Living off-grid in Spain: Is total freedom from mains services possible?
Living off-grid in Spain is often cited as a path to both escaping the rat race and saving money on hefty monthly bills to heat and cool your home. Eco Vida Homes clients are increasingly asking if we can design a home with all mod-cons that is not just off-grid, but totally independent from mainsContinue reading
Grey Water Recycling Spain
Potable water is environmentally costly. Dams may have been built and land sacrificed. The water will have been filtered, treated and possible pumped long distances before it arrives at your tap. Potable water is a valuable source. One comment has stayed in my mind which I heard during a recent water shortage. “There’s no shortageContinue reading
The Principals of Rainwater Harvesting in Spain
Depending on who you listen to water supplies may become increasing erratic and water increasingly expensive. Generally speaking we need to get better at reducing our usage, retaining, and reusing water. It makes sense to find alternatives to the high grade drinking water that has been cleaned and filtered and pumped for great distances whenContinue reading
Why its More Comfortable Living in an Energy Efficient Home
John Wolfendale talks for 3 minutes on why its more comfortable living in an energy efficient home. Open up the blog post to access the video.
Continue readingReal Sustainable Homes : Let’s recycle our houses not just our rubbish!
Our quality of life is highly influenced by the homes in which we live. At their best homes can be inspiring, efficient structures, which facilitate health and creativity and enable us to live in harmony with one another and the planet. Is this our experience of the current housing stock in Spain? Sadly not. ExamplesContinue reading
Eco Entrepreneurs in Spain Show Us How It’s Done
Last week I visited Green Cities, the Energy Efficient Building trade fair, in Malaga. It was so inspiring to see these Eco Entrepreneurs in Spain really having a go despite the economic climate. They are creative people with great ideas, investing their time, emotional energy, and money to bring their product to the market andContinue reading
“Sustainability isn’t just about the way we build. It is a state of mind.” Michelle Kaufmann
Yes yes yes. And thank you Michelle Kaufmann for such an inspiring comment. I am a huge fan of Michelle Kaufmann. She is an architect in the United States who has championed energy efficient design. She has developed some off-the-peg designs which I absolutely love. She was one of the first people to show thatContinue reading
Spain is the California of Europe – its official!
Look…… don’t expect me to give you anything like a balanced view. I am completely prejudiced … or rather post-judiced. After all I’ve been here long enough. I’ve travelled widely throughout the world, and I have chosen to live in Spain because it has everything. In fact Andalucia is the perfect place to live. ItContinue reading
