SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW
Communal vegetable garden for growing your own food
Yarra Rossa has been designed with sustainability top of mind. We will:
• Reduce the reliance on services.
• Reduce energy use as much as possible.
• Make best use of passive energy principles.
• Utilise solar access for warmth and cross flow ventilation.
• Utilise prevailing breezes for cooling.
• Make use of rainwater to benefit the village.
Performance Ratings
• NatHERS rates the energy efficiency of a home. The average rating across the village is 7.4 with some areas achieving an 8 & 9. The maximum possible rating is 10.
• EER also rates the energy efficiency of a home. The average rating across the village is 7.2 with some areas achieving an 9. The maximum possible rating is 10.
• Annual Thermal Performance Load Total Energy (MJ/m²) – average across Village 101.9 (some areas achieve 153.8).
• Windows U-Value measures the rate of non-solar heat loss or gain through a window. The U-Value at Yarra Rossa is 4.5.
• Insulation Value (R Value (m2 K/W)) measures the ability for insulation to resist heat flow.
- External Brick Veneer – 2.5
- Party Walls – 1.2
- Roof (level 2 units) – 5.0
At BaptistCare we are committed to minimising our environmental and social impact.
Building Design & External Fabric
Building design & external fabric refers to the skin of the building that separates the interior from the exterior environments. It includes the floors, walls, roofs & windows as well as how the building captures light, warmth and breezes.
Principles employed
• Solar Access – Passive heating.
• Solar Control – Sun shading.
• Natural Ventilation – Cross flow, Passive cooling, Breezeways, Sunrooms.
• Natural Day lighting.
• Ambient views of open space.
• Internal / external space connection.
• Site ecological sustainability.
Building Services
Building services include heating, cooling, hot water supply, cold water supply, lighting, emergency services, power, communications, mechanical ventilation and exhaust, the pool, waste & recycling, and landscaping.
Principles employed
• Sustainability & energy resource efficiency in built forms & servicing of buildings, maximising natural lighting, solar access and natural ventilation.
The apartments have been designed to incorporate as much solar access as possible in order to optimise light & heating from the sun.
External walls are reverse brick veneer which means the heavy thermal mass brickwork is on the inside & high levels of insulation are on the outside. In winter the thermal mass of the walls & concrete floor absorb heat from the sun during the day, store it & then release it back in to the room at night.
The windows installed are double glazed with a high Solar Heat Gain Coefficient which means in winter the suns radiant heat is allowed to enter through the glass but then is contained at night-time. All windows have weather seals to contain air leakages.
• Using technology in building services to reduce the consumption of electricity, gas, water, waste & greenhouse gas production.
• Ceiling fans have been provided in apartments to provide flexibility with air circulation.
• The majority of lights installed in apartments are highly efficient & durable Light Emitting Diodes or LED’s. They use a fifth of the electricity of a normal down light & don’t create as much heat making it easier for the air conditioning systems. They also last a lot longer, up to 50,000 hours, requiring less maintenance & replacement.
Apartment Equipment
Your apartment has been supplied with the following kitchen equipment:
• Fisher & Paykel Electric Cooktop.
• Westinghouse Electric Side Opening Oven.
• Fisher & Paykel Range hood.
• Bosch Semi Integrated Dishwasher; with a 4 star WELS rating & 3.5 star energy rating.
• Caroma toilet suites 4 star WELS rated and 4.5/3 star rating (3.5L average flush).
• Sink mixer taps to Kitchen & Laundries; 4 star WELS rated (7.5L/Min).
• Sink mixer taps to Bathrooms; 5 star WELS rated (6.0L/Min).
• All shower heads are 3 star WELS rated (9.0L/Min; Range D).
• Rainwater tanks on the site have the capacity to harvest and store 182 kilolitres for landscape irrigation.
• There are individual Rheem gas unit hot water units (26L/Min); 6 star rating.
Waste Management
A waste management plan was prepared to minimise construction waste to landfill and maximise recycling.
Recycling & General Waste Bins are located around the site for ease of use.
Ongoing waste management plan implemented to manage appropriate waste, recycling and organics practices.
Communal Facilities
• A 99Kw PV solar panel system installed to the Common Areas to offset Recurrent Costs.
• Community Vegetable gardens – to assist growing own products onsite and composting organics.
• Electric heat pump installed to the pool to keep running costs lower.
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Installation of a dual outlet Green Premium Product electric vehicle charging station. Capable of charging two vehicles at once. Green Premium brings improved resource efficiency throughout an asset’s lifecycle. This includes efficient use of energy and natural resources, along with the minimisation of CO2 emissions.
Sustainability Advantage Recognition Scheme
BaptistCare NSW & ACT is a Partner Member of the Sustainability Advantage Program with the NSW Government Office of Environment & Heritage.