Green products for home Rant

When many people think of green home design, they think about the cost of such construction. I partially agree with that idea. I think that many times, people get so wrapped up in going green that they ignore fine structures in order to build "better" structures. Their heart is in the right place, but it doesn't make much sense to me.



In my mind, green home design shouldn't be limited to new construction. Greenness should be promoted in your current home. For example, insulate your home in a better manner to reduce your fuel consumption in the winter and thus reduce your heating costs. I agree with the idea of being green, but not with the idea of being wasteful in the name of greenness. I just think that it is so horrible when stores move into malls or plazas, which are "greener", and the old buildings that they used to be in just sit empty for years and years until they tear them down. So much money and space could have been saved if someone had just come in and updated the existing structure.



My point here is that sometimes, it's better to revitalize existing structures and make them as green as possible than to construct new buildings and let the old ones waste away. Green home design doesn't mean building a new home. Green home design means building greenness in your current one.