The environmental path
Eco measures it is worth considering when designing your home include:
- Orienting and designing your home to make the most of passive-solar heat gain, and to use materials like concrete or ceramics which store heat.
- Source timber from dealers using wood from sustainable sources.
- Comprehensively insulate, wherever possible with green materials. Use double or triple glazing to help insulate and cut fuel costs. Also think about using either natural roofing products like slate or tile or turfing your roof, to insulate and also create a small natural habitat for wildlife.
- Use paints and solvents approved by environmental experts.
- Recycle water.
- Use solar energy for long tern energy gains or investigate the possibility of using geothermal energy.
- Seek out utilities providers with green credentials.
Saturday, 18 August 2007
