We are doing everything we can to build an environmentally friendly community.
We will recycle good waste and feed it to the animals
There will be a metal, plastic, paper, and glass bins that can be recycled into things that people may need around the community, shelters for animals, or can be used in the garden for things like standing plants up straight and whats can not be used will go to recycling places
We will only throw away what absolutely need to be thrown away.
The average person uses about 100 gallons of water every day. About 70 percent is used inside for showers, washers, toilets, and water that comes from the faucet for things such as brushing teeth or getting a drink of water. About 27 percent of the water is used for toilets alone, 17 percent for showers, 22 percent from washing clothes, 16 percent from the faucet, and 18 percent for other things.
All homes will have tank-less water heaters, and a grey water system. We want to get all the use we can out of the water we have. This will allow us to take the water left over from showers and washing clothes and use it in our toilets. Grey water use greatly extends the useful life and capacity of septic systems. For municipal treatment systems, decreased wastewater flow means higher treatment effectiveness and lower costs. Less energy and chemicals are used due to the reduced amount of both freshwater and wastewater that needs pumping and treatment. A greywater system saves on average 30 percent of the water used. This is because every time you shower, wash clothes, wash dishes, or run your faucet the water that goes down the drain will go into the greywater system and will be stored. The water that has been stored will then be used to fill toilets and water the landscape. What is not being used for toilet water and landscaping will go into a septic tank. The tankless water heaters will save up to 40 percent of energy used to heat water. Because this system is tankless the water will be continuously moving which means the water will not just be sitting. All the pipes and pluming will be in the walls unless they can not be in the walls.
Rainwater harvesting is collecting the run-off rain from a structure or other surface in order to store it for later use. Rainwater harvesting is beneficial mainly because it falls for free. With rainwater tanks you can collect rain and store it to use within your house year round. It reduces water bills and it is actually better for pipes and plants because it is pure and does not have as many chemicals.
The Lighting in our homes also are energy efficient
We will have windows on the south side, so it will allow the sun to heat up the house in the winter and provide shade in the house in the summer. The windows will provide lighting for the house during the day, so that lights will not need to be turned on causing more energy to be saved.
We will be using LED light bulbs. They use less energy then the average light bulb, produce less heat, last longer, cost less in the long run, and save on energy. LED light bulbs also reach full light potential within seconds.
Solar panels will be used so that the sun can help produce energy. This will be useful at night when its getting dark and you can turn on lights and it will be all recycled energy. Solar panels will be our main source of energy.
Our main source of energy will be Solar Panels, and our energy will be stored in fuel cells. These cells will break down the energy into hydrogen molecules, that will later be turned into electricity.
Heating and Cooling the house is the main priority.
We will not have to insulate the homes, because our cob walls are so thick that they serve as insulation. The cob walls insulation has an R-Value of R38.
We will have geothermal HVAC Systems to heat and cool our houses
When a traditional system is in the cooling mode, they move heat from inside your house to the outside air. They use air for heat exchange and they are moving the heat into the already hot outside air temperature.
In contrast, Climate Master geothermal systems cool your home by moving heat from inside your home into the much cooler ground. Geothermal systems don’t have near as much resistance when moving heat, as they don’t move heat into the the hot outside air temperature but into the cool ground.
We will recycle good waste and feed it to the animals
There will be a metal, plastic, paper, and glass bins that can be recycled into things that people may need around the community, shelters for animals, or can be used in the garden for things like standing plants up straight and whats can not be used will go to recycling places
We will only throw away what absolutely need to be thrown away.
The average person uses about 100 gallons of water every day. About 70 percent is used inside for showers, washers, toilets, and water that comes from the faucet for things such as brushing teeth or getting a drink of water. About 27 percent of the water is used for toilets alone, 17 percent for showers, 22 percent from washing clothes, 16 percent from the faucet, and 18 percent for other things.
All homes will have tank-less water heaters, and a grey water system. We want to get all the use we can out of the water we have. This will allow us to take the water left over from showers and washing clothes and use it in our toilets. Grey water use greatly extends the useful life and capacity of septic systems. For municipal treatment systems, decreased wastewater flow means higher treatment effectiveness and lower costs. Less energy and chemicals are used due to the reduced amount of both freshwater and wastewater that needs pumping and treatment. A greywater system saves on average 30 percent of the water used. This is because every time you shower, wash clothes, wash dishes, or run your faucet the water that goes down the drain will go into the greywater system and will be stored. The water that has been stored will then be used to fill toilets and water the landscape. What is not being used for toilet water and landscaping will go into a septic tank. The tankless water heaters will save up to 40 percent of energy used to heat water. Because this system is tankless the water will be continuously moving which means the water will not just be sitting. All the pipes and pluming will be in the walls unless they can not be in the walls.
Rainwater harvesting is collecting the run-off rain from a structure or other surface in order to store it for later use. Rainwater harvesting is beneficial mainly because it falls for free. With rainwater tanks you can collect rain and store it to use within your house year round. It reduces water bills and it is actually better for pipes and plants because it is pure and does not have as many chemicals.
The Lighting in our homes also are energy efficient
We will have windows on the south side, so it will allow the sun to heat up the house in the winter and provide shade in the house in the summer. The windows will provide lighting for the house during the day, so that lights will not need to be turned on causing more energy to be saved.
We will be using LED light bulbs. They use less energy then the average light bulb, produce less heat, last longer, cost less in the long run, and save on energy. LED light bulbs also reach full light potential within seconds.
Solar panels will be used so that the sun can help produce energy. This will be useful at night when its getting dark and you can turn on lights and it will be all recycled energy. Solar panels will be our main source of energy.
Our main source of energy will be Solar Panels, and our energy will be stored in fuel cells. These cells will break down the energy into hydrogen molecules, that will later be turned into electricity.
Heating and Cooling the house is the main priority.
We will not have to insulate the homes, because our cob walls are so thick that they serve as insulation. The cob walls insulation has an R-Value of R38.
We will have geothermal HVAC Systems to heat and cool our houses
When a traditional system is in the cooling mode, they move heat from inside your house to the outside air. They use air for heat exchange and they are moving the heat into the already hot outside air temperature.
In contrast, Climate Master geothermal systems cool your home by moving heat from inside your home into the much cooler ground. Geothermal systems don’t have near as much resistance when moving heat, as they don’t move heat into the the hot outside air temperature but into the cool ground.