Harnessing Nature for Energy-Efficient Homes
- Making use of the natural environment
Making use of the natural environment
The location and orientation of your eco-friendly home is important, but did you know your landscaping and passive solar design can make a huge difference to the overall efficiency of your home?
The landscaping around your house can eliminate drafts and stop hot afternoon sun. Take advantage of the neighborhood amenities with clever design.
If you have a water source on your property maybe you want to make use of the Pelton Wheel. The Pelton Wheel is a water pulse turbine that can produce a great amount of power from a water source with high-pressure.
Or do you live in an area with quite a bit of wind? Let Kiwicad explain your options of wind generator systems to produce free power for your home.
Learn more about being on the grid or off the grid with your solar, wind or turbine power generation. Contact Kiwicad today to discuss your new eco friendly house plans.
There are 5 levels of designing a green or energy efficient home, (this also applies
to upgrading existing houses)
There are 5 levels of designing a green or energy efficient home, (this also applies
to upgrading existing houses)
Note: This is not an exhaustive list but serves as a basic guide to what is achieveable in the real world thru recent designs we have done on real houses in New Zealand. The principles can be applied to commercial buildings where the emphasis is more on lighting and heating/cooling costs while still maintaining a pleasant work environment.
