Eco Solar Green Home

Eco Solar Green Home

ABSTRACT

Solar energy may be regarded as energy from the sun. The radiations from the sun can be transformed and used as a renewable source of energy. Solar collection is the process of converting these radiations emitted from the sun to the earth into usable form of energy such as heat. Solar energy is one of the best options capitalized by many countries around the globe to address the issue. Solar voltaic energy makes use of solar cells. Solar cells can supply energy to anything powered by batteries or electrical power. They are made of silicon and make up the sand therefore it will not diminish like the mechanical power. This paper aims at finding the concept of solar power in general and advance applications of solar power in a holistic context.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

History of Eco Solar Homes2

Environmental and Health Impacts of Homes2

Emerging Trends in Green Homes3

Features of a Green Home5

Size5

Building Design, Site Selection, and Location5

Building Materials6

Energy Efficiency6

Water Efficiency7

Indoor Environmental Quality7

Landscaping7

How It Affects Our Health and the Environment8

Future Efforts to Raise Awareness of Green Housing11

Increased Education11

Tax Incentives11

Green Home Certification Programs and Incentives12

Built Green12

The Benefits of a Green Home13

Barriers to Green Homes13

Opportunities and Challenges for the Future of Green Housing14

Eco Solar Green Home

Introduction

A green home is one that aims to minimize environmental and health impacts. More specifically, building a green home means using a holistic design and construction process that takes into consideration the size of the home, appropriate site selection and orientation, energy- and water-efficient design, and the effect of materials used, as well as minimizing waste and optimizing the environmental health of the home, such as indoor air quality. Some proponents of green homes argue that a better term for a green home is a “healthy home”—healthy for the planet and healthy for the household (Carswell & Smith, 2009).

Homes also give us a sense of place and are a reflection of who we are—as an individual, a neighborhood, and a society. The architectural literature on green buildings discusses the relationship between the design of a home and the environment. On one end of the continuum, a home can be designed to coexist with nature and at the other end, man-made objects and nature act as opposing forces. The design of a home is a holistic reflection of who we are and how we see the world. Although green home design often focuses on materials and technological innovations that reduce the environmental impact of the home, the larger relationship between a home and its surrounding ecosystem should not be overlooked (Carter & Andrew, 2007).

Bioclimatic houses (green homes) are those which achieve optimum occupancy with minimum energy consumption. A cleverly designed home, healthy and self-self-regulated, ideally, where the energy required for heating water or rooms comes largely, if not all, free from natural sources. Which stores the rain and water consumption is reduced to reuse and not waste, built with nontoxic materials, avoiding areas geopathogenic. A comfortable and beautiful home, live in harmony with the ...