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Why It Makes Financial Sense to Build Green

Posted on February 10, 2012 by ecovida
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

Posted on February 6, 2012 by ecovida
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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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Andalucia Property Market Analysis

Posted on January 20, 2012 by ecovida
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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Passive Solar Design: Harness the Energy of the Spanish Sun for Heating and Cooling Your Home

Posted on December 30, 2011 by ecovida
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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Energy Efficient Homes in Spain – Less Is More

Posted on December 28, 2011 by ecovida
“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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European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Planning

Posted on April 12, 2011 by ecovida
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The second edition of the European Conference on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Architecture and Planning deals with the issues of the urban regeneration under three perspectives: sustainable architecture and energy efficiency; sustainable city and social planning; sustainable urban economy. … Continue reading →

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4th Nordic Passive House Conference

Posted on April 12, 2011 by ecovida
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PHN11 Helsinki conference is the 4th conference in the Nordic series of seminars on passive houses. The first conference was held in Trodheim (Norway) 2008, the second in Gothenburg (Sweden) 2009 and the third in Aalborg (Denmark) 2010. The themes … Continue reading →

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Cost Effective Energy Efficiency

Posted on April 1, 2011 by ecovida
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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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Architects Fees Marbella and Costa del Sol

Posted on March 30, 2011 by ecovida
architect in marbella and the costs del sol

What does an architect charge in Marbella and the Costa del Sol? Conventionally they charge a percentage of the build cost. While there are no mandatory rates almost all architects quote the standard rates of their colegio. The percentages vary … Continue reading →

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