footprint – EQO Project https://eqoproject.com Developing Sustainable Projects for Today and Tomorrow Fri, 12 Jan 2018 13:28:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.24 https://eqoproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-EcoProject_logo_icon-web-32x32.jpg footprint – EQO Project https://eqoproject.com 32 32 Green Build: Zero Emissions House – Project Development https://eqoproject.com/?p=177 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:10:36 +0000 http://eqoproject.com/?p=177 Through an intelligent approach, leveraging local materials such as stone and wood and the use of sun as main source of energy, it has been possible to design and build family houses in the Swiss Alps with an exceptionally low environmental footprint.

The total energy consumption for all the family household requirements including heating in winter and cooling in summer is less than 2.5 kWh; this represents a 70% reduction in energy consumption compared with similar family houses in the same region.

 

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