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Sustainable Homes

Fundamentals to creating a better house in the 21st Century

-Energy Efficient Homes

Five fundamentals to creating a better house in the 21st Century as follow:

  1. Mindset: Keep and open mind [Research time is important]
  2. Scale: Consider your budget because the formula:- Bigger = Higher Build Cost + Higher Maintenance Cost
  3. Optimization: Get the most from limited resources see Figure 2 & 3:

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Figure 2 Adoption of Building information principles (BIM)(Thepowerofplace)

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Figure 3. Passivehaus principles (Whatgreenhome)

  1. Fabric: Choose materials that will last for the life cycle of the building and reduction demands [Keep heat in or out base on type of climate]
  2. 5. Simplicity: Consider simple shape building design and choose designer and builder wisely.