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Lisa Sadleir – Spain Relief on the Costa del Sol
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
Posted in Miscellaneous, Spanish Lifestyle
Tagged architect, architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architects, build home granada, build home marbella, cooling in spain, eco home spain, english lawyers costa del sol, enjoy spanish lifestyle, life in spain, live in costa del sol, live in spain, move to costa del sol, move to spain, Spanish lifestyle
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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
Posted in Eco Design and Construction, Eco Lifestyle
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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What is Great About Living in Spain?
Graham Hunt (who does everything at Valencia Property) posed a question on the Facebook group “Writers and Bloggers about Spain”. He asked us What is Great About Living In Spain. The answers came thick and fast and it was refreshing … Continue reading
Posted in Spanish Lifestyle
Tagged architect costa del sol, best about spain, best of spain, build home granada, build home marbella, eco construction, energy efficiency, like living in Spain, like spain, Living in Spain, love spain, socially responsible architeture, Spanish lifestyle
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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
Posted in Eco Design and Construction, Eco Lifestyle
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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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
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