List of the most popular hashtags for theme #ENERGYEFFICIENCY

I like this #earthship home design. The building sits in an earth berm on the north side to capture the constant geothermal temperature of the earth, which is around 50-60 degrees Fahrenheit. Then it has a beautiful south facing greenhouse wall to capture the warmth from the sun and light for the plants and inhabitants, which will bring the temperature up to 60-70 degrees. The adobe style construction on the east and west side of the house utilizes the clay that was dug up to create the berm and serves a thermal mass to store the warmth from the greenhouse wall. Earthships are designed to be hand built with local and recycled materials to make them affordable. This house uses a solar hot water heater, solar panels and water capture to make it a renewable autonomous unit. Add a garden, fruit trees, nut trees, chickens and maybe some other animals and you have a beautiful self sustainable homestead. @tierracascadia

When designing a building it is important to take into account the sun orientation. Not only for the passive solar gains in the winter, but also for the shading in the summer. Summer solar gains can be disastrous for the energy efficiency of the building. That's why shading plays a crucial role in keeping the building cool in the summer and preventing frequent overheating. #passivehouse #passivhaus #passivhus#passivehouseschool #nzeb #zeroenergy #energyefficient #energyefficiency #greenarchitecture #architecture #sustainability #diagram #healthyhome #lowenergy #greendesign #netzero #ventilation #building #design #construction #smartbuilding #leed #sustainable #leedplatinum #insulation #mvhr #home #house #airtightness #windows

Our hats are off to @stevenbaczekarchitect for his recent contribution "Air Sealing Basics" ... or should be say "Air Sealing Baczeks"? Always helping train the trades. To this article he brings three amazing training illustrations: Visualizing stack effect. As warm air rises inside a typical home, the pressure changes from inward pressure (infiltration) at the bottom of the building to outward pressure (exfiltration) at the top, with a neutral pressure plane in the middle. Because the pressure increases with the distance from the neutral plane, the top and bottom of the building are the most critical for the air barrier Red line test. The key to a successful air barrier is *continuity*. On any section drawn through a building, it should be possible to follow the air barrier around the entire perimeter of the building envelope with a red pen without lifting the pen from the page Three-dimensional thermal bypass checklist. This one's my favorite. Many organizations have published lists of areas in a building that are likely to challenge the air barrier. One of the best is Energy Star's "Thermal Bypass Checklist" (for which there is an excellent guide; see online : basc.pnnl.gov/resources/thermal-bypass-checklist-guide ) Steve has made this into a 3D rendering that takes the checklist one step further, giving users a visual graphic to better understand and deal with the top areas of concern #airsealing #trainingthetrades #buildingsciencefightclub #buildbetter #energyefficiency #construction #remodeling #jlconline #jlc #moderncraftsmen

We are so overwhelmed with the reception we have received of our home from the @livingbiginatinyhouse episode - there have been so many questions which we are trying to respond to all of them. One of the most popular questions was whether we had a boy or a girl... We had a little boy more photos to come soon of how we live in our home with our little one. All email enquiry will be responded to by the end of the week @saskia.karin.photography (who is a fellow tiny homer too @our.lagom.life_tinyhome )

Explore the #nature of #Valdivia, the #green sanctuary in #Chile: the beauty of the vast forest and the rich biodiversity are able to enchant and leave anyone speechless. Merged into this luxurious vegetation, we introduce our hydroelectric plant: Pullique . . . . . #cleanenergy #renewable #nature #chile #pullique #renewables #hydroelectric #hydroenergy #renewableenergy #energy #sustainability #sustainable #greenenergy #green #electricity #sustainableenergy #environment #gogreen #sustainableliving #ecofriendly #energyefficiency #greenplanet #saveenergy #cleanliving

I’d say these buildings have done a good job of integrating into their environment! What do you think? @greenarchitexture

Office building for Satin Creditcare #underconstruction with extreme #energyefficiency features, low energy #water #recycling system managed to save existing #tree has #walkable ramp for ten floors creating #healthylifestyle for its #employee and many such features making it unique project very low EPI #madeinindia #energy #sustainability #living #sustainabledevelopment #greenbuilding #indianarchitecture #officedesign #officebuilding #greenbuilding #excellence #innovation #indianarchitecture #design #india #designthinking #passivedesign #architecture #contemporary #buildingdesign #recycling #renewableenergy

Nature needs listening, respect and our ability to act in order to protect it. Our hydroelectric power plant San Giacomo in the Region of #Abruzzo, #Italy, stands upon the mountain range of Gran Sasso, in perfect symbiosis with the landscape. @egzonkodraliuphotographer . . . . #cleanenergy #renewable #nature #gransasso #renewables #hydroelectric #hydroenergy #renewableenergy #energy #sustainability #sustainable #greenenergy #green #electricity #sustainableenergy #environment #sustainableliving #ecofriendly #energyefficiency #greenplanet #saveenergy #cleanliving

This is a beautiful example of how to use water features around the house to create an evaporative cooling effect to naturally cool the house. “Chile-based architectural studio GITC designed Casa El Maqui in the coastal nature reservation of El Macs Brook near Santiago. The home accommodates six people in lush, sustainable digs, and it's carefully designed to integrate with, and eventually restore the local flora and fauna. Casa El Maqui utilizes natural ventilation and flooded gardens to provide evaporative cooling, making the interior comfortable during the sweltering summers.” ✍ From @inhabitatdesign