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Mike Roberts from Happiness Architecture Beauty (HAB) explains the importance of intelligent design as they set out to reinvent the approach to new build homes in the UK.
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Intelligent Design: Innovation & Construction
21 January 2014
• Ecological and Sustainable • Contemporary and Contextual • Beautiful and Delightful • Sharing and Sociable • Profitable-Socially and Financial
Smart v Dumb?
‘In praise of the Dumb Home’
‘Then there is the Passivhaus, or Passive House. It's pretty dumb. A Nest thermostat probably wouldn't do much good there because with 18" of insulation, and careful placement of high quality windows, you barely need to heat or cool it at all. A smart thermostat is going to be bored stupid.’
• Light and Spacious • Comfort at Low Cost • Sociable and Beautiful • Efficient and Affordable
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