THE INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT
Our homes exist as part of the greater environment in which they are built. Sustainable
“Green” homes integrate into the greater fabric of that environment rather than exist in a
bubble, completely separated from it. Conventional homes get their energy piped in through
a wire, their water piped in through, well, a pipe, its wastewater piped out again, and its other
waste bagged up and trucked out.
To create a sustainable home one must tie into the local environments natural way of
collecting energy and water from its immediate vicinity, treat its waste and wastewater
locally. Once this is achieved, the bubble is popped and a seamless environment is created
where once existed two competing environments; the human and the natural. In order for us
to do this we must first understand our local environment as well as the overarching
processes that drive it.
Our homes exist as part of the greater environment in which they are built. Sustainable
“Green” homes integrate into the greater fabric of that environment rather than exist in a
bubble, completely separated from it. Conventional homes get their energy piped in through
a wire, their water piped in through, well, a pipe, its wastewater piped out again, and its other
waste bagged up and trucked out.
To create a sustainable home one must tie into the local environments natural way of
collecting energy and water from its immediate vicinity, treat its waste and wastewater
locally. Once this is achieved, the bubble is popped and a seamless environment is created
where once existed two competing environments; the human and the natural. In order for us
to do this we must first understand our local environment as well as the overarching
processes that drive it.
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YOUR DOMESTIC ECOSYSTEM
environment in which they live. We try to think of our homes like ecosystems. Our homes
consist of potentially self-sustaining processes and structures that make them comfortable
and safe places for us to live. These processes and structures provide air, water, heat and
these use energy in some form to perform a function to support our living needs.
environment in which they live. We try to think of our homes like ecosystems. Our homes
consist of potentially self-sustaining processes and structures that make them comfortable
and safe places for us to live. These processes and structures provide air, water, heat and
these use energy in some form to perform a function to support our living needs.
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