Design features - self sufficient

Walls: steel framing with timber
stud frame interior and cement
sheeting finish.
Insulation: all roofs, walls and
floors are properly insulated.

The house captures its own solar power via solar
panels and using a small but adequate wind turbine
made from a 55 gallon steel drum. Both these
systems feed into a series of batteries to store the
power when its isn’t being used. I have researched
this thouroughly and found a system including both
wind turbine and solar panels for approx. $200.

As evident in the North elevation to the right,
the two north facing walls have heating systems installed. This way the water collected, is heated by the sun for later use.

The waste system installed is typical of a saniflo
system. The waste in particular from the toilet
goes through a small machine that grinds the
waste into sludge so it uses less room and is
easier to remove. All waste is then directed
into the above ground septic like tank on the
South wall. This location makes the removal by
trucks much easier, it is a sealed tank so cannot
be gotten into easily if vandals try.

As the roof area is so small not enough water can be collected. So on top of this a small reverse osmosis system is intergrated. It is a series of hand pumps that suck the water up from the foreshore below and as it goes through each pump the water goes through a series of treatments to make the salt water drinkable. As it is a hand pump this requires no power and can be done completely manual. The water then goes from the pumps into the connected water tank on the East wall as indicated. The pumps will be located on the deck as they can be easily accessed when needed and can also reach the tank and the water.