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| Sometimes
its what you don't see that is important. We designed Highland Peaks to maximise ecologically friendly construction and energy conservation. |
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We used natural stone as the
primary cladding with chemical free, renewable source,
Douglas fir (Oregon) as framing timber The house is orientated to capture all day sun with double glazed windows to assist passive solar heating and heat retention It is insulated throughout above industry standards. We chose spun glass fibre insulation incorporating recycled bottles which is fire resistant. |
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| Solar heating significantly contributes to domestic energy requirements. |  |
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Our
solar panels uses highly efficient vacuum tubes to convert
solar energy into domestic water heating
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wetback system connected to the high efficiency log
burner heats domestic water in winter. We have planted
trees for a sustainable fuel source. For air filtering and ambient heating we have an large 8.4 Kw heat pump. This uses the latest ozone friendly heat transfer fluid and maximises heating efficiency. It outputs nearly three and a half energy units per input unit. |
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| We collect and filter our rainwater.
The carbon the trees fix helps towards our goal of carbon neutrality. |
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