Energy%20Efficient%20Housing%20Design

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Energy Efficient Housing Design

• Erica Roberts
• PDC

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What is EEHD principles?

• Solar Passive Design Principles
• Design, orientation of the house, building
  material used
• Different interventions, different costs
• Energy efficient materials
• Insulation, bricks

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Why use EEHD principles?

• House biggest appliance
• Space heating
• DSM
• Energy efficiency
• 1oC lt 15oC adds 500 MW
• Thermal Comfort
• optimal thermal comfort at 21 or 22oC
• Climate Specific
• Different for each climatic region
• Productivity
• increases

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Other interventions associated with EEHD
principles

• PV
• Solar Water Heating
• Permaculture
• Greening activities
• Solar Stoves, improved wood stoves, low smoke
  coal, Baso Magogo method

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Support for EEHD delivery

• Sustainable Homes Initiative
• training, networking and hands-on technical
  assistance
• Document best practice
• Bridge the delivery gap
• www.sustainablehomes.org
• Green Professionals Scheme
• recommendations on cost-effective options
• lead to improvements in thermal performance
• seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• targets town planning and greening issues

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