One of the most visible signs of human being’s footprint on
Earth is the space we occupy in nature in the form of our buildings,
construction projects etc. At the time when rapid urbanization and development
was taking place in the world, we created structures after structures of
concrete, glass and cements never giving a single thought on its impact on the
environment around us and indirectly on us. Today, thanks to the massive
movement for the protection of the environment, the public, media and
governments are very excited about the construction industry going green.
Everybody wants to contribute to the environment’s protection
in their own way and one of the major steps in this direction is the use of
green products in construction of buildings, residential and other structures.
There is a growing market for the use green, sustainable raw materials in the
construction of offices, homes and other buildings. It is widely believed that
use of green
products as raw materials leads to inflation of the construction cost by
15-20%, but green building experts have shown that the cost is just a onetime
investment and the reduced costs of air-conditioning, heating; water and
electricity will recover that initial investment in a span of few years.
Today there are some amazing cutting-edge green products
available in the market which allows you to build self-sustaining,
environmentally friendly and less burdening homes. Some of these include
technologies like low-E windows which can trap the heat inside the house in the
winters and outside in the summers just with a coating of metal oxide. Then
there are the Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), which use insulated foam
sandwiched between two plywood, they are believed to reduce energy costs by 50%.
Like this there are other various green products which can help you build an
environmentally-friendly house, which helps you play your part in protecting
the environment.
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