Unique to the industry, CSR House is not only a practical and energy efficient 8-Star product display home but also a working research and development facility, representing a major investment in industry innovation.
CSR's many divisions worked together to explore how a cost-effective and energy efficient Australian home could best be constructed using readily available building materials. The goal was to create a home with outstanding build quality, comfort, internal air quality and acoustics as well as all-important thermal and energy efficiency.
What does 8-Star mean
The resulting 8-Star house has a heating and cooling load 45% lower than that of a 6-star home. In fact, early indications suggest the company's focus on reducing air leakage has resulted in even further reduction.
Some of the lessons learnt during the design and construction process will be employed by CSR in a brand new business division, Bradford Energy Solutions.
Using its knowledge of how to improve the energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings the company will offer comprehensive energy assessments, along with the professional installation of energy efficiency product solutions.
CSR House not only demonstrates the latest energy efficiency technologies, it has been fitted with 140 data collection points, generating a huge body of knowledge to be shared with the industry. CSR is working with leading Australian institutions in a bid to learn even more about achieving lower cost energy efficient homes.
