Today, the awareness regarding global warming is growing and people are worried because of the threats posed by this increase in the pollution. Due to this, the trend of eco-friendly materials and homes is increasing. Nowadays, eco-friendly homes are hot products of builders. They are trendy, different and most importantly nature friendly. ‘Eco-friendly’ houses mainly are not harmful to the natural environment and its inhabitants.
The energy sources for these eco-friendly homes are from natural sources. The renewable solar energy is used for these houses. Solar water tanks are used to provide the watering facility in both the bathrooms and the kitchen. Solar-powered fans and appliances are used as the sources of energy. Moreover, the low wattage bulbs are used to reduce the wastage of energy. These automatically, save the renewable resources and indirectly protect the environment. The windows are placed in the house at the points where adequate sunlight is provided. The interior as well as the exterior position of such houses are well-planned. This is also a help in the ventilation facility for the house which provides with the natural air inside the house and the sunlight also helps in the health living lifestyle as well as it prevents the germs entering the house.
Rain water harvesting is another aspect of such eco-friendly houses. This is implanted in the areas where the storage facility of water can be done with the help of direct contact of rain. This stored rain water can be used as the water for drinking, water for house-hold purposes and way to upgrade and store the water the groundwater. Such set-ups are generally outside the home or in the underground areas.
Not only the exteriors, but also the interiors like the paints and the furniture used in such house are chemical free and eco-friendly. The eco-wood items, made through the substitutes from agricultural wastes are used. They look marvelous and even the maintenance costs are low.
The eco-friendly devices such as fuel cell batteries, plants, gardens, herbs are used in such houses. The construction materials used are also depended on the non-renewable resources. Such houses have greenery, beautiful landscape, and water storage and health environment.
These houses are not on eco-friendly but also beautiful and aesthetically beautiful.
