8 Aug
I’m doing a science project on green housing…?
We have to write a paper and make a poster/or a model of a house that uses materials to make it more energy efficent. What are some materials I could make/draw/symbolize for my project other than like solar panels? This will help alot!
Posted by Byderule on 08.08.09 at 7:24 pm
ECO FRIENDLY HOUSING
There are many examples of houses made cheaply using local materials
such as houses made from bamboo
http://www.bambooliving.com/bambootech.html
http://www.inbar.int/housing/main.htm
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/publications/Web_version/572/ch38.htm
Or Straw bale houses.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4673361259827571538
http://www.balewatch.com/
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/strawbale.htm
Beautiful villas are build out of Adobe (Mud and sticks)with thatched roofs ,that are supremely insulated.
http://www.world-housing.net/uploads/adobe.pdf?pr=Array
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/houses/pueblo.html
http://sicarius.typepad.com/althouse/2007/07/adobe-floors.html
Very green housing partly with living roofs to blend in with the environment.
Maximum 3 stories high,including a basement.
a perfect example of this type of development is described by
William McDonough: The wisdom of designing
at the end of this tape,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRjz8iTVoo
William McDonough is an Architect who designed a city in China that blended totally into the landscape ,the farmland ending on top of all the equal level roofs ,with the farmers moving about on bridges
All the rooms would have the sun at least once a day,The city to utilize all their own byproducts as gas for cooking or compost
With solar energy to power the lot
The land above would produce all the food and meat for the city
A totally auto sufficient concept ,with agriculture build in in a sustainable way.
A beautiful solution to Urban spread,(Be patient ,he does not go into this until the very end of the video)
LIVING ROOFS
is a great solution to utilizing space as well as insulation against either heat or cold ,for the accomodations, green lawns is extravegant unless you got a goat grazing up there (got friends in south Africa who got that)
It means slightly different construction with concrete roofs at a very gentle slope (for drainage)
damp coursing the concrete with black plastic,(Although the Aztezs used moss)
installing irrigation systems.and leaving easy ways up to the roof ,with ramps
The walls and reinforced corner pillars must be of sufficiant strengh to support the extra weight ,as should the cross beams under the roof .
If you decide to go the full living roof way
which means at least 1/4 of a meter of soil to support the weight of the wet soil.
No more than 3 stories is recommended before doing the living roof .
have the slope in a Northern direction to make full use of the sun(depending which hemisphere you are in,,and so that you could also incorporate solar panels.
But you can also put lots of flowerpots up if you just want some flowers ,standing on planks (the simple small way)
URBANISATION IN A SUSTAINABLE ,AUTOSUFICIENT & HEALTHY MANNER
Why this is recomended
They did some experiments with rats in highrise building conditions and after the 3rd story they began to get weird
by the time they were on twenty they went insane and ate their own babies .
this gives you some idea what the bosses must be like in the penthouse offices
So 3 stories is a reasonable healthy hight for humans they have discovered BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
so we cannot put to many people on top of each other
technically it is an impossible task to ensure a continues supply of good air for everybody
and the mental effects are drastic ,
but we can blend people into and under the landscape
From,http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjwbEcQA3f9qIh_.40iu5Yjsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070810163042AAvuSPo
More ideas on Eco Housing are Earthships
http://www.earthship.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlrhxqat_6A
http://www.earthships.com/
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/earthship.htm
Imagine a home that heats itself, that provides its own water, that grows its own food. Imagine that it needs no expensive technology, that it recycles its own waste, that it has its own power source. And now imagine that it can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things society throws away.
Thirty years ago, architect Michael Reynolds imagined just such a home – then set out to build it. A visionary builder Reynolds has been fighting ever since to bring his concept to the public. He believes that in an age of ecological instability and impending natural disaster, his buildings can – and will – change the way we live.
“If you create your own electricity, heating and water systems you create your own politics
Mongrel Media proudly presents GARBAGE WARRIOR an Oliver Hodge film,http://earthissues.multiply.com/video/item/53
from,http://byderule.multiply.com/links/item/16
Housing using whole trees are not exactly green ,if it is one OK, but imagine thousands
Posted by More Ridiculous Wisdom on 08.08.09 at 7:24 pm
You can’t get any greener than living in a log cabin without electricity or running water, like in the pioneer days.
Posted by jonathan on 08.08.09 at 7:24 pm
An original idea can be a room to put to use as solar furnace. It would can be really good to make a solar kitchen……..
Posted by AnaB on 08.08.09 at 7:24 pm
Materials? How about soy based insulation, it is the latest in green building materials (click on the article below for some info).
You can also try Mythic Paint for both interior and exterior, it is a high performance Zero VOC paint that is non-carcinogenic unlike most others on the market. Google it.
Posted by big_alpha_male on 08.08.09 at 7:24 pm
recycled wood
solar and wind power sources
cfl bulbs (or even LED which are more efficient)
collect rainwater off the roof
collect gray water or gray water system to water plants and shrubs
make sure those plants and shurbs use little water and have no grass use natural landscapeing and trees that block the sun during hot times of the day
window treatments that allow sun in the winter and keep sun out in the summer to heat and cool house
special spray insulation to reduce energy use
compost system or worm farm to compost stufff
instant demand water heater or on demand i think its called
front load washer
hang dry clothes system
green thermostat or energy saving thermostat
add an exercise bike hooked up to power the tv..so you can only watch tv when you ride the bike
power switches that do not allow vampire power
plug in car in the garage
solar lights around the house
solar charger for your cell phone
solar backpack that collects power for your ipod and laptop
composting toilets
garden
recycle trashcans
you can google any of these "keywords" and get more ideas on how to add them to your project or what they are…
and find a million more ideas…
Posted by theosharatos on 08.08.09 at 7:24 pm
You must research ‘earth ships’, they are awesome!