Archive for September, 2010

Green Homes – Ugly Ducklings or Beautiful Swans

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

A house green? a house? highly energy efficient? a,? excellent interior, and built to overcome the c? codes of construction? n local. ? Qu? are ugly, then? See how home in space and others? the Jetson? ? Qu? Obviously he drew like a sore thumb? No. No. No. A green house and it looks like inside and outside the construction? No conventional.

The beginning of a green house? a set of plans that begins with a conventional plan and elevations. Then a green home construction? N expert system to modify the house to the character? STIC construction? N green housing and energy saving? To develop – A geothermal system? Rmico, instead of air conditioning, heating n underfloor, rather than a traditional forced-air natural gas, a recovering greywater systems, energy efficient windows? policy, doors, electrodom? appliances and water heaters, high and m? s high quality, high “isolation R’rated.

The best part? These systems work very different from their conventional counterparts, but are invisible to the house and its guests. The house will be? pi? and m? s pac? traffic? clean, dust and noise of the heating? n conventional forced air. And the energy cost savings? To considerable, depending on your situation? N particular.

Energy Star appliances sip electricity, but they are similar or id? Init.d his current team. Finishes and cabinets can be the same as traditional homes using recycled material or wood or earth-friendly alternatives m? S? environmentally friendly.

Cladding and roof tiles on the outside of the house are no different than a conventional house make the house perfect blend continuity? your neighborhood. However, the market value? probably higher than that of the surrounding houses, due to energy savings? to benefits and tax incentives.

Therefore, a green house? a beautiful swan, not an ugly duckling at all!

It’s not all peace and quiet in the country

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Green Home

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Focus on Green Homes ? the Air Conditioning Controversy

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

The air conditioning? possible in a green house. Read all about in this installment of our series “Focus on ecol homes? Cal.

Air conditioning in homes green? source of much discussion among fans of the green. Of course, the best way to save energy? A for air conditioning? to have or not to use it. But that does not? practice it, the? unique for everyone.

Without doubt, the air conditioning of the past was far from green. ? L use? products chemists and very harmful when consumed in large quantities? energy? to for its production? n. Tambi? N the unit? pi? efficient in use today in d? a portfolio? to use a large amount of energy? it causes huge electricity bills during the summer months. Pu? configured the system to be a green home that uses much less electricity and products chemists harmful? S?, Of course.

The size? Or imported – The first consideration? N in the design? Or an air conditioning system for green house? the size? or system. air conditioning systems must have the size? or right for the space to cool? and, taking into account the n? simple, Location? ny type? trees, n? Number of windows, the arrangement of the house, and the size? or living space. We should pay attention? The right-na tama? Or system – not too big or too small? O. Then we have to look at all renewable resources we can use to do this.

The cooling of the Earth – To be truly green, renewable resources should be considered. One of the best renewable resources? called geo-t? rmic. Geo-t? Rmic? literally heating, no refrigeration? n from the depths? land. ? The reason? n for which the greatest? to the caves are the same temperature (about 55F) during the a? o. We can use this constant temperature of the earth to cold air? Or air conditioning.

To achieve the cooling of the geo-t? Rmic, water (or any other l? Liquid) is inserted through? S of a tuber? To buried in the soil to a depth? appropriate. The water to cool? Up to the temperature field. The air? then passes over the air duct and hot water is transferred into the tube, eliminating the hot air from the house. The heated water out below? N backwards? S, even if the tuber? To underground and the heat is transferred efficiently into the water subterr? Line of refrigeration? N again to 55 degrees and the process starts again.

Clean and efficient – the use of air conditioning geothermal? Rmic? clean and quiet. For systems that do not use air presi? N to distribute fresh air, c? much less dust and noise.

This system uses less energy? To create air conditioning to fr? Or household and conventional? much better for the environment. This system can be? Tambi? N are used to heat the house. The cost of the system and depth? to which the tuber? to be interred in the world depends on where you live.