Hoogland's Comfort Canopy

3.3 Energy Strategy
3.3.1 Energy Reduction and Reuse Possibilities
Building Level
Most people are not willing to change their comfortable
lifestyle to reduce their energy usage only
to save the planet. However, informing the residents
still plays an important role in reducing the
energy demand. Inhabitants can switch to efficient
lights and hardware. Their building envelope can
be improved with proper insulation to reduce the
heating demand and construction materials with
high albedo and low emissivity values reduce the
cooling demand. Benefiting from the daylight in an
optimal way also reduces the electricity demand.
In terms of reusing the waste flows, ventilation heat
recovery in airtight houses reduce the heating and
cooling demand significantly. Shower heat recovery
is also beneficial.
Neighbourhood Level
Bieshaar Zuid, Bieshaar Nord and De Biezen lacks
green areas compared to their surroundings. This
increases urban heat island effect and cause
houses to use more energy for cooling. Adding
more green areas and changing the paving with
high-albedo and low-emissivity materials help reducing
this effect. High-efficiency street lights also
reduce the electricity demand.
Reusing the internal energy of organic household
waste by fermentation and biogas production reduces
the external energy dependency as well.
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