Currently acquiring a second-hand house has become a good inversion, we believe the market has bottomed in such type of property and can make a good investment in a product like this. A detached house has the ideal characteristics to become self-sufficient. A self-sufficient housing with a puntual investment, allows you to live off and forget to energy …
In a bioclimatic house there are ventilation strategies that will diminish the heat in your home. In this season the sun is highest in the sky and a large part of its rays do not reflect but penetrate the surfaces that affect, such as windows that are the direct means of connection between the interior and exterior of …
Here comes the heat and wooden roller shutters are an added comfort to your bioclimatic house. Wooden roller blinds, shutters also called «Alicantinas» or «de cadenilla», are traditional in the area of levante in the east coast of Spain ad are part of the image of our vernacular architecture. The main advantage of the «Alicantinas» blinds is to control the …
AKTUA is making rehabilitation works in Valencia as you can see in our latest projects in the residential building of Casa Abadia in Valencia or a sustainable housing refusbishment in Ruzafa , Valencia . In them, the common denominator is energy saving and green building criteria . Energy savings: About the energy saving, in the …
On flat roofs , and therefore in the green roof , the leak test performed after waterproofing it is carried out . The water tightness test to detect or rule, before delivery to the customer, the presence of leaks in the roof, for later repair. The watertightness of the deck is a result of the …
The green roof is called the top that protects the building that consists of plant substrate and plants showing multiple variants in its execution. For Valencia ‘s Mediterranean climate , green cover brings great improvements in the comfort of buildings. What advantages does a green roof versus a conventional one? The values ??of thermal transmittance …
What is a Smart City? How any city becomes a smart city ? Generally speaking, a city is smart when its development is sustainable through social investment and the use of new technologies where power has advanced facilities and where architectural solutions are at the service of the community and are managed carefully to natural …
It´s Friday again, how quickly the time passes. The roof is finished in the rehabilitation of the Casa Abadía in Valencia and we would like you see the images. The system is precast composed by the filtron pavement that we have already used in other projects, and as a component of green roofs. Removable, reusable, …
Many of you ask to us, what can I do to save energy at home? What can I do to lower my bills at the end of the month? Here you have some tips to get it: To reduce water consumption Leave the taps open only during the time you need them Reduce the amount …
The underfloor heating is a heating system very suitable for sustainable houses , in which energy savings and high comfort is sought. The underfloor heating system is a high thermal inertia system which works at very low temperatures . The advantages of underfloor heating installations over traditional radiator system for sustainable houses are among others: …
