[Spiv]

Originally Posted by AC_Hacker

This thread is started with the intent to help Spiv design his solar and geothermal house in South Western Australia.

(This thread is re-directed from THIS_POST.)

Here is some information that could be useful in this project:

A Google map of the area where this house is to be built:

LOCATION_MAP

SITE_MAP
(house is to be built on empty lot above arrow)

DESIGN_DRAWING_A

DESIGN_DRAWING_B

CURRENT_HEATING_DEGREE_DAYS (for each of the last 365 days)

Let's show Spiv what EcoRenovating is all about!

Sincerely,

-AC_Hacker

Just to recap from my posts on the other thread:

My interest is in a new home I will be building in 4~5 months, hopefully the last home I have to build:

• The ground floor is 196mq - garage= 150mq and the first floor is 122mq.
• The floors will be solid concrete on sand and limestone ground.
• All windows double glazed,
• All walls and roofs will be properly insulated,
• Flat metal roofs.
• Here it never freezes, but we need to heat the house 3~4 months a year
• 8~9 months we open the windows and let the sea breeze in the afternoon and the land breeze at night, but some days it goes over 40c (100F), so cooling ability will help.

I am exploring the ideas of:

1. Geothermal floor heating using a heat pump with solar as well.
2. Perhaps cooling with cool air exchange??
3. I am thinking to place the slinkies below the house in trenches, before I build the concrete floor slab, is that a good idea or should they go under the driveway?

Any help to get on the right track deeply appreciated!