Archive for the ‘Eco Construction’ Category

Energy efficient doors will significantly reduce energy bills by cutting down the expenses involved in keeping the room interior hot or cool. These doors have the capability of heat retention and allowing controlled sunlight inside the room. The glass panels constituting the doors bestow the door with energy efficient characteristics. The doors’ efficiency also depends on their ability to prevent seepage of air through or around them.

The energy performance ratings of the door should be checked with the manufacturer to judge their suitability for the design of your home and the prevailing climatic conditions. The energy performance varies depending on the location where the door is to be installed like the front or back of home. These doors customarily have a steel cover encompassing polyurethane foam insulation. A magnetic strip resembling that used for freezer doors make the weather stripping. The energy efficient doors are contemporary and lend a sophisticated look to the room.

Undoubtedly, cedar lends a spectacular look to your home not just externally but also internally. Often you may have a preconceived notion about the smell that it may emanate, just like your closet! But the cedar used for construction purpose is obviously different from the aromatic cedar used for furniture and closets. The benefit of using cedar in building homes are several, let us take a look:

a. With cedar, you can have to construct a traditional looking home or a very stylish and unique looking home.

b. Non-aromatic western red cedar is used for constructing houses and they are laced it natural preserving oils that keeps moisture, mildew  and insects at bay.

c. Cedar homes can be huge or small, and with open floor plans and tall windows, they provide great passive cooling and heating opportunities.

You may opt for different designs depending  upon your need. For making it more energy efficient, you may use cedar logs.

>Green home construction is a relatively new term in the home construction scenario where the homes are constructed to protect the environment. The green home construction follows LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) specifications.

The green home construction depends on the following:

Using original construction materials for building that are environment friendly. This causes least harm to the trees and the nature.

Site is selected near the existing consumer facilities like school; market etc so that less energy and fuel are consumed in transportation.

The buildings are constructed to get more sunlight and fresh air so as to conserve the electricity that otherwise would be needed for lightening and air-conditioning.

The water is conserved by using rain water harvesting and having smaller lawns.

Recyclable and recycled materials for building construction are used.

The houses are well insulated to prevent the energy loss.

Solar panels are used for heating and providing lighting solutions.

Soy based building materials for insulation can be used to make the homes more environment-friendly.

The eco friendly construction materials are in vogue. As more and more people become aware of the harm that people have inflicted to get on the nature, they are trying to protect the environment in their own way. Constructing eco-friendly homes is one such endeavor.
When buying eco friendly construction materials, one must consider the following:

• Check how much eco-friendly the construction materials are.

• Buy local products as they save the nature from hazards due to transportation

• They should be easy to maintain and clean so that toxics or detergents are not used much

• They must be durable

• The use of aluminum or copper for the solar paneling can make your home more eco friendly.

• Terracotta tiles,glass tiles etc are the ideal for floors

• The bamboo and coco lumber are the best options for doors and walls

• The air monitoring should also be eco-friendly

• Be assured that the construction materials you are buying are genuinely eco-friendly.