Green Residental Projects

Over the last few years,I have noticed that many existing home owners and perspective home owners have been an expresing an interest in living in a green home.Their major reasons for doing so are to live in a home that is more comfortable,more healthy and economical than the traditional home. While there is not a uniform standard in the real estate and green community,there are many points that need to be taken into account when talking about a green home.These include how the house is oriented on the property,the degree of insulation in the house and how much air leaks out of the house,how efficient is the heating system,the materials used in building/remodeling the house,landscaping and most important, what are the home owners habits regarding use of heat,water and electric use.Green is a relative term.In order to live in a green house,the home owner needs to strive to lowering use of their utilities,use enviremently friendly materials(and building techniques) and landscaping techniques.It is possible to create a home that is near a net zero energy use building and has limited inpact on the surrounding land but this is extremely expensive. How to create a green house and green issues will be discussed in future blogs