Let’s get green…
WHY A HOUSE WITH NO BILLS?
Because everyone would love living and enjoying every moment on a cozy and comfortable house!
ENERGY SUSTAINABLE
Because it will be amazing not having any stress about the monthly bills , for the electricity, water or the waste.
PASSIVE HEATING
AFTER WE CONDUCT OUR LCA ASSESSMENT WE DECIDED FOLLOWING THE ADVICE AND THE PROCESS:
* THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE COMFORT AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED ABOVE
* CHOOSING THE BEST MATERIALS NON TOXICS ,
* IMPLEMENTING A GOOD MANUFACTURABILITY PROCES
* INCLUDING EXTRA PASSIVE LIGHTING AND HEATING SYSTEMS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
SELF WATER PROVIDER
LOCATION: ZAKINTHOS ISLAND – GREECE
South – west of the GREECE
Zakynthos lies in the eastern part of the Ionian sea, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of the Greek (Peloponnese) mainland. The island of Kefalonia lies 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the north. It is the southernmost of the main group of the Ionian islands..
LAGANA area is situated on the Golf of Lagana. Is benefiting of sun and sea but also the soil is rich in stones and the natural resources we need for building our HOUSE PROJECT
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MATERIALS : STONE , LIME CEMENT, AND WOOD
STONE 75%: our prime material Stone Construction
Stone Construction Stone has been used as a building material for thousands of years. It has long been recognised as a material of great durability and superior artistic quality, the foremost choice for buildings associated with status, power and religion. The pyramids in Giza, burial chambers in the UK and temples in Malta were all built from stone over 4000 years ago and are still standing. The use of stone in construction has declined over the last hundred years, but it remains an aristocrat of building materials. We will have access on extracting our material from the land we are building the construction: NO TRANSPORT, NO CARBON AND SAVING MONEY
LIME CEMENT 20% : locally produce on an aggregate mine, Zakynthos island, Greece: NO TRANSPORT , NO CARBON
WOOD 10%: main land
all the material inventory will be supervised and managed by the local company.
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• SOUTH WEST POSITIONED FULL DAY SUN
STONE
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• WOOD, • LIME CEMENT • PASSIVE LIGHTING
• PASSIVE HEATING • SOLAR ROOF TILE
• RAIN WATER COLLECTOR
• WATER DEPOSIT
How long does a stone house wall last?
According to our LCA assessment our construction during will have a lifespan of 100 years
You can expect natural stone house walls or siding to last for the life of the home, 100 years or more, which is longer than manufactured stone at 50+ years. Natural stone can be recyclable after and used in any other construction. No waste no Carbon no toxicity.
The HOUSE it will be nice and cold during the summers, because of the stone structure .
During the winters in Zakynthos the climate is not below 0… the house it will be heated by the passive solar system that will provide a good amount of energy and it will run together with a flooring system .In case of very low temperature it will be back up by the boiler or immersion heater, especially during the winter very cold months (rarely)
For the energy sustainable system , we will adapt a passive energy heating and lighting provided be our SOLAR TILES ROOF STRUCTURE, a large invest but very well received on the return profit.
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The HOUSE it will benefit also of two very important undergrounded water deposit but also a water collector deposit. This will supply the necessities of the house, by using the rain water collected. During the hot summers people on Greece need lot of clean water and sometimes this can be a problem. With this solution everyone will have plenty of water and enough the full year around, without paying for any supplier.
By implementing also the benefits of Composting the owner will have the following:
Composting significantly cuts down on the amount of trash in a landfill and reduces ...
Composting enriches the soil with nutrients, which reduces the need for fertilizers ...
Compost increases soil’s ability to retain moisture, thus helping to prevent erosion ...
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at home solution adapted
Underground deposit water Composting
Summery about our project: HOUSE WITH NO BILLS
• PRIME MATERIALS: STONE = price included on the land price = extracted from the land , our location(save transport, and carbon produced)
• Wood and cement will be used from the local producer, less then 15 miles away from the building place. This will save the owner money and time .
• The TILE SOLAR ROOF it will be the most important investment at the begin , however by providing the entire house with passive electricity and heating, it will save lots of money and will become a very big return in investment.
• All the passive lighting and heating system , water collector and water deposit will make a less stressful life for the owner and a better enjoyable live at this property for centuries , and with a very small maintenance of the property.
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