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1) You have decided to design an environmentally friendly house in which to live. Discuss at...

1) You have decided to design an environmentally friendly house in which to live. Discuss at least three features you would incorporate in the design and explain both the economic and environmental benefit of each.

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Answer : An environmentally friendly house or Eco-house is a house that designed and built utilizing sustainable materials and technology that eventually helps to reduce the carbon footprint and lowers its energy requirements and consumptions. Followings are the important features of an environmentally friendly house.

Solar power with Solar Panels - Advantage of solar panels is that it converts all that sunshine into usable household energy. Where it provides electricity to the house by utilizing sunlight, it does not pollution environment, it is sustainable source of energy.

Energy Efficient Lighting appliances - Important charecterstics of these appliances is that it has sensor light switches can be set to automatically turn off lights in an empty room, so eventually it saves energy.

Energy Star appliances - Energy Star appliances are those appliances that has label from EPA or environmental protection agency on an appliance s means these appliances are energy efficient and saves energy in sustainable way.

Rahul Sunny answered 2 years ago
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