Sarco Architects Builds Energy Efficient Homes to Cut Down on Electricity Expenses

By Joel ScanlonMay 18 2012

Costa Rica-based luxury design architectural firm Sarco Architects is taking efforts to build energy efficient homes so that customers can cut down on electricity costs. According to statistical data collected by the Costa Rica Star CNFL customers expect their electricity bills to increase by 4.7% during the month of May.

This will lead to customer who are looking to buy new homes to be more cautious about energy usage in their new homes and will look out for alternative energy systems when they buy or build a luxury house.

A new method followed by the design company to address this issue is the usage of a new technology that can carry out a Building Energy Analysis during the architectural stage of the design phase. This technology helps in calculating the energy efficiency performance of the building starting from the design phase. This in turn will influence more than 80% of the decisions concerning the energy efficiency of the building. The architects can also evaluate various design alternatives and add other features such as lighting, equipment and other energy efficient systems to their designs to construct custom built luxury houses. Customers can also take assurance from the fact that their concerns regarding electricity usage will be addressed right from the design stage. Sarco Architects plans to open its services in Panama soon.