Sustainable House Plan: Design, Features, and Resource Management

This project outlines a comprehensive sustainability management plan for a residential house located in Broadmeadows, VIC, focusing on environmental responsibility and resource efficiency. The plan includes a detailed design brief with 2D plans, construction materials, and passive design features such as orientation and insulation to minimize reliance on mechanical heating and cooling. It emphasizes indoor environment quality, with considerations for solar gain and material selection for thermal comfort. The plan addresses operational energy protection through solar panels and efficient water resource management, including rainwater harvesting and stormwater management. It also covers waste minimization strategies, incorporating the three Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), and explores urban ecology aspects like green roofs and walls. The project also touches upon building and site management, including cost management, contractor selection, and contracts, with actions for urban ecology.

SUSTAINIBILITY MANAGEMENT
PLAN

 The Owner (TARUN SHARMA) aims to establish a
sustainable house that demonstrates his corporate and
community commitment to the environment and
reflects his responsibility to future generations.
VISION

 Moves towards the elimination of the use of non-
renewable resources.
 Moves towards the elimination of solid waste
production.
 Moves towards the elimination of air, soil and water
pollution.
 Creates healthy indoor environments.
 Protects and enhances natural ecological systems and
cycles.
AIM

 Albanvale is a growth area of Metropolitan
significance.
 Strategic Plan involves a review and depiction of the
region to which it applies.
 It portrays the key components of the range and sets
out the general format and outline standards for the
improvement of the subject area.
 In synopsis, the Albanvale Strategic Plan gives an
arranging structure to guide all future improvement in
Albanvale.
INTRODUCTION

 The site is located at 37 Nathalia Street, Broadmeadows,
VIC.
 The proposed improvement is single storey including 3
rooms.
 The aggregate site territory is 415m2 with floor region of
318 m2.
 All service connections are located in the right-hand
corner of the plot looking from the access road.
 The dwelling is a separate house brick veneered timber
framed construction with a ceramic tiled roof supported by
timber roof truss.
DESIGN BRIEF
1- 2D Plan for residential building

 The house is an East-facing structure and access is via
the left-hand side where the single garage and car porch
are situated.
 The property has 3.75meters from the left side
boundary and 3m from the right side boundary.
 The ground floor has a total floor area of 682 m2.
 At the front, there will be a front porch, with a timber-
framed, and tiled roof structure extending away from
the external wall. The ground floor consists of a formal
living area near the entrance parallel to the garage.
DESIGN BRIEF
1- 2D Plan for residential building

 The planned house is situated at western suburb of
Melbourne city in Hume City council attaining the
Street No. 37
 This house has the longitude of 37’44’59.69” and
latitude of 144’46’04.37” with the elevation of 67m.
 Left side elevation of the of the house
Location Specifications:

BACK ELEVATION OF THE PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION

Dwelling Type Construction Material
 This house attains dwelling
type as a separate house.
 These homes are normally
larger and have more
bedrooms than other
dwelling types.
 Usually, separate houses
have three or four bedrooms
but semi-detached houses
have two or three bedrooms.
Flats, units or apartments
have one or two bedrooms.
 This house has been
constructed using timber as
the structure.
 Steel, Cement, Aggregates,
sand and various concrete
materials have been used
for the foundation and
footing.
 Cement and aggregates
have been used for the
flooring of the house.

2-PASSIVE DESIGN FEATURES
ORIENTATION INSULATION
 An unassertive design is
necessary due to the relief it
supplied to the occupants from
relying heavily on mechanical
heating and cooling.
 This is attained by taking
advantage of the natural climate
to maintain thermal comfort.
 Solar panels give hand to provide
electricity to the house and also
save on water heating costs.
 Insulation plays an important
part to create quiet and
pleasant environment.
 In my house, the exterior walls
Single Brick Veneer Walls
(CIVE 1155) and they are
insulated with Pink Batts.
 The interior walls of the
theatre room are insulated with
Acoustisorb1 50mm
120cmx10m.