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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
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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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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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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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The Energy Efficient Buildings of the future
According to the EU directive amended in 2010, member States shall ensure that: (a) by 31 December 2020, all new buildings are nearly zero- energy buildings; and (b) after 31 December 2018, new buildings occupied and owned by public authorities … Continue reading
The Comfortable Eco-lifestyle
Living the eco-lifestyle seems like an unachievable task for many of us. We know we should do more, and we’re constantly reminded that by doing little things and taking simple steps we can help reduce our carbon footprint to the … Continue reading
The Armchair Eco Warrior
We’ve always maintained that you may build an energy efficient house for perfectly selfish reasons. They are far more comfortable to live in, and save you money – not particularly eco warrior sentiments. More radical comfort, than radical politics. But … Continue reading