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Lisa Sadleir – Spain Relief on the Costa del Sol

Lisa Sadleir and kids on the beach

Lisa Sadleir has been living in Spain for over 20 years now. I enjoy talking to Lisa because she’s always so cheerful. So I’ve been asking myself “what is Lisa’s secret to successful expat living?” I drove down to Fuengirola … Continue reading

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Why It Makes Financial Sense to Build Green

Energy Prices are Rising

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

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Why its More Comfortable Living in an Energy Efficient Home

John Wolfendale

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.

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Space Heating and Cooling With Heat Pumps

Space Heating and Cooling Heat Pump

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

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Andalucia Property Market Analysis

Andalucia Property Market Analysis

Barbara Wood has written an erudite article analyzing the current state of the residential property market in Andalucía. It is on Mark Stucklins excellent website Spanish Property Insight. There is a link to the full article at the bottom of … Continue reading

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Domestic Hot Water From Solar Energy in Spain

Domestic Hot Water Solar Energy

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

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Passive Solar Design: Harness the Energy of the Spanish Sun for Heating and Cooling Your Home

Passive Solar Tree House by L.A. Architects Standard.

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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Design Your Home in Spain for Airtightness

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

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Energy Efficient Homes in Spain – Less Is More

“Things need to be as simple as possible but no simpler “ Albert Einstein

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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Cost Effective Energy Efficiency

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The Institute for Building Efficiency has recently issued a brief called; European Union: Cost Effective Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Among other things, the brief addresses an interesting issue between the implementation of energy efficiency at micro and macro level. In … Continue reading

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