| Going green is not just for extreme | | | | energy efficient house for about the same price, |
| environmentalists anymore. Many home owners | | | | most home owners will opt for the greener |
| are beginning to make the decision to build an | | | | home. The energy savings alone can add up to |
| energy efficient house or make adjustments to | | | | about 30% over a traditional house. This helps |
| their existing houses. The decision to build green is | | | | with the environment and keeps money in the |
| becoming easier and much less costly than before. | | | | pockets of the home owner. |
| With the popularity of environmentally friendly | | | | Environmentally friendly homes are built while |
| living, home builders are quickly changing or adding | | | | conserving natural resources. For example, |
| options to their services and products to | | | | bamboo is a popular wood to use in green homes |
| accommodate this new trend. | | | | because it is an abundant resource and grows |
| Some home manufacturers are constructing | | | | more quickly than most other woods. Green |
| energy efficient houses in factories and trucking | | | | homes are built to be energy and water efficient. |
| them into subdivisions and home sites. These | | | | Indoor air quality is also taken into consideration |
| factory built houses use 50 to 70 percent less | | | | when constructing a more proficient home. |
| waste than houses built on site. In addition, the | | | | More than just a fad, green homes and the |
| homes normally take less time to construct and | | | | environmentally conscious lifestyle look to be |
| are sheltered from things like rain, wind and mold | | | | around for a long time. Having a green home is |
| during the construction process. | | | | more than doing something good for the |
| These green homes are offered at about the | | | | environment, it means you are saving money and |
| same cost of a traditional house making them | | | | living in a healthy home. Houses built with higher |
| cost effective to purchase and maintain. When | | | | environmental standards help house owners save |
| offered a choice of a traditional house, or an | | | | money, energy, water and our Earth. |