low energy consumption for sustainable living
As we nobly spoke of the elegant and environmentally sustainable design and construction of one of our houses on Olive Crest Environmental Estate, we now want to share the internal measures that were taken to secure the ongoing sustainability. The way in which energy is stored, used and saved on a day-to-day basis in a house that is home to an active family of four.
The first and most obvious design feature is the use of natural lighting. With a-wall-and-a-half of sliding stacker doors surrounding the kitchen, dining and reception areas, the house not only flows well from arrival to the first drink and then onto the pool deck, it maximizes the natural lighting that enters into an area in which the family will often entertain and spend time eating together. In every nook there are wall to ceiling windows that again bring in the sun and ambient light to areas that would otherwise require a light or leave you frustratingly fumbling for the door handle or light switch.
