Most of the monthly expenses for running a household are used for heating and cooling of the household. An effective way to solve this problem is to consider building a more energy-saving modular house for you and your family.
If you live in a new modular house, some energy efficiency recommendations are likely to have been implemented. However, if your house is older, it is likely to lack many energy-saving details. Therefore, please read on and we will explain all the important matters related to living in an energy-saving modular house.
What does energy saving mean?
The purpose of energy efficiency or efficient energy use is to reduce the amount of energy required to provide certain services or products. As far as the family is concerned, energy saving is a properly insulated family, which uses less energy for heating and cooling, but can still reach the required temperature.
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Other important energy consumers are light sources, electrical appliances and hot water boilers. In energy-saving houses, these also realize energy saving in various ways.
There are several motivations to improve the energy efficiency of your home. First, of course, there are economic factors - reducing energy consumption will reduce energy costs, which can save a lot of money in the long run.
Another incentive factor is the "green" factor, which means that the more energy you save at home; The less energy should be produced to protect the environment from pollutants such as power plants. This is also the goal of the International Energy Agency, which is to reduce global energy demand by one third by 2050.
What should you do to build an energy-saving modular house?
To truly build an energy-saving modular house, there are many things to consider. Next we will introduce them in detail.
Place
The location where you will install the modular house has a significant impact on energy efficiency. If this place is sunny most of the year, you can use it to give play to your advantages and use the free energy of the
If you choose a location with other heat sources, such as a hot well, you can also use it to heat your home and save energy. You can also choose the ground source heat pump, which can be used to heat and cool your home by using the stable temperature in the deep underground.
Green landscape outside modular house
If your home is located in a cold climate and you have to heat your home for a long time of the year, you should pay attention to the direction of the house and the wind and air flow through the area.
For example, it is easier to heat a smaller house in a natural environment than a larger house on a mountain top. In addition, trees and hills can provide shade and even block airflow.
The direction of the house relative to the sun is very important. In the northern hemisphere, houses should have windows facing south to increase the light and heat of the sun entering the buildings and maximize the use of passive solar heating; For houses in the southern hemisphere, vice versa.
Design
The design of modular housing has a great impact on energy efficiency. You will choose your modular residence according to your needs, desires and budget. However, you should always consider the overall cost of maintaining the house and make appropriate plans.
If you have several smaller rooms or a large open kitchen / dining room / living room, how will you heat / cool it? Finally, common sense should win, and you should choose the most energy-saving option that can meet your needs.
Simple green modular home design
This means that you should carefully review the available options and make sure you understand them correctly. If you have the ability to install it, the central heating / cooling system is the ideal choice for proper heating and cooling in your home; The premise is that your home has enough insulation.
The central heating system can be powered by electricity, gas or wood, and can be connected to a hot water supply so that no additional energy is needed to heat the water.
Insulation
We have already mentioned the importance of insulation. But this is very important, and we will explain in more detail the importance of proper and adequate insulation.
When talking about energy-saving modular houses, proper insulation is a key factor to reduce the energy consumption of the house, because you use most of the energy to heat and cool the house.
