Smart Home

By Michael Como | January 15, 2011 |

Smart  Home  as  defined  by  Energy Australia

Generation

Item Product name and description

Fuel Cell BlueGen 2kW gas-fired fuel cell

Hot water 200-litre co-generation storage tank plus gas booster

Battery- Redflow 5kW inverter and a 10kWh bank of lead-acid batteries

(to be replaced by Zinc Bromine)

Solar pergola Schott 0.5kW thin film solar

Solar PV BP 1.0kW Photovoltaic

Heating and cooling

Item Product name and description

Gas heaters Braemar SH25 & SH 18 ducted

Cooling Seeley “Climate Wizard” heat exchange evaporative cooler

Roof exhaust fan 11W CSR Edmonds “The New Maestro”

In the kitchen

Lighting

Located Product name and description

Above bench 28W XAL Minimal fluorescent tube

Kitchen steps 1W Lucifer Stealth LED

Kitchen skylight 28W Slim light T5 fluorescent tube

Bulkhead above eating 72W Osram Linearlight Power Flex LED strip lights

Appliances

Item Product name and description

Printer Canon Pixma MP640

Kettle Eco-kettle

Cooktop Fisher & Paykel Izona CookSurface

Oven Bosch HBA58T650A

Rangehood Schweigen Undermound Rangehood UM1170-9

Dishwasher Bosch SMU65M15AU

Fridge Electrolux ETM4200SC

Computer Apple Mac Mini, keyboard & wireless mouse

Monitor BenQ 19” LED

Microwave Samsung Timesaver 1000W

Toaster Tefal Privilege TT6060

What’s in the Smart Home? ®

NSW Smart Home 13/07/2010

Materials

Furnishings Description

Island bench & corner

seating Recycled hardwood from Kimbriki Recycling Centre  (@  Terry  Hills Sydney)

Kitchen floor DALCHOC made from recycled rubber

Kitchen bench EcoTop – a composite of Bamboo and recycled paper

Kitchen table Refire glass Recycled glass

Kitchen cupboards Akril GECA certified recyclable plastic sheeting

Splashback tiles ModRocks Recycled glass pebbles from ModWalls

Island bench panels Reclaimed copper sheeting from EnergyAustralia substations

Corner bench EcoTop – a composite of bamboo & recycled paper

Skylight glazing

– External glass is Viridian XIR Interlayer Low E-coating Enviroshield

– Internal Glass 95% content recycled glass

High cupboards X-Board Plus made from recycled paper & bagasse waste sandwiched in timber veneer

Green waste bins Bokashi bins – utilize microorganisms to compost green waste

Furniture and homeware

Furnishings Description

Doormat “EcoMat” surface material made from recycled plastic bottles, base made from

recycled tyres

Footstools 4 x “sway stool” made from recycled cork

Tapware

Note: Tapware mixers from Astra Walker Collection are all 5 stars 6l/min

In the living areas

Lighting

Located Product name and description

Downlights & wall lights 6 x 9W MODUL Q 36 LED

Dining table pendant 42W MODUL R 120 LED suspended luminaire LED pendant

Hall lights 3 x 3W LED downlight

Lifestyle appliances

Item Product name and description

TV Sony 40” LED Backlight KDL-40EX600

Digital recorder Panasonic Blu-ray disc recorder

Sound system Yamaha digital sound projector

Powerboard PowerShield Theatreguard

Portable fan Dyson bladeless fan

Vacuum cleaner Roomba iRobot

VOiP telephone BOB Modem with 3 x handsets

Furniture and Homewares

Furniture Description

Lounge Schwamberg & Alvisse Mason 3 seater, 2nd hand GECA certified

Lounge Schwamberg & Alvisse Mason 1 seater, 2nd hand GECA certified

Armchairs 2 x Parker armchairs re-covered in leather from Kimbriki Recycling Centre

Coffee table Custom glass top on redundant Energy Australia high voltage insulators

Dining table Artek Bamboo table from Anibou

Dining chairs 6 x Axona Aichi black chairs made from recycled car batteries

Entry matt “Bar code” matt made from recycled truck tyres

Materials

Furnishings Description

Steel shelves Frames are reclaimed stainless steel waste from Southern Cross Metal. Fabricated by

BML steel.

Floor Polished original concrete

In the laundry and bathrooms

Lighting

Located Product name and description

Ceiling light 2 x 9W ERCO Panarc fluorescent with diffuser

Appliances

Furnishings Description

Washing machine Miele W1611

Clothes dryer Bosch ActiveAir HeatPump Dryer WTW86560AU

Materials

Furnishings Description

Laundry cupboards Akril GECA certified recyclable plastic sheeting

Laundry bench Recycled hardwood from Kimbriki Recycling Centre

Tapware

Note: Tapware & mixers from Astra Walker Collection tapware are all 5 stars 6l/min.

Showers are all 3 stars 9l/min

Source – Energy Australia  2011, image via google

Reference

http://www.energyaustralia.com.au/Common/Network-Supply-and-Services/Network-projects/Smart-grid-projects/Smart-Grid-Smart-City/Newington-Smart-Village/~/media/Files/Network/Network%20Projects/Smart%20Grid/Whats%20in%20the%20Smart%20Homev2.ashx.     ( viewed  15/1/2011)

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