A++and SUN-TEC (a joint venture between Nuovocorso, Seasif and  Luxferov all leaders in  their fields of action) are joining forces to take innovative action to address these issues. The introduction of new techniques and the implementation of a different commercial and financial approach of the real estate market along with joint private-pubblic initiatives to promote sustainable housing development, can induce one particularly significant step forward.

As we all know, sustainable housing refers to the homes and communities developed with the objective of  reducing environmental impact through the use of ecological materials, equipment and practices and improving the quality of life for society by creating a social fabric that fosters prosperous societies, as opposed to simply building mono-market targeted cities with little to no interaction among inhabitants, and last but not least, increasing access to new and sustainable financing scheme to allow the youngsters and the less wealthy people, an access to a finely built dwell with the lowest impact on the future owner’s income.
with this in mind, the aim is simply translatable in numbers:
Allow the public the possibility to buy a house whose worth starting from 270.000  for a price as low as 40.000 €.
how?
the process, although the result of a complex conceivement, turns out to be extremely simple:
• SUN-TEC has developed partnerships with major energy companies to “sell” solar plants spaces.
• SUN-TEC and A++, are designing and producing sustainable housing units that Integrate a solar plant in the form of a architecturally designed solar roof
• The roof  is eventually lent to the energy company for which an annual lending fee is payed to  SUN -TEC .
• The house, worth starting from 270.000 €, is sold to the client and a mortgage, deducted of the fees that the energy company will pay in the years, is issued by the producers financial division.
• The photovoltaic / thermic roof will produce hot water for the house use, and electricity exclusively for the energy company.

In the end, the client owns a high quality, new and highly sustainable house, for a fraction of the price needed to buy a smaller, not sustainable, old house.

this sustainable housing initiative is not only a commercial viable solution for both the producer AND the client, but  innovatively addresses several of the countries problems, namely, a sustainable housing deficit, the marginalization of low-income families and youngsters, with the corresponding  lack of social integration, and the growing environmental concerns. 

The housing units are currently being sold worldwide.

stay tuned for more o this matter…

Isn’t it? well, it shouldn’t.

Sustainable design has emerged as a guiding paradigm in the creation of a new kind of built environment: one that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Leading our project’s approach towards being greener and more conscious is a must and to effectively achieving successful results, we need to empower a cross vision of sustainability, a new idea that will lead us into a new and more interesting path, one that will consider not just “what” to use to be sustainable, as this will inevitabily lead to creating a possibly super environmentally friendly realization without satisfying one the main principle of sustainability i.e the satisfaction of the need of the present, but especially “how” and “where” to use sustainable solutions. The watch words of a truly successful interior design should be ‘cool’ ‘contemporary’ ‘stylish’‘now” and ‘sustainable’ ‘recycled’ ‘non-toxic’ , “tomorrow”..

Green interior design is about analyzing all aspects of a building’s interior – it’s parts and processes – to find ways to save energy and water, to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to make the interior free of toxic chemicals and to use materials that are the most environmentally friendly while carefully laying out, furnish and combining new and updated solutions that comes from a more sustainable aware design world of today.

Research and a careful selection of both companies and partners with the same philosophy will lead to a greater and more accurate palette of products and finishes that can fulfill the need of a true sustainability being both pleasant for the eye and fulfill our need to deliver a better world to our children.

as usual,moderation, not extremism, is the keyword.

The building structure is then covered with a roof that integrates a new typology of solar panel that serves both to produce electrical energy and thermal energy to fulfill the house needs in terms of energy consumption, heating and cooling.
The new panels are built by mounting mono-cristalline solar cells directly into extruded porcelain stoneware which is being provided with small holes in its thickness where a coolant liquid is injected. The coolant injected into the panels exchange its thermal energy with the cells, keeping them cooler and thus maintaining a higher level of efficiency for energy production. The so heated liquid is then covered to an indirect heat exchanger, which leads to the production of hot water, which is then used directly for thermo-sanitary uses, or for heating and cooling with an addition of a heat pump.
This house of the future will boast many advantages such as a LEED PLATINUM certification
the use of Environmentally-recyclable materials to 80%, Summer natural ventilation
Natural cooling and the base structure will be sold inclusive of structure + finishes and all
plants such as air-water heat pump, electric kettle with hot water storage, forced air exchange with heat recovery, photovoltaic thermal plant, heating and cooling, electrical, plumbing and sanitary system.

Its production costs will not directly place burdens on the client’s pocket since the type of construction generates financial benefits to the end user that can use them as an immediate recovery of the money spent for the purchase of the property.

stay tuned for more on this matter.

Seasif
Luxferov
Nuovocorso

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