Maintenance, Efficiency and Cost Problems in Construction and Code for Sustainable Homes

Maintenance, Efficiency and Cost Problems in Construction and Code for Sustainable Homes

Introduction

The construction industry is a major industry in Quebec. This observation is true both from a standpoint economic than the jobs it generates. Indeed, we are talking about $ 46 billion investment in 2010, 14% of GDP. They are also generated 230,000 direct jobs on average per month, an employment of 20 in Quebec, as well as thousands of jobs in other sectors. Traditionally, these three processes have been sequential and separate: performed by different teams of people at different times and places. The scope of works produced impressive scope of their actions. We see here the working-alone, small-scale production performing the task duration is only a few minutes (for example, to replace the roof tiles with just a hammer and nails, and possibly the stairs), and can observe the extensive construction work, and large-scale civil engineering projects, ongoing for many years that bring together hundreds of different contractors, each of which has its own expertise, plant and equipment.

Discussion

Under-Floor Heating

The under-floor heating is the most pleasant and economical to distribute heat around the house. It allows maximum utilization of solar energy due to its efficient operating system. Achieve savings of 15% of energy, percentage increases in working with solar energy systems with great power of stratification, such as Stratos system. Under the supervision of specialists in the installation of under-floor heating can be installed under all types of surfaces, including laminate flooring (Saranka, 2008). The under-floor heating is a pipe embedded in the mortar layer that runs along the entire area of the house to be heated. This pipe leads hot water (at low temperatures compared to other heating systems) usually produced by a boiler. The water yields heat to the soil through the pipe and the floor, in turn, transmits it to the environment of the building.

Fig:An illustration of Underfloor Heating

The emergence of cross-linked polyethylene pipes has revolutionized the world of under-floor heating (as well as the world of general heating and plumbing). Two major factors have been paramount for the development of under-floor heating throughout Europe:

The oil crisis in the 70's forced to seek new techniques for greater energy savings (heating is one of the activities of higher energy consumption).

The tendency of architects to design a large amount of space, cozy and with lots of windows. The perfect combination for this type of construction is, without doubt, install a floor heating.

It's called or radiant floor heating system electric heating of hot water heater or heating carbon fiber strands that emits heat through the soil surface. In water systems for heat produced in the boiler and is carried by pipe networks of pipes recessed beneath the floor of the premises, while in the heating system of carbon fiber, heat is emitted by ultra fine filaments carbon fiber installed underground (Parker, 2009).

In fact, the transmitter could be for any other of the walls of the premises to be ...