Design of Eco-House 1 | sustainableliving

Design of Eco-House 1:

ECO-HOUSE 1 Uses Energystar Certification requirements as there are more governmental incentives to keep the cost of the house down.

LEED is a highly quantiEnergy Star provides tax rebates and incentives for using Energy Star Appliances and homes that receive the Energy Star Label can receive as much as 30% tax rebate on new home construction.fied and systematic approach to buildings of all types. Because it has accomplished so much and been so broadly accepted, LEED is becoming the standard by which many green buildings are measured. LEED and Energy Star are complimentary to each other. Buildings may be both LEED certified and Energy Star rated.

ENERGY STAR©

Energy Star is a government program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Its initiative is to reduce green house gas emissions through energy efficiency. The program focuses solely on energy use and voluntary product labeling.

Energy Star is designed to measure a building’s performance, create energy use goals, help monitor performance and energy efficiency.

•Thermal Enclosure System

•Efficient Heating and Cooling System

•Water Management System

•Efficient Lighting and Appliances

Energy Star provides tax rebates and incentives for using Energy Star Appliances and homes that receive the Energy Star Label can receive as much as 30% tax rebate on new home construction.

Eco-House 1 has the following Energy Star Features:

Energy Calculations for Wind Turbine and Solar PV Collectors:

550 Kwh per month for 1-2 persons with moderate appliance use,

energy star appliances and bulbs for 100% use with 5.5 hours of

sun per day = 3830 Watts

550 KWH /30 days per month = 18 KWH per day. 2kWh a day per

500W solar Collector = 9 Solar Collectors + 1 KW Wind Turbine with

an annual average of 11.2 miles per hour = 420 additional KWH for

storage or send back to grid if available

(“ http://www.solar-estimate.org/ “ n.d., Para 1-5).