Energy Saving Houses
Energy-efficient houses of the future are structures,Generating more energy than consuming. Today we will get acquainted with just such a house. Part of the European countries have been actively adopting bills in recent years, according to which large construction companies, along with individuals, are obliged by 2020 to build construction sites with zero energy consumption. The company EZAR recently realized just such a project of a residential building in the Spanish ...
Prices for housing and communal services are biting more and more aggressively,ecology in the city is also not improving. What to do? Build an energy efficient house! Just about this project, we'll talk today. This unique project is prepared for the competition of the famous manufacturer of warmers Rockwool. The house combines modern forms and traditional materials (ordinary clay brick), the latest achievements of science and technology (solar collectors and photoelectric ...
The World Council on High-Rise Buildings and UrbanWednesday named the winners in the contest of the highest eco-houses in the world by the end of 2014. Urban jungles of the modern world are struck by the views opening from the windows of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers. Especially bright achievements of the construction industry can be observed in Stockholm, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Paris. The reason to go there can become multistory giants, which amaze with their greatness. What kind of ...
Is it possible today to build such a house that hestood for 300 years and at the same time was independent of external sources? We found such a "Passive House" located in the Moscow region. Now they are becoming very popular, they are found in the projects of many architectural bureaus and studios more and more often. Customers want that in such buildings it would be possible to exist autonomously, be independent of possible ...
Build a full house in just one day andno longer serve it, and most importantly - do not have utility bills: an ambitious project of American architects. As far as it's close to reality, we find out in our article ZeroHouse - the project of the architectural bureau Specht Harpman, founded in 1995 by Scott Specht and Louise Harpman, then students of the Yale School of Architecture ...
Behind these houses is the future. Being the most promising developments in the field of modern house-building, the projects are once again striking by their thoughtfulness and external attractiveness. Combining the principles of energy efficiency and increased resistance to extreme climatic conditions, these novelties, thanks to a unique design, become a really desirable object for acquisition. They are not afraid of tornadoes, floods or earthquakes, they do not need electricity, since solar panels satisfy all needs. ...
Solar panels, water purification station,air recuperation system, natural materials and views per million. How to combine "green" technology with a spectacular appearance and convenient filling of the interior? How to create a minimalistic and modern, yet bright and cozy space for the life of the whole family? We decided to study one of the most technologically advanced projects of a family residence on the West Coast of the United States in details and ...
As it turned out, the homes of the future can not onlysave electricity and clean the air, but also monitor the health of the owners. But why are we talking about the future? Such houses already exist. One of them is our today's story. Antonia Fahrney Residence is an energy-efficient project created on the principle of a passive house. During the construction, ecologically pure materials were used, based on ...
Today, with the example of a passive house from Midland,that in the state of Michigan (USA), we will consider how to arrange with your mind your own "nest", which can exist in harmony with Mother Nature. Today in our field of vision came a project called InVision Zero. This is the brainchild of 2 large American companies engaged in the development and construction of passive houses: Cobblestone Homes and Dow Chemical Company. They wanted to create an energy-efficient ...
"Smart technologies" penetrate into all spheres of ourlife, and the "intellectual home", which anticipates the desires of its master, does not seem like a fantastic idea. In this material - an overview of "smart homes" from around the world Companies that work with computer technology, represent the latest developments created for the benefit of mankind. Some of the most useful inventions are home gadgets: climate control systems, lighting controls and built-in plasma panels. AT…