the eco-friendly movement to build Green Homes is not limited to the United States.
According to Andrew Perkins, British Columbia, Canada is proposing legislation that will require buildings to be carbon neutral as early as 2016 - and every new building to have no carbon footprint by 2020
What makes a home eco-friendly and "Green" ?
- Environmental friendly homes incorporate many of the following:
- Built from existing homes to conserve materials
- New homes with recycled woods and recycled construction waste
- Non-toxic materials like paints and finishes
- Energy star HVAC systems
- Window, screen and awnings to produce shading
- Dual Glaze e-efficient windows
- Development in urban cores to save gas of
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