{"id":8386,"date":"2023-05-13T11:09:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/era.archi\/?p=8386"},"modified":"2023-06-13T11:28:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T09:28:43","slug":"build-or-renovate-a-green-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/era.archi\/en\/build-or-renovate-a-green-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Build or renovate a green home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\">Build or renovate a green home?<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">What is best? <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Building a single-family house? or renovating to go green?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Is it better to build or to renovate?<\/p>\n<p>May you don\u2019t know us yet, let\u2019s have a quick introduction: we&#8217;re ERA architects.<br \/>\nActually, I&#8217;m Esther Rovira, architect and passive house designer in Barcelona, Catalonia and Andorra for either passive houses, efficient houses and positive houses.<br \/>\nIn this post\u00a0<em>\u2018Build or renovate a green home?&#8217;<\/em>, you&#8217;ll find our professional recommendation.<br \/>\nI hope it helps you! Let&#8217;s go!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Build or renovate?<br \/>\nLet me save you time: if you are only interested in saving money and not getting a sustainable home for your family; then you can go to the renovation option and stop reading now.<br \/>\nIf you instead want to do an investment for your family to live healthier in a green home, you are in the correct post.<\/p>\n<p>Build or green renovation?<br \/>\nThat\u2019s the dilemma when considering a better home for your family and a good investment for the future.<br \/>\nI feel you, it\u2019s a tough decision (one of many you\u2019ll need to go trough in both case scenarios).<\/p>\n<p>So, let me help you take this important decision by giving you the pros and cons of both options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/era.archi\/en\/buy-a-plot-to-build-a-single-family-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Build a new green home<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/era.archi\/en\/renovate-a-house-to-make-it-sustainable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renovate a house to make it sustainable<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our professional recommendation:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Compare the specific houses or plots economically with an expert in order to take into account all the assets and issues of each option before deciding.<br \/>\nThen take a decision and don&#8217;t look back, just have faith in the process you&#8217;ve gone trough to take this important decision.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You may also be interested in our:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #9900ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #9900ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/payhip.com\/b\/u0jUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GUIDE to find the PERFECT PLOT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope this post <em>&#8216;Buy a plot to build a single-family house&#8217;<\/em> is helpful!<br \/>\n(Leave a comment below if you need more info)<\/p>\n<p>Best of luck on this adventure.<br \/>\nSee you on the next post,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7220 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"architectBarcelona\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/era.archi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/architectBarcelona47.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/estherrovira\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Esther Rovira Raurell<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/era.archi\/estudio\/\">Architect in Barcelona<\/a>\u00a0#<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arquitectes.cat\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COAC 44234-8<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.passivhausplaner.eu\/index.php?lang=en-GB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Passive House Designer<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Affiliated to the\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/passivehouse-international.org\/memberSearchDetails.php?member_id=9577\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Passive House Association<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founder of\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/era.archi\/es\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ERA architects<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>P.S. 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