Green Sustainable Construction | Eco Friendly Building and Living

With the advent of global warming through our modern worlds excessive carbon emissions, it is vital nowadays that we consider our carbon footprint whatever it is that we are doing. Weather you are traveling somewhere, building something, going to work or even going to bed. We all need to consider exactly what impact it is having on our very precious and delicate environment, our planet, the earth, our only home.

Clearly there are two places we spend the majority of our time, at home and at work. Lets consider some of the things we can do to make our lives more eco friendly and sustainable through being considerate to our environment in just our daily living, and also when developing our surroundings through building and construction. Before investing in any eco friendly and environmentally friendly products, you should consider an energy efficiency assessment so you know where to start.

Go Green at Home

There are many eco friendly considerations you can have at home that you will already be aware of, such as simply using a water tank or using energy efficient light bulbs and of course home insulation.

You would be horrified if you knew just how much energy your electric water cylinder uses keeping your water supply hot 24 hours a day; while all that time your roof top can reach almost 100 degrees in temperature, and that is hotter than a human can bear to touch or shower under. So imagine how much heat is coming from that roof into your home during a sunny day. These two problems combined provide two opportunities to save yourself money while becoming a more sustainable home. Take advantage of that heat on the roof top by using solar power, or installing a solar hot water system. Bring water into your home that has been heated for free under the sun, and you will soon feel just how hot that roof has become that day, as you take a shower or bath at night.

While attracting the sun to heat the water where you need it, you can be equally climate smart and reflect the sun off the roof when you don't want it's radiant heat. It is known that a while surface will reflect the sun and remain cooler. However that is only while the surface is reflective. Once a roof has become weathered, usually within two years, it looses its solar reflective effectiveness. The solution is use a heat reflective paint, that is manufactured not to break down and loose its reflectivity. Also, you dont have to use just white...these days heat reflective paint is available in a variety of colours, each with there own percentage of reflectivity.

Is Your Business Green Enough?

It is vital for a business to remain profitable to ensure it's survival. Business owners ensure the numbers add up, to be financially sustainable and at the end of the day provide food and comfortable living conditions for its owners and staff. Similarly, and equally important nowadays is that the business is also environmentally sustainable, and for the exact same reasons. If it is not, and it is slowly eating away at its surroundings, it will eventually become unable to deliver comfortable a living environment for human beings. As the world is 'going green' customers and other businesses are choosing to deal with suppliers and companies that are eco friendly. To put it briefly, a business will have to become environmentally sustainable in order to survive in the very near future.

Businesses use a great deal of air conditioning. The cost of electricity to run air conditioning can typically be reduced by around 40% if you cool down the roof. Astonishing but true. Use a heat reflective coating on your roof and make yourself cooler, while reducing operating costs.

Naturally all of these measures cost money to implement. So if you want to know where you can get some assistance then read up about government green loans and subsidies.

Green Construction | Specialist Design and Builders

If you are planning to construct a building, whether it be for your home or for your business, new or a renovation, you should consider starting with a sustainable design consultation. So many things can be dealt with at the planning stages of construction. Climate Smart Solutions are specialists in all aspects of sustainable construction, from the planning, design, building, and in the use of eco friendly building materials and everyday eco friendly products.