home building archives - planet forward - 克罗地亚vs加拿大让球 //www.getitdoneaz.com/tag/home-building/ inspiring stories to 2022年卡塔尔世界杯官网 tue, 12 apr 2011 17:53:27 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 reduce energy, live passively //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/reduce-energy-live-passively/ tue, 12 apr 2011 17:53:27 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/reduce-energy-live-passively/ if we want to create a better energy future for ourselves, we need to start being smarter about the way we do things so we don’t have to go back and correct our mistakes more. in few places does this apply more than how we construct our buildings. this idea really begins to hit home when families realize how much money they can save themselves. passive houses offer a design model that can save people money, allow people to live more comfortably, and help people conserve energy all at the same time.

often time, when people build homes or buildings, they neglect to take the total cost of ownership into account. people look at the sticker price of the house and forget that the actual amount of money they put into their new home is dependent on renovations they need to make to expensive systems that heat and cool their home, the amount they pay to the energy company, and how often they have to replace things like their windows. passive houses take all of these things into account so that homeowners pay a little bit more up front so that they can save money for years to come. a small investment that decreases future costs and raises the value of your new home is a no-brainer.

the passive house design technique, which is very popular in germany and several other countries in europe, emphasizes some great, green technology like an energy recovery ventilator and triple-glazed windows (see more about these in the video). habitat for humanity is starting to build passive houses across the country to lessen the back-end burden for low-income families that move in so they aren’t slammed with extra costs in the end.

if we want the amount of energy we use to be smaller, we have to start by living smarter. passive house design is a great way for all of us to start making that happen.

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improve heat diffusion in homes to lower heating costs //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/improve-heat-diffusion-in-homes-to-lower-heating-costs/ thu, 03 feb 2011 09:30:32 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/improve-heat-diffusion-in-homes-to-lower-heating-costs/ hot air rises. cold air falls. we all know this. then why do we have diffusers in our ceilings that allow the hottest air (winter) in our rooms to rise up through them into the duct work above our ceilings? when our ac units cool our rooms they also cool our ducts to some degree… wouldn’t it be wise to keep that last bit of cool air in the ducts after our circulation fans stop?

the flow of energy in either of these situations could be controlled by creating easily installed “flapper” type diffuser located doors that open with fan generated air flow & close with no fan generated air flow. i believe simple diffuser “flappers” could potentially save folks a substantial amount of money on energy costs. i would love to see if i’m right or wrong.

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the future of green homebuilding //www.getitdoneaz.com/story/the-future-of-green-homebuilding/ tue, 19 jan 2010 20:24:04 +0000 http://dpetrov.2create.studio/planet/wordpress/the-future-of-green-homebuilding/