Building green homes

'Green Architecture - The future of Construction' screamed one headline. Is it for real? Do you really need to waste your time over some foggy, expensive idea? Well think again. Syndiate rss. Look at it this way; even if you believe only a fraction of Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, there is no getting away from the fact that our planet is in trouble, thanks to our indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources. Oh yes! You too can contribute towards providing some respite - try living in a green home.



Building green homes is not a passing fancy anymore. Just look around and see the world wide initiatives such as the LEED standard of USA, Code for Sustainable Homes ... UK, Green Star in Australia, R2000 in Canada - the list goes on. The intent is obviously serious. Is building green beyond our means? Well I understand from the literature available on the net, that Green homes do cost up to 6-7% more than normal homes initially. Green home decor. Perhaps others have a better estimate. But those costs get recovered over time and Green homes are estimated to consume about 30% lesser energy. Boy, wouldn't I like to see those fat water and electricity bills go South!!! As far as I am concerned, Green is the way to go.