Green Homes

When compared to regular homes, green homes are known to make the best use of energy and water. They do their jobs better and make less trash. In short, they have everything to do with saving the environment and lowering the costs of living for the people who live there. Even though the cost of owning a green home is higher than that of a regular home, green homes tend to save money over time. If you know what “Green homes” are and how they can help your health and save you money, you can buy a home with more knowledge.

The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has made IGBC Green Homes, which is a rating system for sustainable practices in the residential sector. It was made in India. It is a consensus-based system that helps make the best use of site resources, save water, save energy, handle household waste, make the best use of materials, and design homes that are healthy, comfortable, and good for the environment.

To determine whether a home is Green, consult the builder and inquire about the environmental impact of the construction from its earliest stages to its completion. The house or building must be made with eco-friendly materials and a variety of holistic techniques that meet IGBC building standards. Some of these methods or characteristics are:

• Location: One of the best things about green homes is that they are built in places that are good for the environment and don’t bother animals. Most of them are in areas with a lot of people and easy access to public transportation. The homes are also built in a way that makes the best use of natural resources like air and sun. For example, a house that faces south can get the most out of solar energy, which can be used to heat the house or make electricity.

• Materials: The raw materials used to build a green home must pass the test of the three Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. So, they should be made locally and not be harmful to the environment. They should also be biodegradable and able to be used for other things (even after the building is demolished). Also, the homes must be able to produce renewable energy, like solar energy, by using photovoltaic cells. This will cut down on the amount of electricity used.

• Design: Green homes are built to let in a lot of natural light, so they don’t need as many electric lights. In the same way, Green homes use strategic insulation and ventilation methods to reduce the use of artificial heating and cooling. With these features, the house stays cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Green roofs or vertical gardens help get rid of pollution and make the air around the building better.

• Energy efficiency: Green homes use energy-efficient appliances, like lights and fans that run on solar power or heat. Using these kinds of appliances can cut energy use by about 30% every year.

• Water use: To save water, green homes use efficient kitchen and bathroom fixtures, an irrigation system that saves water, or a system that collects rainwater. Native plants, which need less water than non-native plants, are used in landscaping around the house.

• Cost: Green buildings cost a little bit more than regular ones. But lower operating costs can help you make up the difference in price in two to three years. In the long run, it ends up being cheaper to live in a green home.

With all of these features, green homes promise their residents many benefits, from the environment to their social and financial lives. Some of these benefits are:

Economic benefits:

• Sustainable materials tend to last a long time, so they don’t need to be fixed or replaced as often. This saves money.
• The Indian government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) makes it easy for Green building projects that are pre-certified or have a provisional certification from the IGBC to get environmental clearance quickly. In Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and West Bengal, there are Floor Area Ratio (FAR) incentives for green buildings, and other states will soon do the same.
• With lower costs for utilities and maintenance, these homes mean less money is spent on running the building.

Environmental benefits:

• Using renewable and clean energy sources makes us less dependent on fossil fuels, which is good for the environment.
• Due to the fact that Green building materials can be reused and recycled, sustainable development leads to very little construction waste.
• Green buildings are always sustainable, no matter how long they last. So, even after the building is torn down, the materials can be recycled, reused, or break down naturally, leaving the environment with little damage.

Individual Health:

• Green building materials like paints, adhesives, sealants, and finishes have low volatile organic compounds (VOC), so they don’t cause respiratory illnesses.
• Instead of recycling old indoor air, green ventilation systems bring in fresh air from the outside all the time.
• A green home also has less mould and uses non-toxic ways to get rid of pests and clean the house. This, in turn, makes the air inside better.

• If you already bought a house, don’t worry. Taking some steps to use less energy and resources can make a normal home greener. Not only can you go green by putting up solar panels and wind turbines. There are many small ways to make a house more environmentally friendly:
• Make sure you buy appliances with a good Energy Star rating that use less energy.
• Insulate your home with high-performance or triple-paned windows to keep it cool.
• Install windows with low-emittance (low-E). This is a special glass that keeps the house cool in the summer by reflecting UV rays and heat.
• Change your incandescent light bulbs to LED ones, which use a fraction of the power.
• To cut down on Carbon Dioxide emissions, turn the HVAC system up two degrees in the summer and down two degrees in the winter.
• When you’re not using your TV, computer, printer, video game console, or microwave, you should unplug everything that’s plugged into an outlet. This will save you up to two months’ worth of the average home’s energy use.
• Always wash clothes in cold water to save about 80% of the energy that would be used to heat the water.

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