3 Bed House in De Land Estate

Exclusive Mandate. Located in the very successful de Land Security Estate, this Energy Efficient House offers 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms of which one is en-suite and a large study nook.

Other features include an en-suite dressing room, a pantry, scullery as well as a laundry room. Added to this is a 8.5Kw Inverter, batteries and 8 solar panels.

The home was designed by Devilliers du Toit, an experienced architect and registered Green Star SA professional with the Green Building Council of South Africa. The emphasis of the design is an optimally oriented, well-insulated home with the aim of saving on energy costs. With water being such a vital resource, we have included rainwater harvesting. We have gone the extra mile in terms of energy efficiency with the design of the house as well as energy saving, by including, LED lighting.

Some important technical aspects of the design of the house include:

Clay brick construction with cavity walls along the exterior perimeter,

Isoboard insulation under the floor insulation,

9 mm Rhinoboard ceilings insulated with 135 mm Isotherm. Low E-Smart Glass glazing with a winter and a summer value exceeding the minimum requirements. All these measures are implemented to improve the R-values of the building envelope and ensure more comfortable living spaces as well as save on energy bills both in winter and in summer.

Energy efficiency measures include the following:

Gas hob

Insulated piping

LED lights

Infinity gas fireplace

Water efficiency measures include the following:

A rain harvesting system with storage tank

Hansgrohe EcoSmart taps

Geberit dual flash eco toilets