Green Home Design

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The Green movement has seen a considerable evolution since the early 70s. Those momentous years of the Peace Movement, Vietnam War and the twilight zone of hippie culture, building ‘Green was still emerging. Many concept homes were designed in those early years which looked more like cave dwellings or ant hills and one really wondered whether people were actually serious about living in such homes.
Environment, ecology and living with the nature were very much a concept then, but was the domain of few people. What has changed from the 70s to the present day is that building Green homes has very much become an enterprise being seriously attempted by reputed builders and encouraged by various governments. So what started out as a popular cultural idea in the 70s, has now gained the stamp of international approval.
In the 70s there was no real professional effort at building Green homes. Designs mimicked natural designs of indigenous people without really trying to incorporate the wishes and aspirations of modern day living. A scientific effort at building Green home designs was more or less absent in the 70s. Modern day avatars of Green home designs follow a rigid certification code in many counties in the world. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is an initiative that sets standards for Green Home designs in the US. Countries the world over, from the West to the East have incorporated the LEED standard and in some cases their own standards. The 70s approach was to design Green homes as units. Present day evolution looks at Green Home designs as a full fledged eco system. Now, factors such as recycling, indigenous practices, environment and architecture are examined holistically.
Science too has played an important role in the evolution of Green home designs. In the 70s powerful computers were not available. Computer Aided Designs (CAD) with wind flow computations and solar capture calculations make designing Green homes far more efficient than the 70s. Scientific progress has also helped ‘green materials used in construction. Nature friendly, recycled products, made possible by advances in science are regularly used by construction companies. For example, cement an important ingredient in any construction today can be mixed with Fly ash, a waste product, which is just as efficient as original cement. As our environmental challenges increase and more and more countries recognize that it is our responsibility to conserve our resources, building Green homes has become an internationally recognized initiative. Thus Green home designs have traveled from a ‘niche specialization in the 70s to the mainstream of the construction business today.

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<h1>Green Home Design</h1> <p> The Green movement has seen a considerable evolution since the early 70s. Those momentous years of the Peace Movement, Vietnam War and the twilight zone of hippie culture, building ‘Green was still emerging. Many concept homes were designed in those early years which looked more like cave dwellings or ant hills and one really wondered whether people were actually serious about living in such homes. <br />Environment, ecology and living with the nature were very much a concept then, but was the domain of few people. What has changed from the 70s to the present day is that building Green homes has very much become an enterprise being seriously attempted by reputed builders and encouraged by various governments. So what started out as a popular cultural idea in the 70s, has now gained the stamp of international approval. <br />In the 70s there was no real professional effort at building Green homes. Designs mimicked natural designs of indigenous people without really trying to incorporate the wishes and aspirations of modern day living. A scientific effort at building Green home designs was more or less absent in the 70s. Modern day avatars of Green home designs follow a rigid certification code in many counties in the world. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is an initiative that sets standards for Green Home designs in the US. Countries the world over, from the West to the East have incorporated the LEED standard and in some cases their own standards. The 70s approach was to design Green homes as units. Present day evolution looks at Green Home designs as a full fledged eco system. Now, factors such as recycling, indigenous practices, environment and architecture are examined holistically. <br />Science too has played an important role in the evolution of Green home designs. In the 70s powerful computers were not available. Computer Aided Designs (CAD) with wind flow computations and solar capture calculations make designing Green homes far more efficient than the 70s. Scientific progress has also helped ‘green materials used in construction. Nature friendly, recycled products, made possible by advances in science are regularly used by construction companies. For example, cement an important ingredient in any construction today can be mixed with Fly ash, a waste product, which is just as efficient as original cement. As our environmental challenges increase and more and more countries recognize that it is our responsibility to conserve our resources, building Green homes has become an internationally recognized initiative. Thus Green home designs have traveled from a ‘niche specialization in the 70s to the mainstream of the construction business today. <h2>About the Author</h2> More information related to <a href="http://www.GreenHomeGuide.org/" Title="Green home construction, Building a green home">green home</a>, try www.GreenHomeGuide.org. </p>

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