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Smart Eco

Sustainable development is the act of development (as in industrial development, be it farming, manufacturing, commerce, etc) performed in such a way it is:

  • Green,
  • Clean,
  • Sustainable, and,
  • Balanced
What this means is that man is seen as an integral part of the environment and ecology of the world, and therefore has just as much right as anything else to interaction with and utilization of the environment. Although, through our intelligence and science we can choose to interact in a way which creates net gains for all parties - including the environment.

Core to this is recognition of the whole chain of cause and effect, it is not good enough to clean up one sector of the environment by ignoring another; for instance buying none renewable solar panels made in China (one of the most polluted countries globally) to make yourself more locally 'Green'  is not globally a net gain to the environment.

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Smart Eco Homes

A smart eco home is one which is designed to minimize its environmental impact through its lifetime. This includes the process of building and material selection. 


Such smart eco homes also have a low ongoing energy requirement for heating and cooling due to the usage of energy efficient design techniques such as Passive Solar. The 'smart' part comes from combining this with controlled technical components of the building, such as a solar panels, solar hot water heating and controlled operation of services in the house to reduce energy consumption whilst maintaining a comfortable living environment.

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