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Green Homes – Ugly Ducklings or Beautiful Swans

Green Homes - Ugly Ducklings or Beautiful Swans

A “green” home is a home that is highly energy efficient, has excellent indoor environment, and is built to exceed local building codes. So are they ugly then? Look like the Jetson’s space-age house? So obvious they would stick out like a sore thumb? No. No. and No. A green home looks just like conventional construction inside and out.

The beginning of a green home is a set of plans that starts with a conv Read the rest of this entry »

Easy Green Home Plans Is Your Computer Green Get A Green Makeover

Easy Green Home Plans Is Your Computer Green Get A Green Makeover

Chances are that you’re not going to swap out the CPU. But you can renovate your system and save beaucoup watts (and dollars, too) by making the following changes:

Replacing energy-draining components with more efficient models:

If you’re still using an old CRT monitor, trading it for an LCD monitor is a good bet. Your graphics card can also use a lot of energy if you’re a gamer, use graphics-intensive programs like Pho Read the rest of this entry »

Green Home Plans – What They Need To Include

Green Home Plans - What They Need To Include

Nurturing our environment, achieving a sustainable future and reducing global warming have been growing topics of concern for all of us. The need to protect the environment is in all of our hands and this responsibility needs to be exercised in almost everything we do and in the choices we make every hour of our lives. Actions we take now can lead to benefits later. When we all choose well and change our behavior to nurture, con Read the rest of this entry »