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New Homes of the Future: What Will They Look like?

Housing is and always has been an excellent barometer of society and culture. The way housing is designed and structured gives us a glimpse into how our communities work, the way that we live our lives on a daily basis and how our families interact.

Just take a look at the dwellings of Native American’s: their tepees were made from animal hides and wood, designed to be portable and quick to assemble, a necessity for their nomadic lifestyles. Victorian terraces are another example demonstrating how social values shape housing, with elements such as the design of the windows and the location of the property reflecting the owner’s social status.

And as our societies continue to evolve, so too does our housing. What will our future homes look like and what will they say about us as a society? There are two elements which are having a significant impact on us already and will continue to do so in ever increasing amounts.

The environment is the first major element that influences the design of new eco friendly homes. As climate change becomes ever more real, and the depletion of the world’s resources of fossil fuels looms; we continue to seek new methods to achieve energy efficiency in a sustainable way. Domestic energy use accounts for around 40% of the UK’s total energy consumption – making efficiency gains in this area a major target for the Government.

Specific areas for improvement include:

• Sustainable energy production. This is set to increase for the future, and you can realistically expect to see elements like solar panels and wind turbines as a standard feature in new homes.
• Focus in insulation improvement. Thick foam insulation and building techniques are required to minimise heat loss for the most eco-friendly homes.
• Wastage avoidance. Recycling bins, urban drainage and rainwater harvesting are examples of the ways energy wastage can be reduced.

Sustainable development meets modern design: Barratt Homes’ Green House

The second area that will change the face of our homes is digital technology. Already, some new home builders are incorporating computer systems which manage the heating of each and every room in the house. This will develop in future, so much so that almost every machine led aspect of home life may be automated. From lights that switch on when you enter a room, to controlling home entertainment systems with one touch, to systems that alert you to the security of your house remotely; all via one handheld device.

Say goodbye to all those wires and cables too, because wireless technology is set to be the order of the day. Space saving needs will combine with advances in gaming technology, as gaming pods will have the adaptability to transform into the entertainment of choice for whoever happens to be playing.

So there you have it: carbon neutral homes that enhance rather than damage the environment with automated and intuitive technologies that enrich our lives. Good news for us and our planet.

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Harvesting the energy of wind power is doable because of wind turbine farms. Evidence of this is the widespread application of wind turbine in factories. Have you always known about wind power systems? Maybe you’ve heard of it. With the introduction of the green revolution, wind turbine systems have been talked about as one of the leading methods to get electric power from nature. More and more people are learning the perks of using a renewable source of electric flow.

For the most part, wind turbine farms are used for providing power to houses and small scale business applications. Wind energy has been a good source of electric power for isolated homes and sea vehicles.

But a lot of people still do not use industrial scale wind power because of its limitations and because it cannot measure up to modern combustion based energy stations. Even if wind turbine systems still are not developed enough to compete with the energy output from contemporary combustion based energy stations,  we have to realize that this renewable energy supply will play a big role in various sectors of the manufacturing market. The mining, metalurgy, lumber and manufacturing industries all demand a strong supply of reliable and inexpensive energy to keep staying in business. Look around the next time you’re in an industrial city, you will certainly see a few wind power systems around.

Industrial wind power harnessing using wind turbine farms can give electric power to diverse steps in factories such as smelting ores and forging steel (just to name a few). This is principally valid in regions that receive a never-ending supply of airstream, like coastal communities. It will take a long time before big scale industries can let go of modern fuel technology and adopt wind power completely. Fuel is still the most reliable system to meet the high energy needs of the industrial sector.

The companies that by now use wind power as an energy source are really commendable. If you are a home owner, setting up wind turbine systems may work for you. At the very least, you know you will be using wind power as your energy source and contributing to ecologically friendly strategies. There are more applications for wind power systems, and the good news is, it doesn’t take much to set one up.