The Top Five Tips for Green Architecture

March 4, 2010
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Going “green” is all the rage and it is no wonder. The benefits of being environmentally aware transcends to saving the planet in unexpected ways. By being “green” we often see instant benefits by the money we save. The use of “green architecture” when building and remodeling is no exception.

Find the top five tips for green architecture below:

1. Recycled materials

There are no limits to the recycled materials that can be used in green architecture designs. Domesticated wood can be used for flooring, trim and exposed wood ceilings. Recycled rubber tire chips can be used in landscaping. Even broken glass fragments are being used inside walls for insulation.

2. Solar panels…

Going Green is All Worth It

February 26, 2010
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There are two benefits offered when one upgrades his home to be a green one. First, it contributes to a healthier environment both now and in the future. Second is it can save homeowners big when it comes to energy costs.

How much impact does a green home have on the environment, you ask? The government reports that “Energy Star qualified homes built in 2009 are the equivalent of: Eliminating emissions from 51,645 vehicles; Savings 312,399,672 lbs of coals; Planting 85,372 acres of trees and saving in the environment 612,678,574 pounds of CO2.”

Many homeowners stay away from green construction and green upgrades because of the upfront cost. However, while some estimates…

The New Construction Techniques

February 24, 2010
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The advancement of the new construction techniques evolved together with the new materials, possible for its development if it is not associated with it. For instance, large glass panels could not have been used in the eighteenth century even if they had been available. No large-span lintel-support back then. Both new materials and new techniques are developed to be able for the architects to be free to design. Today’s structures are usually a combination of old and new skeleton-frame, curtain wall and cantilevered constructions are good examples of old post-and-lintel.

The skeleton frame is one of the first techniques developed. It employs modern materials. It is an open frame to which a…

Consider These Five Key Points for Green Architecture

February 18, 2010
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Reducing the wide scale construction on environment through sticking to a minimalist attitude regarding the consumption of energy, building materials and development space is the basic motto of green architecture.

The following are key points to consider for green architecture:

Using Small Space Is Critical To Green Architecture

Building smaller houses has become the order of the day. We cannot afford to waste natural resources and earth space to fulfill our desire of constructing and living in extravagant houses. Smaller houses means more people get accommodation without wasting too much of natural resources.

Solar Energy and Green Architecture Coincide Side By Side

All our energy resources are on the verge of getting used up. Hence,…

Build Your Own Cord Wood Home

February 12, 2010
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Recently, many potential homeowners are facing the tough financing situations. The government does not seem to have any workable solutions and seems to just get us further into the ravine of recession other than allowing big banks to run even further off the course. The following strategies might just help you build your own green home.

Build a cord wood home

Saving a lot of money via building your own cord wood home is easier than you could possibly think. First, cord wood construction is simply using lengths of firewood (cord wood) embedded into mortar structure. This wood is built into the wall in a perpendicular fashion and creates a wall…

Tips to Go! Go! Green Real Estate

February 5, 2010
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Do you need to sell your home but you are having a difficulty to find interesting buyers? There is an alternative way that is readily available.

The green real estate market has skyrocketed in the past five years – thanks to the eco-friendly legislature. The following are some tips in transforming your dull home to a green real estate commodity.

Invest in Making Green Real Estate

If you are truly committed to turning your home into a green paradise, thus make it more marketable, you may have to make a large investment. Map out the types of changes you want to accomplish, such as adding solar panels and water efficiency kits. Determine how…

Tips for a Greener Home

January 31, 2010
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The great impact of the ailing environment is already manifesting in many pressing issue and dilemmas the world is facing nowadays. Global warming, climate change, air pollution, flood and the like are just few of the problems rooted from the destruction of the ecology. For home buyers and owners, there are practical alternatives for you to contribute in the protection of the environment through deciding on green features incorporated in the design, renovation and construction of your home.

There are Eco-friendly or green means and approach you can use in order to guarantee that your activity and investment is making the most minimal impact on your surroundings.

Energy efficiency is one of…

The Possibilities of Green Communities

January 20, 2010
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Envisioning the “American dream” was focused on a family’s house that is surrounded by a white picket fence and usually inhabited by a nuclear family. The “American dream” has shifted to include one’s community and its relationship with nature as people begun to think more globally about the environment. This awareness has helped prompt the rise of “green communities” that design and create neighborhoods and communities that aim to be amicable rather than threatening to the natural environment.

The term “green communities” or “eco-friendly communities” is still vague, which is as diverse as the natural wildlife it seeks to protect. Some designs envision these types of communities as ways to help…

Create Your Own Environment Friendly House

January 3, 2010
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The impact of global warming and energy crisis is widely discussed; it is very significant for every individual to play a part in providing a solution to these imminent dangers. A simple step in this direction would be to create your own house that is environment friendly. A few people are under the impression that it is a herculean task to design and build houses to accommodate nature.

The truth is that it is easier to create such houses compared to the other traditional types of houses. A little of out-of-the-box ideas and innovative thinking it is possible to construct beautiful houses that are in harmony with the nature and also…