We used untreated 90mm x 45mm radiata pine for all the framing of the house. Only the top cord of the roof trusses had a treated piece of LVL.

View of all the framing. Double tie-downs were used to secure the trusses to the top plates. 90mm eaves will provide lots of protection against the summer heat.

View of the east side of the building.

Uvpc doors and windows being installed.

Pallets of Steico's natural wood fibre insulation panels Protect H - 60mm thick x 220mm long x 750wide ready to be unloaded for roof and external wall insulation / sheathing.

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Installation of wood fibre boards (60mm thick ). The Protect H wood fibre boards acting as a waterproof / airtight / insulating protecting layer.

Looking up at the layer of the Protect H wood fibre boards acting as a waterproof / airtight / insulating protecting layer.

Roof heat protection layer nearing completion. The wood fibre Insulation sheathing boards are easily installed.

West view of roof with Steico Protect H boards on the roof, before the laying of roof battens and roof cladding.

A double batten system is used providing a 70mm air gap below the roof cladding to facilitate air flow and cool down the roof. The first battens are used to hold down the boards and the second set will receive the roof cladding.

The Enviroseal permeable membrane is placed over the double battens.

Using a light colored smooth surface such as the colorbond Surfmist will reduce the absorption of the sun's heat producing ultraviolet rays, and also lower the roof's cladding emissivity rate.

First row of the Protect H 60mm high density natural wood fibre insulation boards. They are a sarking board, tongue and grooved, air tight board, insulating, as well as a sheathing board.

Second row of wood fibre boards framed around window.

Sectional view of the first row of 60mm Protect H wood fibre board sitting nicely on the slab and ready to be joined in the corner of the wall frame.

Same view of the corner board but with the Steico Multi-fill added for extra adhesion.

Same corner, wood fibre boards connected at the corner. Corners are joined with Steico's multi-fill and fastened onto the studs.

View from the top of the corner.

Same corner, wood fibre boards insulation boards now running along the east side of the house.

View of tongue and grooved profile of the insulation boards; providing excellent water and air protection to help keep the building envelope dry.

The woodfibre boards lock securely on the external frame. They are water resistant and airtight.

Placed snugly between the interior frame on the walls and ceiling. Wrapped up tight!

The Steico flex036 100mm wood fibre insulation used in all the internal partitions.

The Steico flex036 100mm wood fibre insulation used on the ceiling as well as roof cavity walls.

Note the double battens that leave a ventilation gap between the woodfibre and cement fibre cladding.

No steps from the driveway to the house - part of Livable House Design Guidelines.

We are using the James Hardie Axon Cladding 9mm panels - pre-primed.

Early winter morning reading of outside surface temperature of the cladding: 09.4 degrees Celsius

Inside wall surface temperature reading ( opposite side of the outside cladding reading). A nice comfortable 17.5 degrees Celsius

Solid doors prevent noise penetration. Also, note on the floor is the Steico Underfloor wood fibre insulation, that is laid under the Wikander cork flooring.

Installed door with wood fibre insulation in space between door jambs and studs. Helping reduce noise transmission into the bedrooms.

Close up of wood fibre insulation in space between door jambs and studs. Helping reduce noise transmission into the bedrooms.

Steico's underfloor underlay for parquet and laminate flooring being laid down on our concrete slab. These particular panels are 7mm thick and are 790mm x590mm

Close up of the underfloor underlay. 10mm gap is left around edges

Floating floor being installed over the underfloor panels

Finishing off the flooring in the living room

Light colours reflect heat, and the double glazing helps prevent heat gain in Summer and heat loss in Winter

Natural light illuminates the pantry cupboard.

Flooring with Underfloor wood fibre - insulates for heat and sound.

So far in the past two months (winter period July & August 2019) , we have produced 1500 kw or we are averaging 25 kw per day of free electricity.

Our Electrical Vehicle (EV) charger (Zappi) charger is on it's way & will be installed in our Garage. It will provide charging of 7kw /hr. It can directly draw from our solar production.

The hallway is wide enough to carry groceries, push a pram or walk with a "walker".

Driveway installed.

Looking from the bedroom, showing entry into ensuite, solid wooden door and built-in wardrobe.

Looking south from the dining table.