to prevent the ingress of debris that may be collected along the way, are fixed to outlets in the downpipe prior to...

  • POURING OF THE CONCRETE FOR THE FOOTINGS

     Insitu concrete was pumped into the Eco-block formwork.  Eco-block is an insulated concrete form (ECF) made from expanded polystyrene (EPS).  The black bars are polypropylene connectors that attach to embedded webs. Concrete was pumped into place,  gently vibrated and the...
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Saturday, March 24, 2012

CLADDINGS - WEATHERBOARD

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Monday, March 12, 2012

PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY

Posted by PH1NZ at 7:20 PM • 1 comments
Although they are not a necessary component for a Passive House, the Owner has chosen to install Photovoltaic energy production for the house.  As seen in the 'Roof' page of this blog,  Photovoltaic panels have been installed on the north face of the low pitched metal roof to provide energy for the house.    More information on these will follow....

MEMBRANE ROOF

Posted by PH1NZ at 7:11 PM • 8 comments
The roof for the garage at the street end of the PH is a flat roof that will incorporate an insulating layer laid beneath the roofing membrane.  The roofing membrame consists of a base-sheet layer of Nuraply 3PV-SA which is fixed over the insulation. This sheet is designed specifically for adhering to the insulation and provides a complete watertight layer once installed. A cap sheet...
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