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2. An Underground Greenhouse Is the Secret to Year-Round ... - AOL

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   Adding a ventilation component will ensure your underground greenhouse functions safely. Access to Sunlight Merriam recommends building an underground greenhouse so that the south-facing side ...

3. Sustainable refurbishment - Wikipedia

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   Sustainable refurbishment describes working on existing buildings to improve their environmental performance using sustainable methods and materials. A refurbishment or retrofit is defined as: "any work to a building over and above maintenance to change its capacity, function or performance' in other words, any intervention to adjust, reuse, or upgrade a building to suit new conditions or ...

4. Code for Sustainable Homes - Wikipedia

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   The Code for Sustainable Homes was an environmental assessment method for rating and certifying the performance of new homes in United Kingdom.First introduced in 2006, it is a national standard for use in the design and construction of new homes with a view to encouraging continuous improvement in sustainable home building.

5. Passive solar building design - Wikipedia

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   A sunspace may be called and appear like a greenhouse, but a greenhouse is designed to grow plants whereas a sunspace is designed to provide heat and aesthetics to a building. Sunspaces are very popular passive design elements because they expand the living areas of a building and offer a room to grow plants and other vegetation.

6. Green home - Wikipedia

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   A green home is a type of house designed to be environmentally sustainable. Green homes focus on the efficient use of "energy, water, and building materials". [1] A green home may use sustainably sourced, environmentally friendly, and/or recycled building materials.

7. Zero carbon housing - Wikipedia

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   There are nevertheless a number of definitions of zero carbon housing, particularly concerning the scope of emissions in the housing lifecycle (eg construction vs operation or refurb), and whether it is acceptable to count off-site emissions reduction (eg due to renewable energy export) or other external reductions against any residual emissions from the house to make it a Net Zero Home.