BUILDING A HOME THAT IS ENERGY EFFICIENT BY DESIGN NOT ONLY SAVES YOU MONEY OVER THE LIFECYCLE OF THE HOME BUT YOU ARE ALSO FUTURE-PROOFING YOUR ASSET AND INVESTMENT FROM BUILDING OBSOLESCENCE.
Your home’s energy efficiency is becoming an integral component in its ability to grow capital. Already new laws are in development to ensure all homes undergo an efficiency assessment before purchase. By building a home with Thompson Sustainable Homes beyond current regulations, you will avoid any expensive retrofitting costs in the future. Stay ahead of the curve by building with a higher rating now without necessarily spending a lot of money.
CUT YOUR UTILITY COSTS IN HALF IN TRADITIONAL HOMES, THE BIGGEST ENERGY COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WATER HEATING AND SPACE COOLING AND HEATING
In designing a Thompson Sustainable Home, the focus has been concentrated around reducing energy consumption. A traditional 5 star energy rated home uses in excess of 55MJ/sqm of power. The Thompson 10 star BERS energy rated home uses just 20.4MJ/sqm.
Even more savings can be realized when the home is combined with the use of energy saving products like the electricity key tag or breeze power fan. The key tag when removed cuts all electricity to the house when not required (with the exception of required appliances ie. your fridge).
The whole house breeze power fan replaces your air-conditioning system with an exhaust fan that pulls the hot, stale air from all rooms in your home and expels it out through the roof. The fan costs 80% less to run than air-conditioning and generates 30-45 air changes per hour through rooms to create fresher, healthier indoor air. To learn more about breeze power fans see the link below to visit their website.
http://www.breezepower.com.au/home-cooling.html
