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Resources for the Home ArchitectNavigation Naturally the search for free house plans is an inevitable consequence of the internet. It is most likely one of the most common search terms for people embarking on designing their own homes. As with most things in life there is rarely such thing as a free lunch! If it is you... Read More I have often heard it said from people that design and build their own homes that you don’t really get it right until you build your third house! Now that would be a luxury wouldn’t it? To get three chances to design your own house. There is also a saying among... Read More Shannon and Dean Acheson are a Canadian Couple who operate a the blog www.akadesign.ca. They are DIY addicts who like to share their thrifty ideas for interior design. They recently wrote an eBook entitled Welcome Home. WELCOME HOME – Tips, tricks & ideas for... Read More With the depletion of the world’s fossil fuel resources, more and more people have been coming up with alternative ways to generate their own home energy. But more importantly people are coming up with simple ways of generating their own electricity and are not only... Read More The bark of plants which contain fibres which can be used for cordage or matting are referred to as bast fibres. Among Bast Fibre crops are Jute, Flax, Ramie, Kenaf, nettle and of course Hemp. Hemp as a foodstuff is contained in many products. Hemp can be used in the manufacture... Read More Wood has been used as a source of energy literally since the invention of fire. Wood has been used in our stoves and fireplaces. While use of timber as a fuel declined with the advent of fossil fuels recent years have seen wood as fuel become popular again. Technological... Read More House Design Service House Design Online can arrange for one of our Design Technicians to contact you directly and guide you through the design process. We encourage all our clients to consider building sustainably and it is important that this is incorporated into the design... Read More Resources for the Home Architect With the depletion of the world’s fossil fuel resources, more and more people have been coming up with alternative ways to generate their own home energy. But more importantly people are coming up with simple ways of generating their own electricity and are not only supplying their own modest energy needs but supplying power back to the grid and joining the growing numbers of people becoming “energy independent” and potentially living off-grid. (Photo reference: Image: nokhoog_buchachon / FreeDigitalPhotos.net ) Check out the new ebook “Home Energy Made Easy“. This Easy Step-by Step eBook will take you by the hand and walk you through each phase with easy-to-do weekend DIY projects until you are creating your own Free Energy. “Home Energy Made Easy” contains over 350 pages and is packed with solid tips on reducing your energy consumption, as well building your own solar panels, to building your own wind turbine, to getting solar panels, batteries, even glass, FREE. It even includes a seperate section on making biodiesel. Click here to view more details The bark of plants which contain fibres which can be used for cordage or matting are referred to as bast fibres. Among Bast Fibre crops are Jute, Flax, Ramie, Kenaf, nettle and of course Hemp. Hemp as a foodstuff is contained in many products. Hemp can be used in the manufacture of a range of clothing and accessories. But is as a natural building material that the use of hemp is growing in popularity. One of those responsible for the revival in popularity in Hemp building is environmental design consultants and natural builder Steve Allin who lives in the south west of Ireland. Steve’s book “Building with Hemp” Find out about building with hemp Image: m_bartosch / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Wood has been used as a source of energy literally since the invention of fire. Wood has been used in our stoves and fireplaces. While use of timber as a fuel declined with the advent of fossil fuels recent years have seen wood as fuel become popular again. Technological advances in the processing of wood and combustion systems have made it more economical than ever to consider timber as fuel. Pellet fuel is a standardised fuel that has the same diameter, length and density. Therefore the actual heat value of the fuel can be predicted very accurately in terms of per kilo for example. For example one kilo of wood pellets will produce 5 Kw’s of heat for an hour. This compares very favourably with a typical dry hardwood fuel log. Pellets have a higher density than logs and because of this they can flow very easily like sand through wood pellet fuel systems. That’s why on a pellet stove or boiler you simply fill the hopper with fuel and burner will do the rest. Wood pellets are very new to the market, particularly in Ireland. We purchased a Gerkorss 15 kw boiler in 2006 which at the time was supported by generous grants. 6 years later the boiler is still generating heat with very little problems. The first winter we were faced with shortages of supply, having to go borrowing from other pellet boiler pioneers. This shortage was rectified by the following winter with the entrance of new suppliers. another problem we encountered was however that living off a main thoroughfare the trucks that supplied bulk pellets were unable to get close enough to deliver so we have to rely on bags of pellets. While this cost us more initially, thankfully the price of bagged pellets has remain steady particularly when compared with fossil fuels over the same period. The standard grade of fuel which all pellet stoves and boilers can use is the premium grade wood pellet, however this is also the most expensive grade of pellet fuel and the market will move forward to other grades over the next couple of years. Due to this reason you do not want to purchase a pellet furnace which is designed to burn only premium grade wood pellets, you want a more capable pellet stove or boiler. Even if you intend to only purchase premium grade wood pellets, having that choice to use other cheaper and more available grades of pellet fuel has many benefits. Such as local pellet fuels which can support the local area with more jobs. While our experience has been largely positive thanks to time spent researching, others were not as fortunate and particularly in an attempt to skimp on price, lost out and in many cases had to decommission the boiler in it’s first year. It is essential that you research your wood pellet boiler in advance. Don’t take a salesperson’s word for it, ask for references from people who have used the boiler for more than a year. I would recommend you look at The PelHeat Beginners Guide And Complete Guide Find out more about wood pellet boilers and stoves here! House Design Online can arrange for one of our Design Technicians to contact you directly and guide you through the design process. We encourage all our clients to consider building sustainably and it is important that this is incorporated into the design process. We also work closely with sustainable building contractors and can arrange a consultation from experts in the field of renewable energy and sustainable Design. At the moment our House Design Service is available only in Ireland but as we develop our network we will be making this service available in other countries. In most cases you will require the services of qualified architects and engineers to assist in bringing your building project to completion. We can advise you in choosing the best professional and at the same time staying in control of your home design and most importantly your budget By using an online environment to design your home, you can design your house from the comfort of your own home To Find out more CONTACT US toaday Image: Naypong / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Straw as a building material has been used for thousands of years. Because of its durability and insulation properties, it is still popular as a material used in roof thatching. Straw is a by product from the agricultural production of grain and for that reason it is readily available. In the past straw was used on farms for thatching and for bedding animals. With with the mechanisation of agriculture in the 19th Century straw became more abundantly available and surplus to requirements resulting in methods such as unsustainable burning being used for its disposal Mechanisation however introduced the baling of straw and straw became transportable and stackable. The first strawbale houses were constructed by settlers in the plains of Nebraska in the USA in the 1800′s and many of these are still standing to this day. You can be pretty much assured that no two straw bale houses will be exactly the same. Straw is a natural readily available renewable material. It is affordable building material which in many countries it is regarded as a waste by-product from the harvesting of wheat, rice, oats and rye so the only cost might be the transportation. (Photograph source www.strawbale.com) There are two main construction methods involved in strawbale building: There are many benefits to straw-bale construction. Before deciding on building with straw it is important to check with local planning authorities and check out the building code or regulations for the region. Stawbale house can be found in many countries. They are naturally cold in warm climates and naturally warm in warmer weather. There are a number of straw bale houses in Ireland but as with other natural material be prepared for the effects of persistent driving rain. Always best to talk to strawbale home owners before you proceed. Andrew Morrison from Strawbale.com runs courses in strawbale building as well as supplying all the material you might need to tackle your own straw bale building project. Check out the links below for information on Post & Beam and Load Bearing Construction Post and Beam DVD , Load Bearing DVD The Passive Solar House is one in which is designed so that the materials used in it’s construction effectively collect, store and distribute solar energy as heat. Conversely a Passive Solar House will reduce the level of heat within the house in summer. Passive Solar House Design (or Climatic Design) don’t require Active Solar Heating systems. The design principles focus on the site location and layout of the house, local climatic conditions and the materials used in construction. Passive Solar Design can also be applied through the retrofitting of older houses. Find out more in “The Passive Solar House” Book. Click on the book image to the left for more information on purchasing book Image: xedos4 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net CADD (Computer Aided Design & Drafting) is the use of Computers in Designing and Drafting. It is now commonplace among Architects and Engineers. CAD (Computer-aided design) is also refered to as CADD is the use of computer technology for the process of design and design-documentation While CADD has applications across a number of industries, it’s use in the Civil Engineering and Architectural process has revolutionised the way homes are designed. The use of CAD technology in Architecture has often been criticised and blamed for the lack of creativity in many modern buildings. The digitisation of the architectural drawing and design process should not necessarily take away from the traditional skills involved in House Design. Many renowned Architects still prefer to design using pen and paper and then have architectural CAD or CADD technicians convert the drawings to digital format. There are many benefits to having drawings available in digital format. CADD PRIMER is a beginner’s reference book on computer aided design and drafting. CAD is a computer graphics software that is commonly used to make architectural and engineering drawings. This book describes the general principles of working with CAD that can be applied to all the leading CAD programs. A major portion of this book is FREE. You can download more than 70 pages of useful information that describe CAD terms, principles and applications. To find out more click on the graphic of the book above or Click Here! Image: Danilo Rizzuti / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Drvene pločice Drvo se koristi kao izvor energije doslovno od izuma vatre. Drvo se koristi u našim peći i kamina. Iako uporaba drva kao goriva pala s dolaskom fosilnih goriva u posljednjih nekoliko godina vidio drvo kao gorivo opet postao popularan. Tehnološki napredak u obradi drva i sustave izgaranja su je ekonomičniji nego ikada uzeti u obzir drvo kao gorivo. Kuglica gorivo je gorivo koje se standardizirani ima isti promjer, duljinu i gustoću. Stoga stvarni toplinski vrijednost goriva može predvidjeti vrlo točno u smislu po kilogramu, na primjer. Na primjer jedan kilogram drva kuglica će proizvoditi 5 kW je topline za jedan sat. To se uspoređuje vrlo povoljno s tipičnim suhe tvrdog goriva dnevnika. Kuglice imaju veću gustoću od trupaca i zbog toga se može teći vrlo lako poput pijeska kroz drvo kuglica gorivo sustavima. Zato na kuglica štednjak ili bojler možete jednostavno ispuniti spremnik s gorivom i plamenika će učiniti ostalo. Granulati ogrejnog drveta se jako novi na tržištu, posebice u Irskoj. Mi smo kupili Gerkorss 15 kW kotao u 2006 koji je u to vrijeme podržava velikodušnih donacija. 6 godina kasnije bojler još uvijek generira toplinu sa vrlo malo problema. Prvi zimski smo bili suočeni s nestašicom ponude, koja mora proći zaduživanje od ostalih kuglica kotlova pionira. Ovaj nedostatak je ispraviti sljedeće zime sa zasebnim ulazom novih dobavljača. drugi problem smo naišli bio je, međutim, da žive off glavnoj prometnici su kamioni koji opskrbljuju rasutih peleta bili u mogućnosti da biste dobili dovoljno blizu da dostavi kako bismo se osloniti na vrećice kuglica. Iako nam to koštati više u početku, srećom, cijena vrećama peleta je i dalje stabilan pogotovo u usporedbi s fosilnim gorivima u istom razdoblju. Standardni stupanj goriva koja sve kuglica peći i kotlovi može koristiti je vrhunskih drva kuglica, no to je ujedno i najskuplji stupanj kuglica goriva i na tržištu će se pomaknuti prema naprijed u drugim razredima u narednih nekoliko godina. Zbog tog razloga ne želite kupiti peć peleta koji je dizajniran da se spali samo premium razreda Drvene pločice, želite više sposoban kuglica štednjak ili kotlove. Čak i ako namjeravate samo kupiti premium razreda Drvene pločice, da taj izbor je koristiti i druge jeftinije i više dostupni razreda goriva peleta ima mnoge prednosti. Poput lokalnih kuglica goriva koja može podržati lokalno područje s više radnih mjesta. Dok je naše iskustvo je uglavnom pozitivno, zahvaljujući vremenu provedenom istraživanju, drugi nisu bili tako sretni, a posebno u pokušaju da se štediti na cijeni, izgubio te u mnogim slučajevima morali izlazak iz pogona kotla u to je prva godina. Bitno je da ste istražiti vaše drvo kuglica kotao unaprijed. Ne uzimajte prodavač riječ za to, pitajte za reference od ljudi koji su koristili kotao za više od godinu dana. Ja bih preporučio da pogledate The PelHeat vodič za početnike i potpune Vodič Saznajte više o drvo kuglica kotlovi i peći ovdje!