Sustainable Living House

Efficient use of resources and energy with minimal impacts on the environment

Selection of non-toxic building materials for constructing the house
Use of eco paints for the walls (use paints that are plant or water-based other than chemicals)
Selection of local or native plant life for landscaping
Building compost for kitchen waste
Use temperature-regulating walls
Planting of spider plants in the room (they will help to purify the air, especially in the bathroom)

Lights

Make use of the sun (This involves passive solar heating designs and making use of daytime lighting fully. (skylights, solar tubes..))
Automatic outdoor lights
Automatic internal night lamps
Automatic dimmer for lighting (activity & time based)
Multi grouped outdoor lights
human induction light (shelves, stairs, common areas)
LED line lights (half/full 100 lumens)
Use energy-saving bulbs in the house
monitor sensing lights in the room (turning on the lights when a person or people are occupying a room and turn them off when there is no one)

Ventilation

Creating a comfortable eco-house with a passive design

Insulation

Insulation of walls and the floor and having a ceiling board (Insulation will help in saving money on energy bills and make the house more comfortable because the insulation will bar heat passing in and out of the house.)
Install double-glazed windows (Double glazed windows help to insulate the house, making it cooler during the summer and warmer during the winter.)
Install a cool roof (A cool roof reflects the sun’s heat instead of absorbing it into your home)
Draft proofing (draught excluder) for doors and windows

Power

Installation of solar panels (or wind power)
Choose appliances that have more energy-efficiency

Water

Build water tanks to collect rainwater RWH
Install low-flush toilets (traditional ones that use 6 liters of water per flush. low-flush toilets use about 4.5 liters or less per flush.)
Install a water filter that removes microplastics (Add a filter to your washing machine to ensure that you aren’t adding microplastics to the environment. You can also use a filter for your tap water coming into your home to keep microplastics out of your drinking water.)
Install a drip irrigation system (Drip irrigation systems use gravity to deliver water to plants, focusing it directly on the roots where it’s needed. It not only saves electricity by eliminating pumps but also minimizes waste through evaporation.)

1. LIGHTS

a) Tubular skylights / Sun-tubes

2. VENTILATION

Passive House / Mechanical ventilation / Solar Chimney

preventing heat from entering the interior (heat gain prevention) or by removing heat from the building (natural cooling)

Earth tubes / Earth Air Tunnel / EATHE

Most systems are usually constructed from 100 to 600 mm (3.9 to 23.6 in) diameter, smooth-walled (so they do not easily trap condensation moisture and mold), rigid or semi-rigid plastic, plastic-coated metal pipes or plastic pipes coated with inner antimicrobial layers, buried 1.5 to 3 m (4.9 to 9.8 ft) underground where the ambient earth temperature is typically 10 to 23 °C (50 to 73 °F) all year round in the temperate latitudes where most humans live.

Sharp 90-degree angles should be avoided in the construction of the tube – two 45-degree bends produce less-turbulent, more efficient air flow.

Open system: Outside air is drawn from a filtered air intake (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value MERV 8+ air filter is recommended) to cool or preheat the air. The tubes are typically 30 m (98 ft) long straight tubes into the home.

A windcatcher, wind tower, wind scoop

Night flushing
~~Qanat~~

~~Geothermal (expensive alternative)~~

~~LEED~~

3. INSULATION

High/super insulation (floor, wall, roof)
(Opt) Insulated Concrete Forms
Radiant barrier
Argon filled double glazing windows (Opt 30% sun-film)
/ Krypton filled triple pane low-e glazing (low-emissivity coating)
UPVC Window/glass frame
Frame window?(spider window..)
Draft proofing (draught excluder) for doors and windows