8 months ago 21st Dec 10:16
Eco architecture means good and bad news for Santa
An easy-to-build design, requiring low skill levels, which can be ready to move into in just three weeks.
No site excavation is required and can be moved easily with no residual affect on the site.
Thirty two steel pins drilled into the ground raising the house making it adaptable to flood land. The steel pins also draw heat in in the winter and channel heat away in the summer. Large reservoirs underneath the house collect up to 50,000 litres of rainwater.
Insulation combining natural materials like wool and hemp with recycled products.
Vacuum insulation panels for windows which are as effective as triple glazing.
Vertical axis “Helix” wind turbines generate power.
Photo-voltaic roof panels also provide energy for heating and hot water.
Excess electrical energy from solar and wind power devices is stored as high pressure air in home’s tubular steel structural columns.
Motion-sensitive taps and water efficient showers.
The garden on the roof can be used as to grow vegetables increasing the potential for self-sufficiency.
It is fully compliant with the code for sustainable homes and renewable energy generation.
The design can be adapted for one or two people making it affordable for first time buyers or families.
See the ‘Ultimate Eco House’ of the future at the Ideal Home Show, 14 March – 6 April 2008, Earls Court. For more information visit www.idealhomeshow.co.uk, for tickets call the ticket hotline on 0844 415 4144.
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