Designing best for an eco friendly homes is not so straightforward. You need to know details of environmental factors into our home, besides you should have a judicial way of thinking about how to make use of the eco friendly materials.
Designing best eco friendly homes must aware on some factors, Sun rays play a major role in heating of the home. You need to be very careful about how to use glasses in the windows and other vents. The reason is, glass is a very poor insulator. If it is not fitted carefully, the rooms will be heated and you will need to cool it of using another energy consuming way. Therefore, it is better to use tinted glass or double tinted glass to make the windows. Double tinted glass has an inner layer of air in between the glass layer and it is a better insulator for heat.
As south side of any home receives more amount of sun than the other sides, you need to place the hotter areas of your home (bathroom, airing cupboards, rooms for drying clothes and kitchen) to southern side of the home. Living room (adult and children) must be placed to the north-eastern side because this is the coolest portion. Also you must install any solar panel or solar-energy water heater over the top of your kitchen. South facing windows in vertical direction work best for maximizing solar heating during winter as they face the low winter sun. I hope this simple tips could help you to design your best Eco Friendly Homes.
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