Welcome to the new ‘North Queensland GreenSmart Display Centre’.
Fairfield Waters has long been recognised for its support towards
the creation of an environmentally conscious community that lives
more sustainably.
In line with this commitment, Fairfield Waters has collaborated
with HIA GreenSmart and the Australian Green Development Forum
to raise community awareness for the benefits available from homes
that are built with sustainability in mind.
The resultant GreenSmart Display Centre can equally be considered
North Queensland’s premium display home and a community
education resource for sustainable living in North Queensland.
Encapsulating GreenSmart building principles, the GreenSmart
Display Centre provides North Queenslanders and others with an
opportunity to experience the very latest in high tech living,
environmentally sustainable housing design and contemporary
styling.
Benefits available to consumers are homes that are energy, water
and resource efficient in both construction and use and that offer a
better quality of life. They are also more cost effective to run and
maintain, and are healthier to live in.
The home incorporates passive solar design techniques suited
to the tropics, and illustrates how to make the most of cooling
breezes, while keeping the heat out and letting daylight in. The
home also showcases a range of innovative products and features
listed over the page.
The GreenSmart Display Centre is the ideal place for you to gather
thoughts for your next home or renovation and learn about the
benefits of more sustainable living.
We invite you to wander around, touch, experience, and enjoy
the uplifting freedom expressed in the inspiring and spectacular
North Queensland GreenSmart Display Centre at Fairfield Waters.
LIST OF FEATURES
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DESIGN AND MATERIALS
- climate responsive design
- passive solar orientation
- positioned to catch breezes
- internal cross ventilation including open
- space living and fixed louvre wall panels
- highly openable ¨C bifold doors, full length louvres,
- hopper and casement windows
- minimum 8 foot ceilings
- ceiling fans throughout
- external awnings and shading
- high performance glazing
- high level of natural daylighting
- partial steel portal frame system
- reconstituted timber structural beams
- timber framed walls F.S.C. certified Australian grown timber
- variety of walling systems: Ecoply,
- Harditex and insulated concrete block
- airpocket foil insulation under roof and in walls
- exterior decking made from sawdust and recycled plastic
- low solvent paints and lacquers
- reconstituted stone benchtops
- non-chemical termite protection
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ENERGY
- grid-connected photovoltaic (solar) electricity generation
- solar hot water system
- ceiling fans installed throughout
- 4-star energy efficient appliances
- gas stove
- skylight
- smart electrical wiring for one touch control of all electrical functions
WATER AND WASTEWATER
- chemical free pool
- rainwater tank gravity fed to toilet
- minimum 3-star water efficient taps,
- water fittings and appliances
LANDSCAPING
- local native plants used throughout
- low water use lawn species
- subsurface drip irrigation for lawns and beds
- irrigation cycle managed by soil moisture sensors
- rock mulch and timber mulch
LIFESTYLE
- external awning doubles as permanent maintenance scaffold
- glass paneling in door for passive security
- interior highly connected with outside
- front porch facing the street
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