WADESTOWN SOLAR HOME

Overview

Project address
6 Purakau Ave, Wadestown Wellington

Client
Richard & Judith Wright

Contractor
AJ Construction

Completion date
2002

Value
undisclosed

Comments
The active solar design employs solar absorbing tiled suspended slabs with fan forced air below carrying convected heat to a basement "rock bin". The 15 tonnes of recycled concrete kerb blocks have a thermal storage capacity of 200 standard electric nightstore heaters. Other features of the one room deep, north facing house are the high ceiling hot air harvester duct thermo sensing motorised louvre windows and a solar water heating balustrade. These are all examples familiar energy saving technology being interpreted architecturally. Integration of these active solar management systems into the initial house design has minimised capital cost and moved beyond the awkward ad hoc, appearance of most current passive solar collection units.

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