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Your first step in any green building design and sustainable architecture is having a comfortable living space, using energy intensive materials, and overall reduction in energy usage and carbon footprint. After that initial design phase, there are green building techniques that use both active and passive features. Active features are those that will actively tap into certain energy sources. Most people are aware of photovoltaic panels, wind generators, wave energy, wood and pellet stoves, and even methane (more…)

Green building (well known as green construction) refers to a construction and employing process which is resource-efficient and environmentally accountable all the way through a construction-s life-cycle: from sitting to design, building, function, maintenance, renovation, and destruction at the end. This practice enlarges and complements the traditional building design regards of durability, comfort usefulness, and economy. Green building instruments assist homeowners save on energy, ensuing in marvelous savings in the power invoices. Apart from augmented energy effectiveness, homeowners also profit from increased elasticity on (more…)

The general public has become more aware of the necessity of building a sustainable future. Everyone is aware of the wars and conflicts being fought over natural resources, such as oil and potable water. Many nations around the world are facing multiple crises on dwindling resource supplies. One way the average consumer can help build a “green ” future, and recycle all available resources, is the current and future developments of sustainable architecture. For someone who is (more…)

The green/ecology/environmental movement centers on the concept that we have certain limited, finite resources on this planet, and we cannot continue to deplete these resources at an accelerating and alarming rate. Otherwise, there will be little, or nothing, left for future generations. We can set sustainability goals for our construction project by focusing on different environmental areas. One precious resource increasingly in short supply is water, especially pure, uncontaminated water. There are various building techniques that can maximize the use of rain water runoff. Green building designs can help collect usable rainwater for gardens or other purposes. (more…)