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STEPS TO BUILD A HOME HEATING COMFORT ECOLOGICAL

Manuel J.
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When the need arises, we are able to build our home and we do according to our thoughts: ecological, healthy, least polluting, economically using solar energy naturally, we face the problem of how to focus and develop this company reach a successful outcome.

First of all I would like to clarify that when making this decision is very good to involve all family members who will inhabit the future house, each giving his opinion on what concerns them create more, even for small spaces to study, play, etc.. to get a good deal together. This attitude of consideration and respect is a good exercise in communication within any family and can encourage good harmony in coexistence.

This outline that can be applied to tackle the case of a detached house to two families WHO agree to build homes paired or collectively.

I assume not consider housing as a in which its inhabitants have to adapt to it, quite the opposite: The house is the shelter of the family and this home has to adapt to their needs and lifestyles. Already in the "Athens" urban manifesto fifties prepared by the fathers of modern architecture, defined what is considered "ESSENTIAL ALLERGY", which are: Air, Sun, open space, vegetation , silence, privacy, they should have every human being regardless of their condition.

When the internal distribution of housing is made with a flexible approach, if given time and the circumstance that is, the family decides to rent the building or sell it, you can adapt with little cost and easily to their new occupants.

The figure of "promoter" as it is raised now, tied to credit institutions and with the approval of the state has to make a substantial change, from speculative business a real service to users of housing. If not, this figure should disappear. Themselves must be residents of homes who obtain credit at low interest - as they should be currently available mortgage loans to purchase the land and edify themselves home.

Now try, clearly and succinctly explain the steps necessary to carry this process forward.

The first step be to the choice of field b to a comprehensive study that we already possess. This test will do it with the help of the architect who designed the house and a dowser of confidence, so that both inspected the field and give their verdict. If the architect is also a dowser, the better, why be able to better understand global issues to be resolved in the project.

is not easy to find a perfect spot to collect absolutely all conditions, but if we're really bad, with geopathies insurmountable and misguided, let us not hesitate in letting go of him and find a suitable alternative. This criterion is better to build a house on a site that compromises our health.

points to be taken into account between the future owner and the dowser / architecture are: 1 .-

field size according to the needs of the project.


2 .- Verify that do not exist in the vicinity: High voltage lines, transformers sector, polluting industries, railroads, noisy highways or airports. This last observation must be taken into account the wind direction at the time, because we can deceive.


3 .- Good orientation, which involves careful observation of the solar radiation and solar potential barriers, whether topographical, edilicias or vegetables. It is very useful in this observation the use of a mask sunpath for this latitude. (Try to explain in practical terms how to build one of these solar Mascala travel in the next issue of our magazine.) 4 .-


topography and soil type. Note that their slopes, do not distort our idea of \u200b\u200bwhat will be our home and its relationship to the land itself, as well as our budget, since the movements of land and type foundation necessary in these cases can be expensive. The same is true for the type of soil, as there are cases that their composition and characteristics require special foundations.


5 .- Good environment: views, landscape and appropriate vegetation.


6 .- Get the microclimate data and know the place.


7 .- The dowser must consider:



a) If water veins.

b) geological faults.

c) If there is electrical pollution, magnetic, chemical, and environmental soul. If there are Hindu so harmful radioactivity Radon gas, negatively ionized air or harmful mineral deposits.

d) Location of Hartmann and Curry lines and their crosses. 8 .-
request the council the status of the land to know the regulations to which it is subjected, is not that there are limitations that seriously endangers the project, or who is affected by any reason and we prohibit building.


9 .- Examine the writing and the title in the Land Registry, if he were arrested or in succession. If in these circumstances and still being resolved, keep in mind that if you need a mortgage to build, the financial institution did not give up that everything is legally able.


10 .- The price must be fair and appropriate in relation to the house to be built. It never hurts to compare their prices with other parcels for sale within the area.


11 .- Taking into account the submissions to move to cities or nearby without the car.


12 .- And finally, bring the whole family to the ground, remaining a part of the day to verify that all "feel good" in the place.


ELECTION OF THE ARCHITECT AND SURVEYOR

Choose the architect
appropriate when we want to build a green home, healthy and bioclimatic is not easy. Most of these professionals are still unaware or have not been interested in this approach to architecture. In English universities have not taught these things.

The best way to make sure this election is that he shares our philosophy. The most direct way is to find through some environmental association and geobiological studies, such as GEA. Nevertheless it is very important to have a good human harmony between client and architect, and it is worth asking to teach us a house made by him and we talk about materials he used to build it, the reasons which led to the solution both functionally and bioclimatic results in fuel economy for conditioning it.

The choice of architect can also come through a rigger that is linked to any of these associations. He will surely know the architect working within this philosophy and recommends.


ELECTION OF CONTRACT.


The idea of \u200b\u200ba green home is not necessarily more complicated than one of an ordinary house. But it should be clear as provide insulation and differential thermal bioclimatic systems to adopt as the possibilities and appropriate materials. These will be as natural as the weather, area and circumstances, may be: stone, adobe, mud, clay bricks or ceramic blocks for the exterior walls and structural .. Wooden door, window, ceiling or roof structure and slab structure, the latter combined with ceramics and lightweight concrete slabs. For environmental reasons not to use plastic pipes in plumbing, drainage and electricity. These facilities should be designed wisely to avoid passing pipes water and sewage under bedrooms, workplaces or being, to prevent electromagnetic pollution wiring having herringbone pattern and a grounding well done.

All construction details, materials and facilities shall be clear and accurately reflected in the information and plans made by the architect for contractors to properly determine budgets. Any matter not forgotten or put on the memory and has to be performed while executing the work, leaving the door open for an excessive price is charged by the operator to do so.

The work can be contracted in different ways:


a) Hire a builder or construction company that does it all ended with an overall budget, if not certain contingencies, which are charged separately.

b) Hire a builder only masonry including materials and labor on the one hand, and the recruitment of each of the unions, such as electrician, plumber, carpenter, glazier and painter, on the other.

c) Hire only masonry labor at a fixed price and provide the materials owner. Hire each of the independent processors.

d) Hire the masons are paid hourly wages without setting a fixed price and provide the materials owner. Recruit other independent unions.

< case> is normally adopted by the majority of people that makes a house. This is the most expensive, but some have argued is the least problematic.
< cases> are generally adopted by developers who are in the "business" of construction, when there are construction companies that make them promoters. In any case there is usually a fixed quantity surveyor who coordinates and directs the work.

The case that best adapt to a green building, even better price is <>. Cases <> are not recommended for individuals. In any case always has to ask at least three quotes from different contractors so you can compare and decide. It should teach us work already done and ask for reports to the owners of such works.

personally believe that within an ecological approach honesty, trust and professionalism should be the pillars of the relationship between the owner, architect and surveyor. Either of these two latter should be the coordinators of the guilds in the case <> and supervise recruitment to each of them as regular service, charging course fees that apply for this additional work which is specified by the professional bodies.

In this way the house should go out with a lower cost and more efficient technical control. Do not forget that to raise a bioclimatic and ecological house, we use materials and building systems that the builder is not used to make, so this additional control is needed.

Finally, I hope that this exhibition will serve as practical guidance to all those with environmental concerns which are determined to undertake the exciting experience to make their own home. Manuel J.


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