Environmental sustainability

Sustainable

Englehart. A leader in environmental sustainability

At Englehart Homes we have been leading environmental sustainability in home design and construction from the opening of our first display home in 1980.

The Wallara is designed inside and out for optimal sustainability. Its striking ultra-modern facade incorporates wide eaves to protect residents from harsh summer sun but invite winter warmth and a recessed entry excludes the elements year-round. Inside, contemporary interiors optimise passive solar design, natural light and ventilation.

Our innovation and leadership was recognised in the first Victorian and Australian awards for housing energy efficiency in 1984 and 1986.

We have continued to develop innovations and efficiencies so that today our design process ensures your home will not cost the earth but will help preserve it. We emphasise room zoning, proportions and visual flow through door and window locations and incorporate key environmental opportunities such as cross ventilation and optimal daylight use into our designs. Energy efficiency is of the utmost importance; Englehart ensures your final design will achieve a six star-plus formal rating. As a proud leader in sustainability, Englehart adopts ground breaking technologies to create healthier lifestyles and living environments.

Our recommendations: Solar Electricity

CSR Bradford Solar Charge Pack, including a Tesla Powerwall storage battery, and premium polycrystalline solar panels for generation.

The charge pack provides the average Australian home with 90 per cent of its electrical requirements and assures security of supply.

Based on current electricity charges, savings over 10 years would cover the system’s cost and reduce carbon emissions by 8,300 kgs per year.

Inverter Air Conditioning

Inverter air conditioning systems provide individual zone control, energy savings and a variable speed drive to consistently maintain settings. Building double-storey homes with a CSR Hebel power floor lightweight masonry flooring system provides a superior thermal performance and eliminates the flex and squeaking associated with sheet flooring.

Screw fixing to suit joist type Tiles fixed with a flexible adhesive Flexible adhesive

Waterproof membrane Hebel Adhesive

Englehart aims to create structures and use products that are environmentally responsible and Joist resource efficient, and improve Fuller® Max Bond™ construction adhesive installed to manufacturer's your home’s energy efficiency. specifications Climate change means we must create sustainable buildings with minimal environmental impact and maximum human comfort.

Joist

Hebel PowerFloor panel

ENGLEHART SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST

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❍ 3 Double glazed windows for insulation ❍ 3 Roof vents that allow hot air to escape ❍ 3 Verandahs, eaves and pergolas that shade windows from summer sun ❍ 3 Light coloured roof to reflect heat ❍ 3 Hot water system located near where hot water is needed ❍ 3 Building fabric ❍ 3 Efficient heating and cooling services ❍ 3 Onsite generation of energy ❍ 3 Solar Electricity – CSR Bradford Solar Pack ❍ 3 Solar hot water system with panels positioned to catch the sun ❍ 3 Energy efficient lighting, fixtures and fittings ❍ 3 Consider smart wiring lights ❍ 3 Select high efficiency hot water units ❍ 3 Select water saving taps and shower heads ❍ 3 Limit east and west windows where practical ❍ 3 Provide thermal mass from concrete slab and/or floor tiles and/or brick walls ❍ 3 Design living areas to receive sun in cooler months ❍ 3 Carefully position windows ❍ 3 Optimise natural ventilation via well sized and positioned windows 3 ❍ Insulate walls and ceilings including aluminium foil to external walls ❍ 3 Hebel Power Floor to double-storey homes ❍ 3 A zoned energy efficient inverter cooling and heating system ❍ 3 Recess entries to avoid heating and cooling loss ❍ 3 Draught proof doors and windows 3 ❍ Avoid mains water use for landscape irrigation ❍ 3 Consider grey water recycling system 3 ❍ Appropriate landscaping to minimise energy and water use 3 ❍ Select low water consuming plants 3 ❍ Install a rainwater tank on the shadiest side of the house

SEASONAL PATHS OF THE SUN

WEST Summer

Autumn/Spring

Winter NORTH

SOUTH EAST