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Bioclimatic house? Learn what is

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A house built taking into account the reuse of materials and position of the sun is a guarantee of cooperation for the sustainability of the planet and economy for its residents. It is the result of the call bioclimatic architecture, a concept that seeks harmony of buildings to the climate and the local characteristics.
The architect Luiz Reis, professor of the course for graduate Emotional Design of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, is one of the defenders of this type of construction. Thus, in 1991, he developed the project of your own home from the concepts of bioclimatic architecture.

With this, the teacher confirmed in practice the advantages of this type of construction: less impact on the environment and economy in the monthly expenditure with water and light. And it did not represent a cost of construction increased. "The price is equivalent to a traditional building," he says.

Despite the advantages, the architect says that today this type of construction is still unusual. The main cause, in his opinion, is lack of knowledge of the industry professionals themselves. Moreover, those who build, with few exceptions, neither calls for a project based on the concepts of bioclimatic architecture. But things are changing. Reis notes that in the past, when he offered this option, the customer refused. "Today, he has not asked, but not rejection." As a teacher, the architect also tries to spread the concept among architects.

Arrojo and comfort

Reis, his wife and two children live in bioclimatic house built in Piraquara in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, five years ago. Are about 500 square meters of the main and service. Although not conventional, the house is no discomfort to the residents. According to the architect to develop a project like this is not necessary to transform the work in a laboratory. "It can be bold and comfortable, and sustainable," he says.

The home of Kings, air conditioning, heater and fan are expendable. He did note that using thermal insulation, inside the double walls, scraps of Styrofoam. Thus, the heat from the inside not the outside leaves and does not enter. "The goal is to achieve a pleasant temperature and with little expenditure of energy, which promotes sustainability," he says, tried to explain what the project of bioclimatic house.

Another measure being taken in construction to ensure good ventilation, Reis indicates, is to use the so-called chimney effect (take the air at the bottom and leaving the heated air from the top of the environment). This happens naturally, since the openings of the windows are at the bottom, contrary to what is normally done. The cross-ventilation, complete the architect, is another important measure. The air should enter a place and leave the other to have ventilation. In one apartment, for example, the wall opposite to the window you can make a small opening just to ensure air circulation.

Reis also worried about the economy of water. To irrigate the garden was created a system that takes water from the shower, which is carried by pipes made of PET bottles. He also makes the collection of rainwater for use in cleaning the house and to wash the car. The water box used in this system is also made of recyclable material.

The concern with the materials helps keep the cost of the work within normal standards. In your home, Reis used stainless steel frames reused. Have the bricks are of demolition, or are not new. The architect says that often a house is not considered sustainable by problems in the orientation of the project. For example, we must orient the building to the sun between the winter and not get in the summer. This is possible, complete, from a calculation that must be done in the project, therefore, without involvement of extra costs.



Source: Gazeta do Povo

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