Sustainability in Alcudia villas

Building or renovating a villa on Alcúdia's coast today is done against a very different backdrop than a decade ago. Electricity costs, pressure on the water resource and energy-efficiency regulations now push for integrating sustainability from the design stage, not as a cosmetic add-on. This category gathers the technical decisions with the highest impact, with concrete figures on cost, ROI and real behaviour in coastal Mediterranean climate.

On energy we cover rooftop photovoltaics with batteries (annual production averages, aesthetic integration and ROI by self-consumption scenario), and we compare heating/cooling systems: heat pumps vs geothermal vs propane, especially for second homes with discontinuous use. For the most demanding profile, the article on Passivhaus in Mediterranean climate clarifies what to realistically expect, avoiding misplaced expectations.

On water, the articles on rainwater harvesting, greywater reuse and cistern design address a critical resource in the Balearics. And materials: salt-resistant timbers, marine stainless steels, technical porcelain and joinery solutions that last decades in this environment.

The approach is always quantitative: how much it costs, how much it saves/produces and from which year you recoup the investment.