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Sustainable houses: floor insulation
By aktua on 13 March, 2014In the sustainable houses we execute the best insulation of the floor is to take distance from the terrain. Here we are going to talk about the recycled polypropylene unrecoverable formwork systems. This system creates an air chamber that separates the house floor from the terrain, making an insulation from the cold and the humidity of the terrain. Uses: Elevated floors […] -
Sustainable houses: underfloor heating
By aktua on 12 February, 2014The underfloor heating is a heating system very suitable for sustainable houses , in which energy savings and high comfort is sought. The underfloor heating system is a high thermal inertia system which works at very low temperatures . The advantages of underfloor heating installations over traditional radiator system for sustainable houses are among others: HIGH THERMAL INERTIA : the […] -
BILL GATES BETS ON SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
By aktua on 17 January, 2014Since 2011, the campus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation rises in Seattle. It is a building built following all standards of sustainable architecture. The fundamental premise of Bill Gates to build his foundation was that the building would respect the spirit of Seattle, city committed to energy saving and sustainable architecture. During […]