Battle climate change on the home front first. And, if each one of us include some environment-friendly steps in our everyday life, hope the solution will see its route in an easier way.
The University of Nottingham has come up with such a help by constructing a new experimental house on campus. And this house is designed to cut ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions by 60 per cent!
Named Stoneguard C60, the house has been designed by the University’s School of the Built Environment‘s experts – an effective model for guiding the next-generation architects and builders, who are expected to focus more on global warming factors.
The house has a thermal comfort enhancing earth-air heat exchanger system and a grey water management system for re-using shower water for flushing! That’s not all! The house is also equipped with a rainwater-harvesting system capable of supply water for the washing machine, shower, gardens and external washing.
To maximize the use of natural energy, the eco-house is provided with sun-pipes, passive and active solar heating and a ventilation/heat recovery system. Aiming to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 per cent – compared to typical homes – the C60 house has set out the target for 2050 in the Government’s Energy White Paper of 2003.
