Sustainability
Tips For Green Home Construction
A well-designed green home construction requires consideration of several factors, which must be incorporated in the initial structuring stages. Using eco-friendly raw materials is an important management measure in the construction of green homes. This could include using high fly ash content cement instead of normal cement. Wood salvaged from old buildings and reengineered wood can be used in constructing a green home. It is best to incorporate the green features during the construction phase. Installation of a drip irrigation system instead of a sprinkler system is one such measure. Investing in a rainwater harvesting system is yet another step toward going Green. Pathways, drive ways should be made of permeable paving so that rainwater can seep through the soil.
Environmental Sustainability – A Mirage?
The concept of sustainability has been tossed, turned, hammered and battered, in attempts to give it a proper definition. In the process, it is not that the truth has been elusive. It has blatantly emerged time and again, but has been conveniently underplayed. This paper explores a few schools of thought, in its efforts to bring out the directionless and disorganized journey we are undertaking, towards meeting the Goal of Environmental Sustainability.
The Real Estate Industry Needs Green Education to Revitalize Current Markets
Real estate professionals and their affiliates need education on green building. The industry needs to have a certification program and share knowledge with clients about how to lower utility bills and how to upgrade to get more value from their investment.
A Model for Sustainability
Do you want your business to be sustainable? How do you begin to assure that that is exactly what happens? Start with a definition and a model.
How to Define Sustainability
There are five levels of sustainability within an organization. In this article you will figure out what level your company is currently in, and then you can strategize how to get to where you should be.
A Green Building Catastrophe: Avoided by Climate-Specific Envelope Design
Without regard for climate, the high R values and tightness of modern energy efficient homes, will entrap moisture in the building envelope and cause the biggest building catastrophe since Vitruvious’ time. Climate-Specific Envelope Design is the new reality required for building energy efficient houses. Fortunately, this is no longer voodoo science; thousands and thousands of hours of research have been done by building scientists to give very precise parameters for designing building envelopes and enabling us to avoid A Green Building Catastrophe.
Green Living Homes That You Create
In today’s marketplace, Green Living Homes have taken on a different connotation and seem to inspire different emotions as well. In these economic times, it seems that you can’t do Green Living Homes without some sort of a major overhaul of your home, or so it seems. When a new administration enters the White House, somebody or some group seems to think they may have a voice. In America, the Green lovers are of the mindset that the next President will be so for them.
Landscape Design: Ideas, Plans and Budgeting
You are so lucky if you have the garden or some place for creativity near the house. I am dreaming about having the space for designing the outdoor landscape. In this post I want to explain in several easy steps, “Where should you start to design your landscape?”
Increasing ROI by Improving Business Sustainability in a Cash Strapped Economy
During times of economic uncertainty and staggering consumer confidence levels, companies seek alternative measures to increase business sustainability. Businesses incur additional costs to cover operational expenses; however, companies unintentionally waste their revenue on excess supplies and inefficient policies. Sustainable businesses generate additional revenue through targeting environmentally conscious customers, and reducing consumption, reusing materials, and disposing of waste responsibly.
How to Develop a Sustainability Policy
Understanding the need for a sustainability policy means that a company should be ready to evaluate its goals and mission. The sustainability policy is a thoughtful inclusion of environmental concerns into the operation of the business.
