Posted on: May 28th, 2013 by Sabrina Barley Store Productions
The project has been featured in an article by Cameron Jewell of TheFifthEstate magazine. The article introduce the building and the project manager Ralph Alphonso and especially refers to the featured best-practice passive design and advanced engineering techniques, which includes the areas:
Water
Energy
Materials
Passive Design
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Beyond Zero Emission featured us in their blog today. BZE is assisting the 5×4 team with the specification of these electrical appliances and the zero fossil gas/ 100% renewable electricity project. The dwelling will be powered by a combination of rooftop solar photovoltaic and 100% renewable Green Power.
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We’ve officially launched the website and newsletter today! Don’t forget to subscribe to our mailing list for exciting updates about the 5×4 Hayes Lane Project.
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Today we interviewed Danny Vadasz, COO of Australian Conservation Foundation.
Issues discussed include:
– ACF’s work in urban challenges
– ACF’s contribution to sustainable building and how they support any project with similar aims on sustainability
– Defining success in build projects
Direct Energy is on board as one of our Project Partners. Direct Energy is both designing and installing geothermal heating & cooling solutions to provide energy efficient air conditioning and hot water for the Project. The animation below demonstrates a typical Direct Geothermal system: