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What Exactly Is A Green Home?

What Exactly Is A Green Home?

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Eco-Friendly Features of A Green Home

Eco-Friendly Features of A Green Home

  • Sustainably resourced and reclaimed materials
  • Low-flow sinks and toilets
  • Energy-efficient appliances
  • Smart home systems, especially thermostats
  • Air-tight insulation in order to reduce energy leaks
  • Dater filtration systems
  • Double-pan windows and doors
  • Solar panels
  • Non-toxic paint, carpeting, and furniture with low levels of VOC or volatile organic compounds

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Green Homes

Green Homes

Green homes are buildings or houses that actively choose to participate in reducing their exposure to pollutants, decrease their environmental footprint, all while offering a non-toxic, energy-efficient, small-carbon-footprint place they can call their home.

Many experts agree that investing in a green home is the panacea of environmentally friendly healthy living. It creates a living space with clean air and lower energy bills. Most importantly it supports companies and products that cause the least harm to our planet.

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Simple but Impactful Green Upgrades

Simple but Impactful Green Upgrades

  • Switch to LED lightbulbs
  • Installing a tankless water heater
  • Installing smart technology to reduce unnecessary energy usage 
  • Using smart lawn irrigation systems

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On Tiny Green Homes

On Tiny Green Homes

The size of a home will have an impact on the eco-footprint but it doesn't mean that green homes have to be tiny.

As home technologies evolve, these can simply save us more money and time on the daily while also lessening our footprints.

Investing in energy efficient technology such as residential solar panels will allow us to reduce our carbon emission and the amount of energy our home needs in the first place.

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Minimalism in the mainstream

Minimalism in the mainstream

The idea of minimalism has inserted its way into the mainstream where it was made popular by Marie Kondo and that science has evidence to back its arguments.

Minimalistic living is good for the mind, body, and soul. When we consume less, we're also lowering our footprint on the planet. By buying less of clothing, gadget, or products we help in reducing the amount of resources and emissions that come with the manufacturing of every new product.

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