Eco Houses in the UK
A prototype eco house was unveiled in northwest Bicester, UK which could serve as a model for as many as 5,000 eco houses in a future eco home settlement in the region. Everything in the demo building was made from recycled materials, sustainable resources, or is recyclable.
The internal workings of the home are very different from a regular home and are designed to be carbon neutral. By using all green technology the house can reduce typical household electricity bills by as much as 70%. The demo house was intended to show the technology used in the houses, and was not finished to be a show home. Doors and windows in the house are triple glazed to make the property ten times more air-tight and sound proof than a regular building. Radiators and electric heaters are replaced with a thermostatically controlled mechanical ventilation with heat recovery system.
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