| Green home experts are of the opinion that a | | | | to painters and homeowners who breathe the |
| more environmentally friendly home can also be | | | | fumes. Such paints should be avoided. |
| healthier and more comfortable. Improve your | | | | With this, you make an effort towards reducing |
| homes and make it more environment friendly by | | | | the construction industry’s carbon footprint. |
| using environment friendly products, this way you | | | | Also consider resource utilization, proper disposal, |
| can increase the energy efficiency of your building | | | | recycling of left over materials and not waste |
| too. | | | | them. Green building experts often strive to |
| More and more people are going in for sustainable | | | | achieve both ecological as well as aesthetic |
| buildings due to its advantages. Use of straw | | | | harmony between a structure and its surrounding |
| made out of oats, wheat, sunflower hulls or rice | | | | natural and built environment. However, the |
| could be a good option for fiber board. It basically | | | | appearance and style of sustainable buildings is not |
| uses agricultural waste made out of food, | | | | necessarily differentiated from their less |
| materials which is bio degradable and can be used | | | | sustainable counterparts. The life of the building |
| as compost. Soya based resins can be used | | | | project is to have a positive and a long term |
| instead of the chemical adhesives or solvents | | | | impact on the surrounding community and, by |
| which is other wise used for bonding process. | | | | extension, the environment in general. Many other |
| Bamboo cutting boards and bamboo countertops | | | | techniques, such as using packed gravel for |
| are also popular in the home market. Other | | | | parking lots instead of concrete or asphalt to |
| products to watch are made from coconut hulls | | | | enhance replenishment of ground water, are used |
| and fast growing reeds. While green products are | | | | as well. |
| important to constructing a green home, they | | | | Eliminate the impact of buildings on the |
| shouldn't be the only consideration. The benefits | | | | environment and human health by practicing a |
| of green building - energy efficiency, water | | | | green building concept. Renewable resources are |
| efficiency, durability, healthy indoor air -are | | | | made use of to increase the energy efficiency of |
| achieved through effective design, construction, | | | | the building as well as reduce any hazardous |
| and installation, in addition to materials. Some | | | | impact on the environment. Photovoltaic |
| paints contain heavy metals, formaldehyde, and | | | | techniques, passive solar and active solar |
| ethylene glycol, which are added as pigments, | | | | techniques are used as renewable resources. The |
| drying agents, or fungicides. Paints also contain | | | | philosophy of designing a green building is to put in |
| solvents, which allow paint to evaporate to a solid | | | | harmony the natural features and resources |
| film after it's applied to a surface. The solvents | | | | surrounding the site. |
| often contain VOCs, which can pose health risks | | | | |