It always seems fanciful and whimsical when one looks at green designs that are slated to change the way we live and alter our perception. Whether you look at an eco-friendly automobile design for the future or a model green home with sustainable features, you just feel that this is all too good to be true. Yet that is the exact way the future is going to shape up as green solutions to existing global problems will have to defy conventional norms in terms of both design and structure. The stylish and modern yet beautiful and green RuralZED Zero Carbon Homes are another example of such “cool designs.”
RuralZED homes are built to certain levels under the Code for Sustainable Homes, with a self-build Code 3 unit (sans labor) starting at approximately £89,000. The voluntary Code for Sustainable Homes ratchets up requirements for homes with Code 6 mandated in 2016, so the RuralZED was designed to be compatible to future retrofits. Code 3 homes are built to take on extra sustainable features to achieve Code 6 compliance. This makes your home relevant in the future and safeguards your best interests.
Homes are built to be super-efficient and to utilize roof space and solar power. The idea is that every home will have some source of green power, whether solar or small wind, and if not, it will probably have a green roof. All of this is in addition to the efficient design. The interior is also quite nice. With modern touches and extensive use of natural materials, a flexible RuralZED could be quite posh. With such designs gaining in popularity and acceptance, it is only fair that the technology and features be used in more such green structures across the planet.
Via: Jetsongreen
