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Acciona builds 93 housing eco-efficiency in Villagarcía de Arousa
11/03/2009
March 11, 2009
During these days Acciona Inmobiliaria is proceeding to the delivery of keys of the homes in the Las Gardenias of Vilagarcía promotion, located in Vilagarcía de Arousa (Pontevedra). During its life cycle, estimated at 50 years, 93 dwellings of this new promotion fine-tuning will allow saving of 10,200 MWh of energy and of 160,000 cubic metres of water, enough to fill 64 Olympic size swimming pools. Also, avoid the emission of 2,200 tonnes of CO2 environment, equivalent to what absorb 3,800 trees. In addition to this positive contribution to the environment, the measures eco-efficient that incorporate these homes pose to their owners some savings in the medium and long term, in the consumption of electricity, gas and water.
The environmental contribution of Las Gardenias of Vilagarcía is mainly due to a clean construction, where we have avoided the use of lead, with cables free of halogen, blinds of aluminium, as well as downpipes and exempted from PVC pipes. With this same objective, the promotion includes measures to reduce energy consumption, such as solar panels to heat water, metallic carpentry without condensation, Windows with thermal insulation, glass for lighting, energy control and solar factor, as well as programmable thermostat. It includes also control systems of electric expenditure such as presence detectors and lamps low consumption in common areas.
93 Homes 'Las Gardenias of Vilagarcía' will allow 10,200 MWh of energy saving in 50 years.
