Humpty Doo house

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Owners	Greg Beresford and Sally Jacka
Location	Humpty Doo, Northern Territory
Country	Australia
Type	New construction
House size	Medium

Summary of house features

• Passive solar design
• Flow through ventilation
• Solar panels, 1.5kW
• Solar hot water
• Rainwater and borewater tanks
• Grey water
• Low power appliances, no airconditioner
• Steel-framed and raised one metre, to protect from termites and water damage in the wet season.
• Roofline allows for air flow and keeps the sun and rain out
• Open air bathroom and toilet
• Three verandas shaded for different parts of the day and year.

This house has been designed and built so the onwers can enjoying the tropical lifestyle. The house is located in the Humpty Doo Solar Village about 40km from Darwin.

To maximise air flow the house is no more than one room deep and has few internal walls. A tower houses the solar electricity system, bore water header tank and a yoga platform.

[edit] External links

• Gone troppo in Humpty Doo (PDF), ReNew Magazine, Issue 90 January-March 2005