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Category Archives: Eco Design and Construction
Electricity from Solar Energy – Harvest the Spanish Sun
Solar panels are not just for producing hot water. They are also used for producing electricity. With rapidly rising fuel costs the prospect of producing energy which is clean green and carbon free is becoming increasingly attractive. In Spain solar … Continue reading
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Tagged architect costa del sol, build home granada, build home marbella, construction, domestic photovoltaic energy, domestic pv, eco, eco construction, eco home spain, energy efficient, green electricity, photovoltaic panels. photovoltaic electricity, pv in spain, solar electricity in spain
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Biomass Heating Systems
As the price of fossil fuels jump to record highs and climate change focusses people’s attention on CO2 neutral fuels biomass heating systems are increasingly popular and effective. Biomass is organic material which has stored solar energy in plants from … Continue reading
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Tagged air conditioning, air source heat pump, architect costa del sol, biomass heating, biomass in spain, build home granada, build home marbella, comfort, construction, eco, eco heating systems, energy efficiency, heating costa del sol, heating granada, heating marbella, heating systems spain
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Why It Makes Financial Sense to Build Green
Whilst it would be easy for me to say that green building always pays when you consider the wider benefits it can sometimes seem hard to justify the additional up-front costs. Certainly ensuring that a building comes in on budget … Continue reading
Posted in Eco Design and Construction, Eco Lifestyle, Miscellaneous
Tagged air conditioning, air source heat pump, architect, architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architect spain, architects, build home granada, build home marbella, comfort, construction, cooling in spain, cost efficient building, eci build spain, eco air con, eco buil, eco home spain, global warming
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Why its More Comfortable Living in an Energy Efficient Home
John Wolfendale talks for 3 minutes on why its more comfortable living in an energy efficient home. Open up the blog post to access the video.
Posted in Eco Design and Construction, Eco Lifestyle
Tagged air conditioning, air source heat pump, architect, architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architect spain, build home marbella, comfort, construction, cooling in spain, eco air con, eco construction, energy efficiency, new build andalucia, new build granada, new build spain
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Space Heating and Cooling With Heat Pumps
With space heating and cooling accounting for 70% of domestic energy requirements heat pumps have fast become the darling of the energy efficient housing industry. Take space heating and cooling out of the equation and you’re way on the way … Continue reading
Domestic Hot Water From Solar Energy in Spain
No one who has sat in the midday sun in July in Andalucía would doubt is power. There’s certainly no shortage of energy. All we have to do is harness it. With an average of over 300 days of sunshine … Continue reading
Passive Solar Design: Harness the Energy of the Spanish Sun for Heating and Cooling Your Home
An appreciation of how best to manipulate natural energy resources is fundamental to successful energy efficient design. Daylight, sunlight, and solar heating should be embraced early in the design stage of a project in what is now called passive solar … Continue reading
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Tagged air source heat pump, architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architect spain, architects, build home granada, build home marbella, build in Granada, build in malaga, build in Marbella, construction, eco construction, eco design spain, eco home spain, passive cooling, passive heating
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Design Your Home in Spain for Airtightness
Expensive heated air or cooled air is constantly escaping from our homes in Spain giving rise to discomfort, high energy bills, and speeding up climate change. Regardless of how much or what type of insulation you put into your home … Continue reading
Energy Efficient Homes in Spain – Less Is More
The misconception that energy efficient buildings will cost more to build is almost impossible to shift. Most people in this area seem to miss the point. For the most part energy efficiency in the home isn’t about technical solutions such … Continue reading
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Tagged architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architect spain, design a home granada, design a home marbella, eco construction, eco home spain, energy efficiency, energy efficient design spain, remodel a home malaga, renovate a home granada, renovate a home marbella
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Design a Home in Spain for Good Health
Designing and building for good health doesn’t seem to be a priority for architects and builders in Spain. Why is that when healthy living permeates our lives in so many other ways: healthy diet, taking exercise, organic food, 5 a … Continue reading