When building houses,people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their house.However,since electricity became more and more expensive ,people began to pay much moe attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat. Now, houses of an old yet newtype have been widely built.In some parts of the world,people share their houses with their livestock.During cold weather,they gather their cows,goats,or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses.The reasos are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well.The body heat given off by animals rises to the second floor of the houses,where people live.By sharing their houses with their livestock,people gain a source of heat. People who live in our near cities do not usually keep livestock .However,home builders use the fact that heat rises.This natural law can not be used in building houses in these areas.Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor,builder fill it with large rocks.As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather ,these rocks take in heat .They also give off the heat ,and ,of course,the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses .So these houses are energy-saving.
House-building became a great challenge to buiding designers and energy engineers.They try to meet this challenge by using modern technology.And someday in the future,people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses