Modern technologies allow building comfortable houses that consume a minimum of energy
The main expense item in the private sector is heating and electricity bills. There are alternative possibilities for obtaining energy, described in more detail here – this is the use of natural sources (such as sun, wind and water). Hydro generators, batteries that accumulate energy obtained from the sun and wind are beginning to be used more and more in private households.
However, your own power plants require a number of special conditions: continuous wind, proximity of flowing water, cloudless weather. Therefore, before deciding on their use, you need to take care of reducing heat loss in the house through the roof, windows and walls. Heat insulators made of modern materials will reduce heat leakage from your home. Calculations for their thickness are carried out taking into account climatic conditions.
Installation work on insulation of walls and roofs is best done by specialists, taking into account technological characteristics. With a solid foundation, an ideal solution is "warm" plaster, which with a maximum layer of 5 cm provides good sound insulation and is practically waterproof, withstands high temperatures. Experience shows: without using thermal insulation, a building loses up to 20% of heat through walls, and another 35% of energy is lost through the roof and floor. Installing energy-saving windows will reduce heat loss by 35-40%.
It is very important to choose the right heating device. Often a situation arises when the fuel boiler operates at full power, the house is hot, and all windows are open. Are we heating the street? Installing modern automatic thermostats will help maintain a comfortable temperature even when no one is at home.
Modern gas-filled and microprocessor thermostats allow saving up to $50 per year from an area of only 20 square meters, reacting to a change in thermal regime of just 1 degree. And a new two-tariff electric meter will provide noticeable energy savings, because the price per kilowatt at night is several times lower than during the day.
Also important is the use of energy-saving appliances in the household. Replacing ordinary incandescent lamps with fluorescent, halogen or LED ones will provide an average annual saving of about 80% of funds per unit, and the service life of these lamps is longer.
Choose household appliances wisely. When buying refrigerators, televisions and washing machines, pay attention to the labeling: compliance with class A, A+, A++ indicates energy consumption close to the minimum.
All these measures will minimize energy saving in the house and significantly save your budget. If you are determined to spend a minimum of funds with maximum living comfort, pay attention to the technology of so-called passive houses. On this page you can get acquainted with the technology of building a house in which comfortable living conditions are achieved without the use of traditional heating and air conditioning systems. For us this is a novelty, but, as the experience of foreign countries shows, the future of residential construction lies behind such technologies.