Sustainability is now a practice that is here to stay. Climate change has led to a change in behavior and the construction sector is no exception.
At Ponto Urbano we aim to “reinterpret building systems, highlighting the contribution that construction techniques make to sustainable development”. Each of our projects is rigorously designed and built with the well-being of the future residents in mind.
The first step towards being more sustainable is to ensure efficient insulation. This makes the house more ecological and comfortable. It also means lower long-term costs and thermal and acoustic comfort.
Although this step is crucial, there are other solutions that can make a house an even more sustainable place.
– Using LED bulbs
LED bulbs use up to 80% less energy and only 7W of power. They also last longer.
– Choose class A appliances
The A energy class offers greater energy savings. However, the ideal is to opt for class A++ and A+++, which use up to 70% less energy than class A. These kinds of savings help to reduce your electricity bill over time. To this you can add the habit of turning off the standby mode on plugs.
– Install solar and/or photovoltaic panels
Another way to be more sustainable when it comes to using electricity, water and gas is to use solar and photovoltaic panels. In addition to converting energy from the sun into electricity, they also heat water, a combination that helps save electricity and gas.
– Invest in sustainable furniture
Sustainable furniture is a sustainable option for your home. This option avoids resorting to massproduced furniture and has more durable and customizable objects.
Because it’s such a strong and necessary theme at Ponto Urbano, we also look abroad, hoping that the concept of sustainability “will be implemented quickly, in order to make the entire construction sector truly more sustainable”.
Attentive to the market and the style of the end consumer, we create sustainable projects, because “the search for sustainability in our housing is no longer a mere ‘fashion’ but an imperative”.