Energy Efficiency for Dummies
How to be energy efficient in a few simple steps
Energy Efficiency in a House
Here are a few simple ways to design an environmentally friendly home.
Cavity Wall Insulation
By building two layers of the wall, the wall that is visible on the outside and the wall that is visible on the inside, insulation such as Fibre Glass, Polystyrene, Mineral Wool or Cellulose is able to be fitted into the "cavity" created by the two layers. This can trap both cool and hot air inside the house.
Energy efficient light bulbs
The latest energy efficient light bulbs have been designed so that instead of Compared to general-service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of light Energy efficient light use one-fifth of the electric power of regular light bulbs and last up to fifteen times longer.
The right colour
The colour on the outside of the house can affect indoors so be sure to paints walls and roof in light colours. This way, they can reflect heat and help keep your home cool in summer.
Eaves
Eaves are the part of the roof that is built over the side of the house. By building eaves over both facing windows, unwanted sun is kept out during summer,nut the sun's warmth is also able to be brought in during winter.
Zoning
Zoning is where rooms in a house are grouped together depending on their functions, for example the laundry and bathroom are grouped together as "wet" rooms, living areas include kitchen, dining and lounge room, then the bedrooms. By creating these zones more energy efficient heating and cooling is allowed.
Trees
Be sure to plant plenty of trees and shrubs, not only is this cleaning the air around your home it also can block out unnessecary sunlight.
Thanks for reading
Thanks for reading I hope this page gave you some ideas on how to design your new house.