This is one important way to improve the energy efficiency of an existing building
The photos below show the Eco Vida Homes VH team applying external insulation to a renovation project in Guadalmina Marbella (SATE: Sistema de Aislamiento Térmico por Exterior). In a conventional building you can typically lose 30% of your heating and cooling energy because of poorly insulated walls. The cost isn’t just financial. Better insulation makesContinue reading
How Will Forthcoming Legislation on Carbon Zero Buildings Affect my New Build Home in Spain?
What the legislation actually says EU Legislation states that “all new buildings must be nearly zero energy buildings by 31 December 2020 (public buildings by 31 December 2018).” What does this mean for you now if you are thinking of building in Spain? Is there anything you need to pay attention to? The answer isContinue reading
A Fine Example of Energy Efficiency and Going Off Grid
The Monte Rosa Refuge in Switzerland I am fascinated by this building. Perhaps it is to do with my passion for skiing and adventure sports. Perhaps it’s because constructing a building in such an inhospitable environment is in someways like building a colony on the moon. Perhaps its the avant-guard architecture and state of theContinue 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
