Today, using the example of a passive house from Midland,that in the state of Michigan (USA), we will consider how to wisely arrange your own "nest" that can exist in harmony with Mother Nature. Today, a project called InVision Zero has come into our field of view. 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 house available to ordinary citizens who do not have large funds. And passive houses, as you know, are projects that initially require an impressive investment of funds. But subsequently they pay for themselves.
The specialists of these companies managed to createa house that uses 60-70% less energy than conventional ones. It doesn't look any different from them, but its interior is amazing. InVision Zero has frame walls. They are insulated from the inside with a special thermal gel. The windows are equipped with triple-glazed Paradigm units.
The house is not only able to retain heat, but also processes steam and carbon dioxide (up to 30,233 pounds per year), converting them into electricity and providing them to the heating systems.
Interestingly, the roof of this passive houseis also not simple. It looks like ordinary tiles, but in fact they are solar panels stylized as tiles. Excellent camouflage! Due to this technique, the appearance of the house does not suffer, and its energy efficiency increases.
Green Switch light switches work withoutelectrical wires, on special chips that interact with each other. The brightness level is regulated by dimmers. This also allows you to save energy.
As for the internal “filling” of the house,environmentally friendly materials prevail here, many of which have been recycled. They are safe for both the environment and humans. For example, in the kitchen we can see quartz countertops, metal household appliances, a hood that can also convert vapors into additional energy. LED lamps and compact fluorescent lighting are used for lighting. The cost of passive InVision Zero is 250 thousand US dollars.
Useful tips: how to make your home energy efficient.
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