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The Hillside Project... a fire safe ZEN (zero energy) energy efficient home The Hillside Project is an exclusive contemporary residential dwelling which has been built at 40 Hawker Avenue, Belair, South Australia, during 2009. The location is perfect... the 2,941 square metre property fronts onto the magnificent Mount Lofty Ranges, with extensive views over the Adelaide coast. The night lights of southern Adelaide and Glenelg are spectacular.
Whilst enjoying a temperate climate, Hillside is exposed to gully winds and cold winter temperatures. With hot, dry summers and cold, gusty winters, the challenge is to create an energy efficient house with a comfortable environment, requiring minimal heating and cooling, whilst maximising the views to the West.  |
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Latest News... Engineers Australia magazine features HillsideHillside has featured in the Civil edition of Engineers Australia magazine, in National Precaster and in the UK's Concrete Engineering International magazine. Read them here.
And watch out for the March 2010 issue of Building Products News! 
 See Hillside on A Current Affair
Hillside's first segment on Adelaide's A Current Affair went to air on Friday 31 October. Watch the first segment here and the second segment here. Want to learn more about zero energy and bushfire safe construction?Go to the About page and Links page for more information and reading... Heyne's plants... locally grown under drought tolerant conditionsHeyne's Nurseries will be designing and creating a water efficient, drought tolerant and fire retardant garden for Hillside. More... Bianco Precast partners with HillsideSouth Australia's largest precast manufacturer, Bianco Precast, has manufactured thermally efficient and fire safe precast concrete sandwich panels. More... Trend WindowsTrend Windows will be using Hillside to launch their Xtreme CSIRO fire rated window system in South Australia.
Latest partners...Include Clipsal, Outlook Electrical Services and Lafarge Plasterboard. —————————————————— Why Hillside is Sustainable... * Thermally efficient structure * Long lasting & durable * Low building life operation costs* Less waste during manufacture* Less air pollution, noise and waste on site |
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Energy Efficient Features:* solar passive design * double glazed windows * rainwater harvesting * stormwater capture * PV solar panels * greywater treatment * solar hot water * in-slab heating * green airconditioning * low voltage lights * C-Bus automation * heat reflective coatings * drought tolerant plants * water efficient appliances |
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Project Objective
The objective was for Hillside to be a showcase of what can be achieved in energy and fire efficiency, given the compromises of a West-facing block. It is the ultimate - the 'rolls royce'of luxury new home design. |
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SA Construction 1stHillside is the first precast sandwich panel house to ever be built in South Australia.  |
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Project Progress...Hillside is now ready for its interior fitout.
Progress has included:
* 95,500L rainwater tank installed with Astec coating;
* Structure erected;
* Retaining walls constructed; Insulation installed and plasterboard fixed internally;
* First fix air-conditioning, electrical and plumbing completed. |
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Built to survive fire...Fronting on to the dry bush of the Mt Lofty Ranges, Hillside has been built to withstand fire. Precast concrete, together with a CSIRO fire-tested window system have been used, together with measures such as fire retardant landscaping, gutter guards, roof sprinklers, and ample water for fire fighting will ensure that the house is well positioned in a fire. |
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Want to promote your product or service?
This project brings together a complete range of energy efficient, sustainable and fire safe initiatives in the one project. Partnering with Hillside offers a fantastic opportunity to promote yourself to the South Australian and Australian market. More... |
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Hillside benefits from off-site manufacture
Hillside's entire wall structure (precast sandwich panels, window systems, structural steel and roof trusses) has been manufactured in purpose-built factories, then delivered to site and craned into position. Off-site manufacture has long been recognised both in Australia and internationally, as offering numerous benefits to all parties in sustainable construction. Off-site manufacture offers better quality control (meaning less defects), easier waste recycling because manufacture is in one place, more efficient site processes (with less clutter and activity on site), better control of health and safety, more environmentally friendly manufacture (with minimal waste, fewer deliveries, reduced noise and less dust) and lower costs (due to faster construction). |
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