3th WCSET-2014 at Nepal
Civil Engineering / Environmental / Architecture / Planning Session:
Title:
Design of Sustainable House for Reducing Energy Use
Authors:
Harry Hansen, Indubhushan Patnaikuni
Abstract:
Sustainable house design has been brought to the
attention of professionals and the community as the way
of building for the future. This design process uses
environmentally friendly products and takes into
consideration the natural environment of the site in
order to maximize energy efficiency and keep embodied
energy to a minimum. The subject house named as “Ecolive
Home” is a prime example of sustainable design taking
into consideration the environmental, social and
economic impacts of residential living. From the
findings of this project it is clear that the extra
costs of building this type of smart home in comparison
to the future benefits in terms of savings to the
environment, the standard of living and also eliminating
the worry of ever inflating energy prices is worth it.
Keywords: Sustainable
House, greenhouse gas emissions, embodied energy, zero
energy, building –envelope
Pages:
106-118