A regeneration project in Coventry, UK, is using Ground Source Heat Pumps to significantly reduce the heating costs to residents while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint by over 50 per cent. Wates Living Space, Whitefriars Housing Group and Ice Energy Heat Pumps are developing 13 new bungalows at the Liberty Park estate. (more…)
Calling a building green doesn’t make it so: Experts question ratings systems
BY DAVID HANDELMAN
FEB 14, 2008
When you decide to buy an eco-friendly car or even a house you are making a conscious choice to help the environment, but what if your green purchases are not so green after all. (more…)
What exactly is a carbon zero home?
A zero carbon home is one that returns to the National Grid as much power as it uses over the course of a year. Unless you plan on living somewhere with no heating, electricity or water, that means a zero carbon home will need to be kitted out with equipment for microgeneration – the production of energy on a small scale.
So, in come mini-wind turbines, solar panels and a wood pellet burner for generating energy. Meanwhile, to keep that precious energy in you will need clever, draught excluding construction with super-insulated walls, a geothermal heating system extracting heat from the ground and triple-glazed windows. You might also want a rain water collecting tank to supply the washing machine and toilets and to be connected to a reed bed sewage system for organically cleaning human waste.
Container architecture, or cargotecture concepts. These are the kitchen and restroom facilities.
We are taking forestry needs for containers to many different aesthetics that the customer is looking for.
Hot start for solar-power
Feb 2 2008 by Our Correspondent, Western Mail
It’s the shape of things to come – free hot water for life in a solar-powered home. (more…)
