‘Green Home’, never heard of it? No it does not mean painting your home with green color, but it is a technique to make your home more environmentally friendly and energy efficient. So let us understand what exactly it is.
Green buildings / homes
The aim of creating green buildings is initiated by using all-natural materials construction. And not only this, the methods used for daily chores after houses have been built include various techniques such as the use of waste management, rainwater harvesting, use of solar water heaters, etc. All this ensures recycling and sustainability.
How can I turn my home / building into a green home / building?
By simply doing a makeover with some addition and subtraction, and choosing the right material for your house, you can surely contribute to the environment.
- Begin With The Walls
Whether it’s a single room or a multi-story estate, countless builders are remodeling homes by utilizing employing eco-friendly painting, installation, and insulating wall materials with ACC/ Flycon blocks. Heat reduction is the best method to reduce your energy consumption as you will use less air-conditioning. Moreover, you should use light colors such as white or off-white to paint the exterior of the building/ house.
- Save Money By Energy Efficient Appliances
Want to save money by contributing to the environment? Opt for energy-efficient appliances such as LED lighting. Whenever you buy any new appliance, look for star ratings and how much voltage it uses.
- Rain Water Harvesting
Every single water drop counts, even when it is free from nature. Rainwater harvesting is one of the best practices one can opt for when building or renovating a house/ building. For this, you just need an underground water tank with filters. Depending on how much purification is done, one can use this water for kitchen gardening, washing clothes or vehicles, or even bathing. And not only this, but you will surely cut your water bills also.
- Eco-friendly paints and distempers
Paint your green home with toxin-free, high-quality, insulation-booster paints that contain an absolute minimum measure of volatile organic mixes aka VOC (volatile organic compounds). Just in case there are children, pets, or patients in the house, they will be safe from eco-friendly paints and distempers.
- Don’t Forget The Roof Insulation
Protected your building from heat from inside and outside. But did you forget to insulate your roof?– Roof insulation is very much needed and can be done in two ways- (i) under-ceiling insulation by using insulation blocks and (ii) by using solar reflecting paint on the exterior of your roof (keeping in mind the SRI- solar reflecting index of the paint).
- Home Is Where Windows Are
Limited doors and windows are a big ‘NO-NO’ when it comes to sustainable living. The bigger the windows, the better the ventilation, cooling, and natural lighting.
- Save Water
Developers are now also focusing on water conservation techniques such as flush-free urinals, aerators, and water-efficient fixers in bathrooms, washrooms, and kitchens.
To Conclude
By bringing some changes to your lifestyle, habits, and daily activities, you can become a contributor to a sustainable environment and a better future. From now on do follow these small steps and also make others aware it.
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