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
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 It Makes Financial Sense to Build Green
Whilst it would be easy for me to say that green building always pays when you consider the wider benefits it can sometimes seem hard to justify the additional up-front costs. Certainly ensuring that a building comes in on budget and is not a financial burden is likely to be top of the list. PaybackContinue reading
Solar hot water system in Spain: Is it the best investment?
With an average of 320 days of sunshine a year in the south, it’s not surprising that solar hot water systems in Spain are a common feature of many homes. Solar hot water systems in Spain are reliable, durable and quite straightforward to install. But while there’s certainly no shortage of sunshine to produce domesticContinue reading
Passive Solar Design: Harness the Energy of the Spanish Sun for Heating and Cooling Your Home
An appreciation of how best to manipulate natural energy resources is fundamental to successful energy efficient design. Daylight, sunlight, and solar heating should be embraced early in the design stage of a project in what is now called passive solar design. It is important to understand that all the factors that underlie the successful applicationContinue reading
Design Your Home in Spain for Airtightness
Expensive heated air or cooled air is constantly escaping from our homes in Spain giving rise to discomfort, high energy bills, and speeding up climate change. Regardless of how much or what type of insulation you put into your home if you fail to ensure that the fabric is airtight your comfort and energy efficientContinue reading
Energy Efficient Homes in Spain – Less Is More
The misconception that energy efficient buildings will cost more to build is almost impossible to shift. Most people in this area seem to miss the point. For the most part energy efficiency in the home isn’t about technical solutions such as wind turbines, photovoltaic, heat pumps and the like. There’s a danger that these gadgetsContinue reading
Green Building Push in Andalucia
All new buildings and industries in Andalucía will have to obtain a certificate of efficient energy usage, under a new decree which intends to find savings of 400,000 tons of petrol over seven years. Regional Councillor for Economy, Antonio Ávila, said the decree fixes concrete objectives and times for the installation of constructive and efficientContinue reading
