Eco House Fundamentals and apects

 ILLAYARAJA and HARISHINI

 M.ARCH III SEM
 30-09-2018
 SVS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE COIMBATORE
Introduction:
What is eco home?
A green home is a type of house designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable, while
also focusing on the efficient use of energy, water, and building materials.

An Eco-house (or eco-home) is an environmentally low-impact home designed and built using
materials and technology that reduces its carbon footprint and lowers its energy needs.

There are also many different eco house design types

• Fabric first (for example, Passivhaus)
• Carbon neutral
• Healthy homes
• Biophilic (linking the house to nature)
• Cradle-to-cradle (which looks at the lifecycle of materials)
• Holistic design (which looks at the impact of the house on the people living in it and
the local environment)
• Earthship Biotecture (building entirely with natural and recycled materials).
An eco house could include some or all of the
following:

• Higher than normal levels of thermal insulation

• Better than normal airtightness
• Good levels of daylight
• Passive solar orientation — glazing oriented south for light and heat
• Thermal mass to absorb that solar heat
• Minimum north-facing glazing — to reduce heat loss
• Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) system
• Heating from renewable resources (such as solar, heat pump or biomass)
• Photovoltaic panels, small wind turbine or electricity from a ‘green’ supplier
• Natural materials — avoidance of PVCu and other plastics
An eco house could include some or all of the
following:

• Rainwater harvesting
• Greywater collection
• Composting toilet
• Glass that has two or three layers with a vacuum in between to prevent heat loss;
(double or triple-glazed windows)
• Geothermal heating and growing plants on the roof to regulate temperature, quieten the
house, and to produce oxygen;
• A vegetable patch outside the house for some food
Some of the fundamental aspects in a green home are:
Building type

Determines cost-effectiveness of the house. Hence it can be made innovative with simple,
sustainable materials.
Examples
Rammed earth architecture
Some of the fundamental aspects in a green home are:
Insulation

Thermal insulation is necessary for energy conservation and human

comfort.

Examples

Fly ash bricks (Rat trap bond technique), autoclaved aerated concrete, White
paint/white coloured tiles on top of floor
Windows and doors

Optimize energy performance and help eliminate air infiltration and leaks
Examples
Dual Pane, Low-emittance Windows
Heating and cooling

Optimize energy conservation

Examples
Passive cooling designs, reflective coatings on windows,
exterior walls, and roofs
Water management
Conserve and manage water effectively
Examples
Rain water harvesting, grey water recycling
Energy efficiency
Reduce the amount of energy required
Examples
LED lights, energy efficient appliances
Green house garden
Help us be self-reliant by raising our own food
Examples
Growing edible vegetables, community garden
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