Ecohouse
The ecohouse
- Promotes sound living practices.
- Is a beautiful nourishing environment.
- Supplies its own energy and is
energy efficient.
- Is made of non-toxic, recycled
and local materials.
- Collects its own water and transforms
its waste water into a resource.
introduction >
To transform the house and garden on the corner of the St Kilda
Botanical Gardens into a model sustainable building that will provide
education and inspiration to the wider community, acting as a seed
for further change. In addition to the redesigning and refitting
project, audiovisual displays and other educational programs will
be developed to assist the general public in putting sustainable
living ideas into practice... vision >
The EcoHouse has been retro-fitted to harvest, conserve and recycle
water. Key EcoWater features include... water
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Passive solar design is a simple design formula that takes advantage
of the sun's warmth in winter and uses natural and artificial shading,
and ventilation to keep the building cool in summer... energy
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Water recycling through the black and grey water treatment system
onto reed beds and then sub-surface irrigation to fruit trees...
living >
Construction and retro-fit projects make up a large percentage
of urban landfill. Reusing as much as possible on site and recycling
as much of the rest as possible can reduce this waste stream significantly.
Recycling and appropriate waste disposal requires planning and labour...
products >
Major Sponsors: The Government of Victoria- The Deptment of Ifrastructure,
deptment of Natural Resourses and the Environment Coast and Clean
Seas Program, City of Port Phillip, John T Reid Caritable Trust,
William Buckland Foundation... sponsors
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A list of the Major suppliers to the Ecohouse prject with contact
details... suppliers >
The EcoHouse working group is a dynamic group of volunteers who
have played key roles in developing design and implementation of
the Ecohouse vision. The following is a list of these participants
and what in particular they have contributed to the project...
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