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ECO CONCEPT<\/h1>\n

In order to supply a household with the basic infrastructural needs, we tend to use centralised networks for power, water, waste<\/strong> and waste water<\/strong>. This centralised approach is more suitable in densely populated areas that are characterised by short distances from input to output or output to input.<\/h4>\n

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The\u00a0 Eco Lodge project plot is far away from these kind of supply networks. That’s why off-grid solutions became very attractive, on the one hand because we believe that under circumstances like these, they can do a better, cleaner, cheaper<\/strong> and more sustainable <\/strong>job and because necessary due to the location.<\/h4>\n

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All these different elements come together to form a highly sustainable infrastructure for modern living.<\/h2>\n

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<\/a>Electric Power<\/h2>\n

We had to consider whether we wanted access to the power grid or if we wanted to try to design an autonomous system powered by photovoltaic and wind generators.<\/p>\n

The first choice would have meant paying the DEH (Greek Power Company) to lay overland cables from the nearby village as far as the plot. Considering the cost and the effect on the landscape (Normal Editor pollution) caused by the contents and cables, the network outages and the general problem of energy generated by burning fossil fuel, we came to the conclusion that we should go for an autonomous solution.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Water<\/h2>\n

Like most Islands in the Cyclades Tinos has an average annual rainfall of around 400mm which makes water a scarce local resource. Therefore we put a lot of effort into the design and planning of the water system. The goal was to design a system that can harvest and store enough rainwater to supply the needs for 6-8 people throughout the 4 completely dry summer months.<\/p>\n

We estimated our actual water usage in order to calculate the size of the surfaces we would need to collect the rainwater and the size of the cistern required to store the water throughout the summer.<\/p>\n

We calculated that we would need 240sqm of hard surface to collect around 100,000L of rainwater for 6-8 people and for irrigating the gardens.[\/vc_column_text][vc_accordion active_tab=\u00a0\u00bbfalse\u00a0\u00bb collapsible=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb el_class=\u00a0\u00bbsubtext\u00a0\u00bb][vc_accordion_tab title=\u00a0\u00bbWater System analyzed\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text]We started to calculate our potential water requirement by looking at the average daily water consumption of a single person in the European Union. With an average of 160L we came quite quickly to the conclusion that it will be very hard to find a way of satisfying such a demand. So we started to look at the numbers more closely. These showed clearly that the flush toilet represents one of the largest demands on the water supply.<\/p>\n

We found that the best solution for saving water is the compost toilet, because there is no water used at all. We decided against it because:<\/p>\n\n