•Around
5 million people live in flood risk areas in England and Wales.
•One
in six homes in England is at risk of flooding.
•Total
rainfall in the UK during 2012 was 1,330.7mm, just 6.6mm short of the record
set in 2000.
•2012
was the UK’s wettest year on record.
•Annual
flood damage costs are in the region of £1.1 billion across England.
•5.2
million properties are now at risk of flooding in England
•In
2014, The clear-up costs after the latest floods could reach £1bn
•round
£800m is currently spent annually on flood and coastal defences
•an
average of £1,400m i damages are incurred.
•One
in six homes in England is at risk of flooding.
Self
Sustaining
Floating Homes
‘Amphibious
houses cost about 20% more than conventional buildings’
The Dutch have learned the investment is
still cheaper than that of cleaning up afterwards
The
upper part of the house will be a highly insulated lightweight timber
construction. This will rest on the concrete hull creating a ‘free-floating
pontoon’. The whole house will be set between four ‘dolphins’, which are
permanent vertical guideposts. These are expressed on the outside of the
building, rising to the height of the eaves. Roof lights follow the line of the
guideposts to create a continuous band over the building.
"During
the flood event the whole house will raise gently like a boat and will keep all
of the habitable spaces safe above the flood level,"
Self-sufficiency
people
become more and more aware of the impact they have on the environment, the
demand grows for new technologies that promote sustainable living. The ultimate
way to minimize your ecological impact is to design a self-sufficient or
off-the-grid home. Self-sufficient homes supply all their own energy, water and
sewer needs.
•Off the grid power -
The usual options for off-the-grid power are solar, micro-hydro power, wind or
a combination of solar and wind.
•Water-
solar powered and wind turbine-powered pumps. Harvesting rainwater is another
option. You can collect rainwater that falls onto your roof or other catchment
surface and channel the water through gutters or other distribution systems to
storage tanks.
•Solar power-
solar panels react to light, and there is normally enough per day to generate a
significant amount of electricity.
•Hydro Power -
Hydro power is the power of water. If you have a stream or river running
through your land you may want to consider fitting a water wheel to generate
electricity. As the water turns the wheel it builds up electricity in a similar
way to a wind turbine.
Renewable
technology
Among
the most popular technologies are:
•
solar photovoltaic panels
•solar
thermal panels
•biomass
boilers and stoves
•heat
pumps
•Rainwater
harvesting that generate electricity as a by-product of their heating cycle
harvesting
of rainwater simply involves the collection of water from surfaces on which
rain falls, and subsequently storing this water for later use. Normally water
is collected from the roofs of buildings and stored in rainwater tanks
•Saves
money by reducing your water usage
•A
volume of water is kept out of the storm-water management system thereby
helping to reduce flooding risks
•Gains
Eco-homes rating points for your property
Amphibious
Houses - Thailand
•floating
buildings that can rise and fall with the water
•The
various buildings are situated within the community so that neighbors can help
each other during the flood and everyday life can continue on.
•building
is constructed on top of a prefabricated steel floatation system located in a
trench underneath the home and is kept in place by a slip-column system
•Backup
systems like rainwater collection, solar and wind power systems, and protected
food storage areas allow each home to function even if city utilities fail.
•house
sits on an undercarriage made of buoyancy tanks that sit in a depression under
the house
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