AN ECOLOGICAL HOUSE

NATURHOUSE, AN ECOLOGICAL GREENHOUSE HOUSE IN STOCKHOLM

Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto, a Swedish husband and wife, built an eco-sustainable, efficient, self-heating greenhouse near Stockholm, reducing the cost of the bill. The couple owned a 90-square-meter summer vacation home on one of the islands in the archipelago…

HELIOTROP, ECOLOGICAL SUNFLOWER HOUSE

Heliotrop is a project that demonstrates how it is possible to combine architecture with environmental sustainability and energy savings. It is a residential and office building designed and built in 1992 by the Solar Architektur studio of German architect Rolf…

THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF BOILERS

To ensure the supply of a heating system to heat the water in the house, the installation of a boiler remains the best option. With the diversity of offers on the market, it is sometimes necessary to learn about the…

HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST HEATING ENERGY?

The heating system is a very essential element in a house. With the increase in the price of energy sources, every household wants to adopt an economical and profitable system. However, choosing the right heating energy is not always easy….

WHAT IS FUEL POVERTY?

Fuel poverty is a term used to describe a household that is unable to pay the energy bills for its home. This term refers in particular to the bill related to the heating of the dwelling. Despite this first definition,…

THE GREAT TREND OF THE WOOD STOVE

A wood stove is an ecological and economical device using renewable fuel. By using a modern wood stove, the occupants of the house will benefit from a device with a very high level of performance. In addition to being simple…

NIGHT STORAGE HEATERS ARE NOT AN OPTION FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

The ban on night storage heaters is not a paper tiger. The ban on night storage heaters was intended to phase out these heaters, known as energy guzzlers, in order to use electricity more efficiently and produce less CO2. However,…

EXTENSION OF THE HOUSE WITH ECOLOGICAL BUILDING

The family has grown and you need an extra bedroom? The house you live in has become too small and you need more space? The answer to these questions is usually to look for a new home, but this is…

INSTALLING A FIREPLACE: TREND OR ECOLOGICAL SIN?

More and more private individuals, tenants or owners are having a fireplace installed. Our guest author, Henrike Dörr, wanted to know what to consider, what the costs are and whether permits are required to install a fireplace. But most importantly,…

A 3D PRINTER TO CREATE ECONOMICAL AND ECOLOGICAL HOUSES

In recent years, the technology of three-dimensional printing, which is constantly evolving, is increasingly oriented towards the construction of buildings. One of the largest printing plants in the world is called Big Delta, it is entirely made in Italy and…