https://vimeo.com/102548268
In this video on a sustainable housing project we learned that a high-performing building doesn't have to be expensive, complicated, or uncomfortable. It is hard perhaps to plan all the strategies, but once enacted these smart designs can me a significant difference in terms of energy, water, and therefore spending and carbon footprint.
For example by using a combination of passive solar, appropriately high thermal mass, and natural ventilation Josh can manage to not use artificial heaters and coolers while keeping his entire house at a comfortable thermal comfort. The savings from his water collecting and recycling schemes also reduce his bill by about 90%.
And all at at the same cost of a typical house of the same size and type. What we can take away from his is that sustainability is not about expensive gadgets, but about smart planning.
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