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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Designing Buildings at 06:53, 11 January 2021</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Reverted edits by &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/Special:Contributions/178.24.74.85&quot; title=&quot;Special:Contributions/178.24.74.85&quot;&gt;178.24.74.85&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User_talk:178.24.74.85&quot;&gt;talk&lt;/a&gt;) to last revision by &lt;a href=&quot;/wiki/User:Designing_Buildings&quot; title=&quot;User:Designing Buildings&quot;&gt;Designing Buildings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.baufritz.com/uk/ &lt;/del&gt;Baufritz&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/del&gt;offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible, conserving water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity. An ecological house can also store and then use conserved energy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible, conserving water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity. An ecological house can also store and then use conserved energy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>178.24.74.85 at 07:32, 3 May 2016</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[https://www.baufritz.com/uk/ &lt;/ins&gt;Baufritz&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;] &lt;/ins&gt;offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible, conserving water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity. An ecological house can also store and then use conserved energy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible, conserving water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity. An ecological house can also store and then use conserved energy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-----&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally-friendly house. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;= What is an ecological house? =&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ecological home is based upon nature's ecosystem, but what does this mean? Basically an ecosystem is a group of living organisms that live alongside nonliving components in their environment. So these nonliving components are those such as air, water and soil. All of these elements interact as one unit and as one ecological 'system'. They are linked together via energy flows and a highly-efficient nutrient system. It is also important to note that the energy that is created and flows throughout the system is mainly that of the sun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The ecological home is based upon nature's ecosystem, but what does this mean? Basically an ecosystem is a group of living organisms that live alongside nonliving components in their environment. So these nonliving components are those such as air, water and soil. All of these elements interact as one unit and as one ecological 'system'. They are linked together via energy flows and a highly-efficient nutrient system. It is also important to note that the energy that is created and flows throughout the system is mainly that of the sun.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;We can replicate nature's ecosystem in the home. One great way to do so is by saving food scraps and then creating a new ecological garden from them. The food scraps can be used as nutrient-rich plant food to grow herbs and vegetables.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;We can replicate nature's ecosystem in the home. One great way to do so is by saving food scraps and then creating a new ecological garden from them. The food scraps can be used as nutrient-rich plant food to grow herbs and vegetables.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Reusing water is another possibility. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home can improve the energy life cycle of a home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment. &lt;/del&gt;[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Sustainability]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Sustainability]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In today's modern world were &lt;/del&gt;more &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, many now crave the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally friendly house&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;What they love is the idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what &lt;/del&gt;this &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;actually means in order to implement their ideas&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This article needs &lt;/ins&gt;more &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;work&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;To help develop &lt;/ins&gt;this &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;article, click 'Edit this article' above&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== What is &lt;/del&gt;an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ecological &lt;/del&gt;house&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;? ==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;In today's world, where more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, we are increasingly turning to the idea and lifestyle of living in &lt;/ins&gt;an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;environmentally-friendly &lt;/ins&gt;house&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. The idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;To be truthful there are no set rules about what &lt;/del&gt;an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some have features such as solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning your own and individual &lt;/del&gt;ecological house&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, is ultimately what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs&lt;/del&gt;? &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing: [https://www.baufritz.com/uk/ https://www.baufritz.com/uk/]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;= What is &lt;/ins&gt;an ecological house? &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;=&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== Save &lt;/del&gt;energy &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some include solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning an individual ecological house, is what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all &lt;/ins&gt;energy &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally-friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;What is important to keep in mind when planning your ecological house is that the &lt;/del&gt;main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;that are required for daily living needs. What this means is &lt;/del&gt;conserving &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as much &lt;/del&gt;water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;as possible&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;conserving water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;. An ecological house can also store and then use conserved energy&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== Reusing &lt;/del&gt;energy &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The ecological house is planned around a circular flow of &lt;/ins&gt;energy &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout. For example, if the ecological house has solar panels placed upon its roof or in the garden, then it is able to store and use the natural power of the sun to heat water for washing and bathing. This therefore helps to save precious fossil fuels as well as helping to reduce household energy bills.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;As well as being able to save energy&lt;/del&gt;, an &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ecological house also has the added benefit &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;being able to store &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;then use this conserved &lt;/del&gt;energy. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This therefore helps to save you money while helping &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;preserve &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;environment at &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;same time&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The ecological home is based upon nature's ecosystem&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;but what does this mean? Basically &lt;/ins&gt;an &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;ecosystem is a group &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;living organisms that live alongside nonliving components in their environment. So these nonliving components are those such as air, water &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;soil. All of these elements interact as one unit and as one ecological 'system'. They are linked together via &lt;/ins&gt;energy &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;flows and a highly-efficient nutrient system&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;It is also important &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;note that &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;energy that is created and flows throughout the system is mainly that of &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;sun&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== Reduces household waste ==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;We can replicate nature's ecosystem in the home. One great way to do so is by saving food scraps and then creating a new ecological garden from them. The food scraps can be used as nutrient-rich plant food to grow herbs and vegetables.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;What the ecological house does is to reduce the amount of household waste by storing and then reusing it. The ecological house is planned around having a circular flow of energy throughout it, that nurture nature. For example, if the ecological house has solar panels placed upon its roof or in the garden, then you are able to store and use the natural power of the sun. Homes that do not have solar panels will be unable to utilise this natural resource in order to save and reuse energy. In the ecological home, the energy that is created via the sun can be used to heat water for washing and bathing. This therefore helps to save precious fossil fuels as well as helping to reduce it eliminate your household energy bills.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== What is an ecosystem? ==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Reusing water is another &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;possibility&lt;/ins&gt;. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements. The ecological home &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;can improve &lt;/ins&gt;the energy life cycle of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a &lt;/ins&gt;home, while at the same time being kinder to the environment. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[[Category:Articles_needing_more_work]] &lt;/ins&gt;[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Sustainability]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;If we understand nature's ecosystem then we can better understand how to utilise it in our homes. The ecological home is based upon nature's ecosystem, but what does this mean? Basically an ecosystem is a simply a group of living organisms that live alongside nonliving components in their home environment. So these nonliving components are those such as air, water and soil. All of these elements interact as one unit and as one ecological 'system'. They are linked together via energy flows and a highly sufficient nutrient system. It is also important to note that the energy that is created and flows throughout the system is mainly that of the sun.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;== Using nature's ecosystem for the ecological house ==&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;We need to replicate nature's ecosystem in the home. One great way to do so is by saving your food scraps and then creating a new ecological garden from them. The food scraps can be used as nutrient rich plant food in order to grow herbs and vegetables to feed your family.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;Reusing water is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;also &lt;/del&gt;another &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wonderful example that you can use in your ecological home&lt;/del&gt;. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on the fruit bushes &lt;/del&gt;in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;The ecological home &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very much needs to be based upon nature's ecosystem. In doing so you will be increasing &lt;/del&gt;the energy life cycle of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;your &lt;/del&gt;home&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, that will help to power your home and feed your family&lt;/del&gt;, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;minus;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Research_/_Innovation]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Sustainability]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;In today&amp;#039;s modern world were more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, many now crave the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally friendly house. W...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;In today's modern world were more and more people are trying to conserve energy and money, many now crave the idea and lifestyle of living in an environmentally friendly house. What they love is the idea of being fully sustainable and of being able to give back precious energy and nutrients to the environment. However many have little knowledge of what this actually means in order to implement their ideas.&lt;br /&gt;
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== What is an ecological house? ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To be truthful there are no set rules about what an ecologically friendly house or &amp;amp;quot;Eco&amp;amp;quot; house should actually feature. Some have features such as solar panels or recycled kitchen appliances. What needs to be considered when planning your own and individual ecological house, is ultimately what you want to get out from it. Do you want to live 'off the grid' and be self sufficient in all energy needs? Or do you simply want to grow your own vegetables in an environmentally friendly manner? What you want to achieve will help guide you during the planning process. In essence, you should have an end plan and work from there. The German Eco House Pioneer Baufritz offers some great insights and best practices for ecological housing: [https://www.baufritz.com/uk/ https://www.baufritz.com/uk/]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Save energy ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What is important to keep in mind when planning your ecological house is that the main aim is to save as much natural energy as possible that are required for daily living needs. What this means is conserving as much water, food, materials and household energy, such as gas and electricity as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Reusing energy ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As well as being able to save energy, an ecological house also has the added benefit of being able to store and then use this conserved energy. This therefore helps to save you money while helping to preserve the environment at the same time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Reduces household waste ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What the ecological house does is to reduce the amount of household waste by storing and then reusing it. The ecological house is planned around having a circular flow of energy throughout it, that nurture nature. For example, if the ecological house has solar panels placed upon its roof or in the garden, then you are able to store and use the natural power of the sun. Homes that do not have solar panels will be unable to utilise this natural resource in order to save and reuse energy. In the ecological home, the energy that is created via the sun can be used to heat water for washing and bathing. This therefore helps to save precious fossil fuels as well as helping to reduce it eliminate your household energy bills.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== What is an ecosystem? ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If we understand nature's ecosystem then we can better understand how to utilise it in our homes. The ecological home is based upon nature's ecosystem, but what does this mean? Basically an ecosystem is a simply a group of living organisms that live alongside nonliving components in their home environment. So these nonliving components are those such as air, water and soil. All of these elements interact as one unit and as one ecological 'system'. They are linked together via energy flows and a highly sufficient nutrient system. It is also important to note that the energy that is created and flows throughout the system is mainly that of the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Using nature's ecosystem for the ecological house ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We need to replicate nature's ecosystem in the home. One great way to do so is by saving your food scraps and then creating a new ecological garden from them. The food scraps can be used as nutrient rich plant food in order to grow herbs and vegetables to feed your family.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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 Reusing water is also another wonderful example that you can use in your ecological home. By saving and using shower water or 'grey water' on the fruit bushes in the garden, you are helping to save precious water and feeding your plants the natural way without any chlorine. Having water butts in the garden is also a good way in which to water the garden from the natural elements.&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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 The ecological home very much needs to be based upon nature's ecosystem. In doing so you will be increasing the energy life cycle of your home, that will help to power your home and feed your family, while at the same time being kinder to the environment.&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Hagen-Petters</name></author>	</entry>

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