bio-friendly constructions Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:21:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Save by Using More Energy for Heating, Researchers Say https://www.greenoptimistic.com/save-using-energy-heating-researchers-say-20160604/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/save-using-energy-heating-researchers-say-20160604/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:21:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60036 There are ways to save money while using more energy to heat a building. The only condition: raise the heat during the nighttime. Aarhus University researchers created this environmentally-friendly, financially-winning system by using simulations and calculation models. Increasing the use of 10 percent more energy will save the same percentage on the heating bill. This […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/save-using-energy-heating-researchers-say-20160604/feed/ 0 60036 Barcelona’s Prefab MZ House is Energy and Cost Efficient https://www.greenoptimistic.com/barcelona-mz-house-20130104/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/barcelona-mz-house-20130104/#respond Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:55:40 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30717 The aim of Calderon-Folch-Sarsanedas (CFS) Arquitectes, who are based in Barcelona, is to make “conscious” architecture which bears in mind environmental and social responsibilities. It is with these goals in mind that CFS took up plans to refurbish a 1918 home, converting it into a comfortable, modern and energy efficient dwelling. The project which took […]

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