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Articles about green homes (0-50 of 2133)
- Go Green: Greening Your Home Basic Tips
By: Solay Wellness | - We are now living in an era where pollutants are affecting every part of our lives. Our homes are longer a safe sanctuary from toxins in the air, household items, furnishings, and renovation products. Homes that are plagued by toxins and chemicals can significantly increase the risk of health conditions such as cancer, asthma, heart disease, skin conditions, allergies, respiratory illnesses, and reproductive disorders. Chemicals may also end up in the environment where they pollute groundwater, ...
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- Laguna Hills Real Estate And Homes For Sale
By: Kevin Aaronson | - Laguna Hills Real Estate truly offers family living at its finest with homes for sale to meet the needs of almost anyone, including luxury condominium living, exclusive gated community townhomes, quaint single family neighborhoods, and even a lavish equestrian community known as Nellie Gail Ranch.
Laguna Hills is a wonderful place to live the good life. Residents abide in beautiful, well-planned neighborhoods that have been created with pleasant living and convenience in mind. Ev ...
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- Is Your Home Leed Certified?
By: Joe Samson | - If you have ever been involved in the construction or sale of homes in the past few years, you may have heard about LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. This voluntary Green Building Rating System promotes the global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices. It is used widely in both commercial and high-end residential construction.
But in recent months, the use of LEED criteria has been increasing at all levels of developmen ...
Tags: LEED certifications, green homes, home improvements, green buildings
- Green Home Building Certifications
By: David Sands | - There are several ways to help make your home meet guidelines and gain certification for greener standards. Reasons for doing so may vary, but most people are ready to join the green movement and start living a more sustainable lifestyle. Other reasons might be that a particular certification will allow the home to qualify for special financing or participate in some desirable program. It might also be that the certification will make the home more desirable for resale, increasing it's value and ...
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- Turn A Foreclosure Into A Green Home
By: Rick Merlini | - Who would have ever thought buying a foreclosed home could or would be green? But it can be an opportunity to be green. HOW?
First off, buying an existing home instead of building a new one will decrease the demand on material like trees and other natural products that it takes to build a new home.
Secondly, most foreclosure that I have seen are in need of repairs. Because there are in need of those repairs is why they are price so well. When you purchase a foreclosur ...
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- Straw Bale Construction - What's Old Is New Again
By: Lynn Bulmer | - The use of straw as a form of insulation has been around for centuries. But it is now coming back into vogue as a sustainable, green and reliable means of insulating homes and other buildings.
Straw bales are readily available and provide cost-effective building materials, especially in areas where grains are grown. While additional precautions are required to build a straw-insulated house in regions prone to rain or humidity, there are many benefits to this type of construction. W ...
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- Green Design
By: Alvin George | - I have written before about the green aspects of terrazzo floors. Today I am going to expand on this critically important topic. In all aspects of home maintenance, repair and design we must all be thinking green. Terrazzo floors, when restored by Colonial Floor Cares no toxic chemicals method, are an important part of your green home.
In The New York Times on Thursday, August 20,2009, and article was published entitled Architects Return to Class As Green Design Advances. ...
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- Terrazzo Restoration Blog- Why Grind Your Floor?
By: Alvin George | - Why Should I Grind My Floor?
At Colonial Floor Care, we are committed to all aspects of floor care- from the aesthetic to the practical. Many of our blog articles discuss the aesthetic value of our highly specialized grinding techniques.
Today, we will discuss some of the practical benefits of a properly ground terrazzo or concrete floor.
Great Northern Stone published an interesting and useful article that discusses the practical advantages of grinding yo ...
Tags: floor polishing, floor repair, fort lauderdale, ft lauderdale, green homes, non-toxic, terrazzo, Terrazzo Restoration, tile
- Green Consultant's Have Many Shades Of Green
By: Linda Allen | - There is a clear trend emerging and it is Green. The most powerful and cost-effective ways to "go green" are not always obvious. American consumers eager to correct their energy-wasting ways and create a more
environmentally friendly home can now hire a green consultant. The green consultant is an expert in one or more areas dealing with ecology and sustainability. He or she may specialize in green cleaning and household management, green building, green design, green consumerism, green ...
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- What Is Terrazzo?
By: Alvin George | - Many people, especially those new to South Florida, arent exactly sure what terrazzo is. According to The National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association, the word terrazzo is derived from the italian terrace or terrazza and was defined over the centuries as a form of mosaic flooring made by embedding small pieces of marble in mortar, and then polishing.
Today, the NTMA defines this traditional material as follows: Terrazzo consists ...
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- Bamboo- Helping To Save Hardwood Forests
By: David Sands | - Bhutans efforts might not be enough to save even their ecological haven. Global warming experts and scientists agree that the rise in climate temperature is bringing an onslaught of problems to untouched remote forest lands. In the sub-Artic and Artic, milder winters are creating drier summers, leaving hardwood trees weak and increasingly vulnerable to pests and wildfires. Of the past ten summers in Siberia, eight have seen extreme forest fires. And from Colorado to Washington State, an epidemi ...
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- Frequently Asked Bamboo Questions And Answers
By: David Sands | - Bamboo is often referred by many people as being a tree, others are quick to call a grass. Some people will tell you that it takes a long time to grow, others would say that it literally shoots up over-night. Do you know the basic facts about this fascinating plant?
Is Bamboo a Tree?
Bamboo is a grass, it is the fastest growing plant on Earth. It grows one third faster than the fastest growing tree. Some species grow as much as four feet a day.
How long does ...
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- Steps To Living A Greener Life
By: David Sands | - Transportation might have the biggest environmental impact on the planet and is a direct result from us going from point A to point B. In the United States, about 20 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from cars and light trucks, like SUVs, contributing to climate change, air pollution, and disease. Fortunately, for many of us, we can make an easy decision and commitment to change all of that. At the very least you can consider walking, biking, carpooling or using public transportation. ...
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- Unraveling The Mystery Of Leed Certification
By: Carolyn Capalbo | - The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system. First developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, this system has been adopted by many countries around the world. Residential and commercial contractors know that promoting their project as LEED Certified will shine a positive light on the building, resulting in a higher property value.
The LEED for Homes (LEED-H) rating system, officially launched in Feb ...
Tags: LEED certifications, green homes, LEED, home improvements, home certifications
- Green Homes- Building A New Paradigm
By: David Sands | - There is a lot of excitement in the newly developing green building and green home industry. Everyday people are becoming more conscious about the impact they and their home have on the environment. What is green building? And what exactly is a green home?
Green building reduces carbon dioxide emissions, conserves natural resources, improves air and water quality, cuts back waste and saves energy. Building green also stimulates architectural design and green construction that pr ...
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- Bamboo To The Rescue
By: David Sands | - A growing world population of 6.3 billion needs the materials of life: food, clean water, shelter, clothes, and transportation. What can humans do to co-create a healthy planet? How do we restore and maintain balance between ourselves and our Earth?
Its become clear to many Americans that bamboo is one of the most significant solutions to our planetary issues. Because of its amazing properties, it can be used to greatly improve our level of sustainability. The rest of the world ha ...
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- Passively Heated & Cooled Homes: Wave Of The Future?
By: Karrie Rose | - With the current concerns about energy usage, the cost of oil, and comparing the size of your carbon footprint to everyone else's, it is no great surprise that we're seeing the spread of passive homes across the globe.
Passive homes are designed and built with concepts and materials that allow them to not usually require an active heating or cooling system; some passive homes do require a small amount of active heating if they are located in areas that are above 60 degrees latitude ...
Tags: home improvements, passive heated homes, green homes, home remodeling, passive homes
- Energy Efficiency: What's It All About?
By: Jake Marsh | - With our heightened concerns for saving money, the idea of energy efficiency seems to pop up more and more when looking at home articles. However, do you really know how to make your home more energy efficient?
Energy efficient housing is beneficial not only for the winter time but also in the heat of the summer. Most of the things that keep your house warm when the temperature outside is cold will keep the heat outside in the summer as well. The energy required in heating up or c ...
Tags: Energy Efficiency, home improvement, home repairs, green homes
- What Every Parent Needs To Know About Asthma
By: Curt Roese | - It may surprise you to learn that there are more than seven million children who suffer from asthma, with more than one million of these children being younger than five! What's more surprising is that this number includes only children in the Unites States. Asthma is a serious respiratory condition characterized by wheezing, tightness in the chest and shortness of breath, which can cause children to miss out on typical childhood activities and even miss school.
Asthma attacks may ...
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- Conserving Water Is A Global Priority
By: Curt Roese | - The Earth's surface is nearly 80% water. Our bodies are mostly composed of water - no one can live without water; we can live only days without water, we will die of thirst long before we die of hunger. Making sure to conserve water is something which everyone must take on as an important duty. If everyone in the world began to conserve water, each of us could save thousands of gallons of water annually.
Although most of the surface of the Earth is water, this is mostly salt water ...
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- Converting Your House Into An Eco Home
By: Curt Roese | - New construction has slowed as the economy continues to slump - but remodeling goes on as ever. A lot of homeowners have decided to give their existing homes a new look rather than buy or build a new home. Coming as it does during a time when people are more concerned than ever with the environment, there has been a lot of interest if remodeling homes into eco homes.
So what are these eco homes? If you live in the UK, you certainly already have heard the term - it is a rating sys ...
Tags: eco homes, green homes, healthy homes
- Get Rid Of Mold In Your Home
By: Curt Roese | - Mold is a common problem in homes, especially older ones; mold may begin growing in homes for many reasons and there is no way to eliminate the risk entirely - mold is all around us.
Mold is not a problem until mold spores find a dark, damp area - the ideal conditions for mold to thrive. If you find mold in your home, how do you go about getting rid of it?
The first step is to locate where the mold is growing. You should then have the area tested to determine wheth ...
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- A Sustainable House Saves Dollars
By: Curt Roese | - What is a sustainable house? A sustainable house is a home which is a healthy environment for everyone in the household (even your pets) which is free of the synthetic, often toxic building materials which are often used in home construction. A sustainable house is less aggravating to those with allergies and safer than a traditional home to live in.
A Sustainable House is Healthy:
Building a sustainable house is more environmentally friendly as well as having a muc ...
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- Introduction To Structural Insulated Panels And Green Homes
By: Richard Bose | - Structural Insulated Panel or SIP is the new buzz-word in building construction industry as 21st century green building material. SIPs can be used in the construction of exterior walls, floors and roofs of residential and commercial buildings offering advantages of low cost and energy conservation over traditional wooden frame construction. SIP addresses two major concerns while building green home - energy efficiency and diminishing natural resources.
The general ch ...
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- Save Money With Eco Green Homes!
By: Sadhana | - Eco friendly products are back with a bang. They are not only cheap and eco friendly but also fashionable. The best feature of such products is they are not harmful to nature and can be recycled. What more can we ask for in the present scenario when climatic change is taking its toll on every aspect of our life?
If you are planning to construct a house of your own, you must take into consideration various factors - the feasibility in terms of cost, nature friendly and comfort. You ...
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- How 70s Airplane Technology Saves You Money In Heating Bills
By: Nelson Stewart | - A thin, invisible film that keeps pilots safe from infrared rays while in the cockpit can save Americans billions of dollars in heating and cooling bills. Money is "flying out the window" in more ways than one for homeowners with standard glass panes. Installing low-emissivity or "Low-E" windows can save home owners a significant amount of money on their heating and cooling bills.
The oil crisis of the mid-70s spurred research into ways to conserve energy. During the period of in ...
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- Energy Efficiency In Renovation
By: Tanya Wiseman | - Energy Efficiency In Renovation
The process of renovating a home or business can be a intimidating one. You wonder to yourself, "Well, the home should be remodeled." But you are not able to precisely make up your mind what needs to be worked on. Other than the evident eaky roof, rotten basement, archaic tiles, old fashioned decorations and color, you ponder to yourself that there must be more that you can do in order to add value into your home investment. Here are a couple of ti ...
Tags: energy efficiency, radiant heating, crawl space insulation, solar paneled energy, radiang heating, green homes
- Using A Professional To Save Energy Costs
By: Scott Miscall | - Let's face it; sometimes doing things on your own isn't the best way to save money. Sure, you can try to improve your energy costs by making simple changes, but when it comes to big jobs, sometimes hiring a pro is the best way to go. Not only can a pro save you money in the long run by doing the job right, but you'll also be able to rest easy knowing that you've done your part to save energy costs without having to lift a finger. There are all sorts of professional home remodelers and designers ...
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- Green Homes Environmental Friendly Houses!
By: Sadhana | - Green homes have become the trend of todays life. They are less expensive and eco friendly. The materials used in the construction of such homes are natural. Green homes are long lasting and dont cause environmental pollution. There are many builders who can guide in building green homes. These kinds of homes are very natural.
Green homes are also available for rent and sale these days. Approaching green home builders can help get the best deal. It will help the c ...
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- A Buyer's Real Estate Agent - Do They Exist?
By: John Edwin | - If you were to ask this question to a real estate professional, they would say "Of course they exist!" But the same question posed to a member of the general public might get a much different response, likely one clouded with uncertainty. Why is it that this little tidbit of information is common knowledge to real estate professionals, yet many home purchasers out there seem baffled by the notion of "Buyer Agency"? Let's unravel this mystery by first sorting through a few common human emotions: ...
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- Green Secrets To Selling Your Home Fast
By: Nestor Santtia | - Are you preparing your home for sale and wondering what you can do to make it more appealing in a slow real estate market? Did you consider trying to make your home more green and eco friendly? Green homes are becoming increasingly popular. Not only do buyers want to do something good for the environment, but rising energy costs have all of us thinking more about energy efficiency.
Here are the top secrets for "green home" changes that will make your house more appealing to g ...
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- Real Estate Bangalore Is It A Better Investment Option?
By: Kirthy Shetty | - Which is a better option if you have some excess funds to invest stocks or real estate Bangalore? The most sincere advice you get from friends is real estate. But how accurate is this advice?
Traditionally, a house was an asset usually inherited by a son from his father. Often, it was towards the fag end of his career that a salaried person could afford to buy his dream house. However, easy availability of home loans at attractive rates has changed this scenario. It has become an ...
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- Earthcraft Certified Homes
By: Julian Bryce | - In metro Atlanta, developers and builders are promoting green living through EarthCraft House. EarthCraft House is a green building program that promotes sustainable living spaces through utilizing environmentally friendly building practices. There are more than 4,000 EarthCraft House single family homes and more than 1,500 EarthCraft Multifamily dwelling units in Atlanta. There are also six EarthCraft Communities in the area.
EarthCraft homes promote construction practices that ...
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- Save Money And Get Cash Back With Energy Star
By: Nestor Santtia | - You're probably familiar with the term "ENERGY STAR", and are familiar with the Energy Star logo when shopping for new home appliances, but you may not understand what Energy Star really means and how the logo is applied. What it means to you is two things: 1) you will save money because of energy efficiency enhancements, and 2) Energy Star is better for the environment. The green building movement is all about living more sustainably and having less of a negative impact on the environment. ...
Tags: Energy Star, energy efficiency, green homes, energy star tax credits
- Get Green!
By: Julian Bryce | - Green is in. Being environmentally conscious is no longer just about a healthier lifestyle for you and your family, its about protecting the one earth we have for generations to come. And if you have not jumped upon this bandwagon yet, you are doing yourself and the rest of the world a disservice. So hop aboard the most intelligent and healthy trend since indoor plumbing and get green!
Green is no longer just about recycling plastics and aluminum, taking cloth bags to the ...
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- Green Industry Secrets - Why You Need To Become An Eco Realtor
By: Nestor Santtia | - If you're in the real estate industry, you might be interested in the new green building trend and what it means to you. You've probably also heard the term "Eco Realtor" and wondered if it's worth paying attention to, or if it's just another industry fad. The bottom line is that the green movement is booming and consumers are growing curious on how they can live a more eco-friendly lifestyle. If you become an informed Eco Realtor, you can provide added services that your clients will really ...
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- Leed And Energy Star - Green Homes For Better Living
By: Nestor Santtia | - Do you want to make your home more energy efficient and green? You can definitely take some basic steps to save money on energy costs, and you can fix up an existing home to make it a green home. Or, you might consider purchasing a new LEED property. A LEED certified home is one that has been certified as meeting certain measurable "green" characteristics. Even taking a few simple steps can make a home more energy efficient: unplugging unused appliances, turning off lights in vacant rooms, a ...
Tags: LEED, Energy Star, green homes, eco-friendly, energy efficient
- Save Money With Green Homes
By: Nestor Santtia | - Are you interested in a green home? Did you know you can actually save money due to lower energy costs? There are multiple factors that go into the design, construction, or remodeling of a green property to make it efficient and eco-friendly. First and foremost, the property needs to be energy efficient. Obviously, an energy-efficient home is a greener home, because energy efficiency is one way to lower the harmful impact of greenhouse gas in the environment. But the benefits don't stop ther ...
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- Buy An Eco House With A Wise Decision
By: Kirthy Shetty | - Buying an eco friendly house will be a great idea. As it has more aesthetic value and has a positive appeal, enhancing our spiritual self too. It is said that eco friendly houses have a positive impact on our health to, a cooling effect and is environment friendly. It basically works on the concept of sustainable building designs and green building. Utilise eco friendly products which are energy or water efficient; such products use healthy, non-toxic materials. Finite sources of energy and mat ...
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- Green Building To Strike A Balance With The Environment
By: Kirthy Shetty | - Green buildings are eco friendly homes and structures, which is an in thing now. A major revolution has come into being in creating home and structures which focuses on the efficiency of resources such as energy, water, and materials. It eases down the hazardous effect which would have other wise affected the human health and environment and thus makes use of eco friendly materials. Reach out to online sites which offer you range of ethical, eco friendly and fair trade products for house and hom ...
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- Eco-friendly Green Homes: The Solution To A More Comfortable, Healthy, Energy-efficient Lifestyle
By: Nestor Santtia | - The main goal of a green home is to lessen environmental impacts while creating a healthier and more comfortable home. This is accomplished through several means, but generally focuses on increased energy efficiency, smart water use, use of healthier sustainable materials, and careful site selection to minimize impacts to the natural environment. Let's review the most common factors in green building and construction.
Energy Efficiency - a green home certainly takes advantage o ...
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- Americans Want Green Homes!
By: Carol Freyer | - It seems that the recent inflationary setbacks of the past months have caused many of us to rethink our life-styles. Home buyers are now placing energy efficiency high on their list of wants.
This means that small improvements to your home that can be listed as 'green' will be a selling plus in this new environment. Switching to 'green' is supported by a recent survey published by Move.com and echoes findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
T ...
Tags: green living, green homes, home improvements, money saving, green real estate
- We Can All Help Alleviate Global Warming!
By: Scott Miscall | - If you thought that global warming had reached a stage beyond repair, you are probably right. However, that doesnt mean you cannot do your own bit to save the environment! Here are some simple, practical ways to get more eco-friendly:
Avoid plastics: Plastics cannot be easily degraded and this affects the environment adversely. Hence when shopping at your nearest departmental store try and use paper bags or cloth ones. You could even make your own cloth bag to take to the store!< ...
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- Consumer Attitudes About Green Building
By: Courtney Patterson | - Consumer interest in green building exploded in 2007, and its still growing. Thanks to extensive media coverage, an increasing number of consumers are becoming familiar with sustainability and green building. Newspapers warn about climate change and soaring gas prices. Retail giants like Wal-Mart have adopted sustainable practices and opened green stores. Hollywood has jumped on the green bandwagon, incorporating green practices in its 2008 Oscars. Home and garden television shows offer a ste ...
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- Hemp, Tomorrow's Building Blocks?
By: Les Edwards | - Today, hemp bricks are being used to build eco homes in the Province of Granada, Spain. Hemp as an industrial product has been around for thousands of years. After a period of decline it is now beginning to show a re-emergence in this eco-age as a sustainable building product.
Hemp comes from the Anglo Saxon word haemp' and is the popular name for plants of the cannabis genus. Hemp usually refers to the strains of the plant cultivated exclusively for industrial use as oppos ...
Tags: eco homes, eco houses, eco building materials, sustainable homes, green homes
- Which U.s. Cities Are Most Green?
By: Real Estate Advisor | - The buzzword that is going around these days is 'green' green homes, green building, green living etc. Here is the latest addition to the green world the top 25 greenest cities in the U.S. These are cities that are more energy efficient and offer a living environment that is least polluting and offer a more healthy living. People looking to live an eco-friendly life may choose from the 379 best greenest cities to live in America. The list of the top greenest U.S. cities to live has been compil ...
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- Green Homes: No Longer Just A Real Estate Fad
By: Real Estate Advisor | - Green homes are eco-friendly homes that are energy efficient and use ecological design and sustainable resources. There has been a tremendous increase in awareness of the benefits of green building in America among builders and home owners alike. With home builders finding it easier to construct green homes, the number of green homes constructed throughout the country has gone up remarkably.
Ecological concerns and the increasing awareness of the advantages of green homes have led ...
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- Why Buy A "green" Home Or Condo?
By: Rakesh Lall | - Green homes are the trend these days. In a world where people are fast using up the earth's natural resources and irreversibly so, green buildings have gained importance in the real estate industry. Green building techniques include the use of building materials that are renewable and locally available. Green homes protect the environment, control energy costs and may serve as affordable housing. Today more and more builders are focusing on building green homes as these structures are proving to ...
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- Build Green For Lifelong Savings
By: Roselind Hejl | - Green building is a design process that grows out of a connection with the natural landscape. It is a set of informed decisions that considers the site and materials to reduce the cost, maintenance, and energy usage of the home. Conservation is central to the green building approach. Green homes are healthier, safer, more comfortable, and cost less to operate. They connect people to the land and community around them. Here are seven green building ideas:
1) Build a passive s ...
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