Yes, owning a home of your own may be the ultimate "American Dream," but some people now want to go further and move our homes, as well as our lifestyles, in the direction that has become to be known as "green".
Some may want to build their own green home from scratch. For those, the trend to "building green" calls for using materials that are environmentally friendly, designing spaces to utilize energy more efficiently, furnishing the home with Energy Star-rated appliances, avoiding waste and using all-natural resources as much as possible. For others, becoming more eco-friendly may involve just remodeling or updating a home. In either case, there are many Intenet resources that will help you find your way through this new discipline.
As the author of the greenhomebuilding.com website says, "The reason for building greener homes is really quite important. We need to live more lightly on the earth, because the degradation of our environment is compromising not only our survival, but the survival of most other living beings on the planet. We can no longer ignore the impact we have on the earth's ecosystems. The way we live and the choices we make in providing for our needs, will have an enormous influence on the quality of life of those who will follow us.
If you're looking for tips, plans and pointers to consider as you contemplate building that "green home," or just employing an environmentally-friendly approach to your remodelling, here are a few websites I've found that offer help
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/
http://www.greenhomeguide.org/
http://www.greenisuniversal.com/
The last of these even provides a Virtual Reality Game where you can play at building your own green home.
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