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Green Home Plans - What They Need To Include

by hotpotato

Nurturing our environment, achieving a sustainable future and
reducing global warming have been growing topics of concern for
all of us. The need to protect the environment is in all of our
hands and this responsibility needs to be exercised in almost
everything we do and in the choices we make every hour of our
lives. Actions we take now can lead to benefits later. When we
all choose well and change our behavior to nurture, conserve and
sustain, the effect can be enormous. The home in which we live is
one such area where we have the ability to make a range of
nurturing choices. In this article we will look at some of the
more desirable elements that need to be included in green home
plans.

Durability is a key tenet of a good green home plan. A green
home plan will strive to use eco-friendly building materials and
furnishings and will incorporate leftovers wherever possible. A
green home design will make use of materials that are renewable
and long lasting. The less often you have to replace materials,
then the less material and effort that needs to go into
maintaining them, resulting in a diminished cost of upkeep and
less frequent replacement. Cork, bamboo and eucalyptus are
examples of earth friendly and renewable materials that feature
prominently in environmental building designs. Recycled materials
should also be used wherever possible. This is relatively easily
achieved when it comes to flooring as you can sand and refinish
or even paint and stencil what is already there. Recycled glass
(vertrazzo) looks attractive and comes in a range of colors. It
can be used for both kitchen countertops and as a backsplash.

Efficient energy use is another key component of a green home
plan. Using energy efficient appliances is a must and most
manufactures these days will label their products with an energy
star rating. But the biggest difference we can make is by
leveraging that great bundle of natural energy called the sun. A
solar power system can deliver most of an average household's
daytime energy needs and any excess energy that is created can be
fed back into the electricity grid. Rebates for the installation
of solar panels and also their improved efficiency are seeing the
cost of installing residential solar power systems come rapidly
down. The energy savings we can achieve by installing a solar
panel array will be complemented by installing energy saving
windows and ensuring that our homes are properly insulated. Both
measures are designed to trap heat inside the house during cold
weather and reflect heat when it is hot, leading to a reduction
in heating and cooling costs respectively.

The third pillar of a good greenhouse plan should be the
efficient use of water: something that is particularly pertinent
for those living in drier climates. An enormous amount of
perfectly good drinking water is wasted each day on activities
like clothes washing and flushing toilets. These activities could
just as soon be done using grey water (recycled water). Home
water treatment systems such as a wet compost system or a sand
filtration system will achieve the aim of using water
efficiently.

For detailed information on
<a href="http://www.green-home-plan.com" target="_top">green
home plans</a> go to
http://www.green-home-plan.com

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