On Site Sewage and Waste Water Management
What are our options if we are off the main sewerage system? With all these options we must bear in mind that the regulations in Spain are increasingly strict and the authorities may want to have a great deal of detail about the drainage arrangements. In all cases the appropriate solution will be limited byContinue reading
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) In Spain
An intelligent building isn’t one with a computer: it’s a building so designed that the computer has little to do. Passive Ventilation All good design should allow air to pass through a building. This is especially true in Spain where for most of the year you will want the windows open and to be livingContinue reading
A unique opportunity to create a special home and financially viable too
We’ve been tracking the progress of this unique site because it has the potential to be a truly wonderful building and offer its inhabitants a remarkable quality of life. Following a careful study of the figures, including an assessment by us of all the sites and villas currently for sale in Cerro Gordo the ownersContinue 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
Market Research Suggests it Makes Financial Sense to Build an Eco Home
This is very interesting for someone who is thinking of building a home. It doesn’t actually cost anymore to build an energy efficient home than to build a conventional home of the same quality. Building green makes financial sense. Some market research carried out by our own Louise Johnsen in Spain suggests people will payContinue reading
Is Wind Power in Spain Practical on a Domestic Scale?
With rising energy prices and diminishing supplies of fossil fuels using the ambient energy around buildings for power generation is bound to increase. The question is: is wind power practical on a domestic scale in Spain? Spain is the fourth biggest producer of wind power after China, USA and Germany. On Nov 6th 2011, aContinue reading
Electricity from Solar Energy – Harvest the Spanish Sun
Solar panels are not just for producing hot water. They are also used for producing electricity. With rapidly rising fuel costs the prospect of producing energy which is clean green and carbon free is becoming increasingly attractive. In Spain solar panels produce a lot of energy even in the winter when we get clear brightContinue 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.
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