Sustainable and also Green Building Materials?
category: Going Green
And also, would a wood frame or a steel frame for a house be better? And a website link would be helpful, too. Thanks!
category: Going Green
And also, would a wood frame or a steel frame for a house be better? And a website link would be helpful, too. Thanks!
A sustainable building, or green building is an outcome of a design philosophy which focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building’s lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal.[1] Though green building is interpreted in many different ways, a common view is that they should be designed and operated to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:
Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources
Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation[2]
A similar concept is natural building, which is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus on the use of natural materials that are available locally.[3] Other related topics include sustainable design, green architecture, and energy efficient buildings.
my website is http://ecofriendlyhouses.webs.com/ its a work in progress but soon i will have a lot more information on green homes hope this helps!