Showing posts with label Green Home Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Home Design. Show all posts

21 February 2013

House reviews(Ep.5-Frustred about your apartment's tight space?)




The architect worked for 3 months w/Resource Furniture & Clei in Italy; customizing the systems for this challenging space which was designed down to the ¼”. He may not have designed the bed systems, but making that space work took a huge amount of expertise/vision.
Founded in 2000 by Steve Spett and Ron Barth, Resource Furniture has gained a reputation for providing Interior Designers, Architects and Specifiers access to European Furniture not widely distributed in the US.
Every person has their own closet too. It's like a rubik's cube apartment. There is even a guest bed!

15 February 2013

An overview on green home design(Video 6)




 Passive Solar Design Simplified Presentation
Transcript on Case Study:
  • The objective:transforming an existing international style bungalow to a smart passive house
  • The passive solar system chosed:Direct Gain due to proper building orientation
  • The design included a proper solar shading
  • Re-used materials principle for achieving a great insulation
  • The design included the use of great ventilation and air destratification
  • The most used rooms were placed on the south, and efficient appliances were used to save energy
  • A great daylighthing was achieved using glasings in different parts of the room . 

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