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Sustainable House Design
Introduction
There are several elements that can be
integrated into a new house design or retrofitted to existing
houses that will provide significant
improvements to the Ecologically Sustainable status of any
house.
The integration of these elements vary considerably in their
cost and benefit provided to the inclusion of the element into
the household
function. Four principle elements that provide the most significant
benefit from a sustainability perspective:
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
SOLAR ORIENTATION AND DESIGN
WATER USE AND REUSE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
These pages provide a summary of ideas for property owners to consider when building a new house, renovating an existing house. Several of these elements can be easily retrofitted to existing houses without undertaking any major building work. The integration of the following Ecologically Sustainable elements are able to be applied for the full range of domestic housing from the 10 hectare rural allotment down to a 400m2 suburban block. Household accessories and equipment should be up to standard, in example the quality metroenv Dallas Air conditioning provide with their airconditioners. House designs should incorporate the very latest ideas about planning a home, with adequate space for family activities while still providing private, quiet areas for mom and dad.See also House Design and Home Ownership
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