subject: Futuristic Green Homes, An Old Inspiration? [print this page] Futuristic Green Homes, An Old Inspiration?
A lot of people think that theory of the green homes are a contemporary idea when truthfully this is a really old designing concept. Designers and architects are now designing homes that may have made homes more comfortable two hundred years ago but using systems that are ironically old.
For example, a type of home that is becoming in favor again is the timber frame home. People with galvanized roofs find that the temperature in their homes are high while those that use the basic thatch have cooler homes.
The timber frames are taken from sustainable tree farms and the outside finished to appear like a Tudor if so wanted.
But there are still some methods that can make a green home greener and they had been revealed within the interiors .
One of the most basic observations is that homes of old had lower ceilings, only three meters for some. While these were the comfortable cottages of old that were, and still are, beloved by many. While drafty old manses needed huge fires to heat them up, these cottages only needed a small stove - or a small heater if you're retrofitting one in.
When remodeling your house, you needn't remove the double brick walls on the exterior and you need to be quite suspect of any contractor that suggests that you do so. The double walls in old homes insulate the inside come winter and should never be replaced by modern insulations which don't work quite as well. As a rule, these walls were filled up with whatever materials they might use like sand and gravel but today insulation materials are used.
In the Victorian times, things were thought to be stuffy, but they were definitely not so! This was the time when there was a resurgence in the use of public spas, and they advocated lots of sunlight and fresh air. The floors in old homes were left bare of carpets to reveal the satin finish of wooden floors and the windows were made bigger so the sun could come in .
While renovating the home, you could want to have another room installed. The additional room could become another bedroom or you could turn it into a sun room with wide open windows to let the sun in. The sun room was one of the most favorite rooms in the old days and this can be a very functional room which should admit the cool breeze into a home without the necessity for fans or .
Heat from the sun goes through the glass panels to be quickly absorbed by the bricks that will collect the warmth only to release it at nighttime when the temperature drops. There is always a breeze that rises even on the hottest days and this will be admitted by simply opening the windows of the craft room.
The craft room can have some plants placed in it as there's enough light and they'll serve to filter the air and generate more oxygen. There is nothing better for purifying the air than a full collection of house plants!
