Showing posts with label Eco-friendly home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eco-friendly home. Show all posts

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Sustainable Building Products

"Before you are planning for a large house building project you might consider few points: (1) First consulting with an green home contractor, architect or designer. At list you can get some professional discounts on purchasing of sustainable home building products through them. (2) Prepare a list for products required, and survey where can you use Eco-friendly and.."  ...from this post


What are Sustainable Building Products?
Sustainable product: Bamboo trees
These are products that are easily replenished. They come from sustainable resources. One example is bamboo. Bamboo grows quickly and any plants that are cut down are quickly replenished.
Another example might be solar cells. They're not made of sustainable materials. However, they produce sustainable energy. They harness the sun's power and convert it into electricity in your home.
You should consider using sustainable home building products, while building a new home or repairing an existing one. Theses products have come down in price over the past few years. You may be awarded some tax credit for

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Eco-friendly Home: Soy based foam insulation is a better option

"Soy insulation is the most favorite green insulation method because of its advantages. This is made from natural product 'Soybean' and directly applied to wall or roof in a form of liquid spray foam (chemical free)."   ...from this post

A house is the basic necessity of every human being, because it protects us from all odd atmospheric conditions. That's why it should be well insulated to keeps you cooler during hotter seasons and maintain a good temperature during cold months. A properly insulated house can reduce your electric bill too. Now a days the planet is going under a treat of "green house effect" caused by CO2 emission, keeping this in mind we should choose a better earth-friendly insulation method while constructing a new house or modifying an existing one. In earlier fiberglass batts installed houses were more common and worked well, but they had some toxic effects. Fiberglass batts don't catch fire easily, but when they do, produce more toxic gas substances and can cause itchy skin. So what other green-friendly home insulation options are