Are you about to build a green house? Wrong appraisal can underestimate the value of your home!

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With worries about climate change on the rise, eco-friendly homes are becoming increasingly popular in the UK. The demand for environmentally sound housing is leading constructors to source innovative alternatives to traditional building materials, including straw and even grass!

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Although the building industry had a dark year in 2009, Green building seemed to somehow stick out and shine. According to the Multiple Listing Service date, certified sustainable green new homes actually rose the past year in the northern west coast areas like Portland and Seattle. This trend is believed to spread over the U.S. and green building is expected to grow within new home sales. Already new home sales are on a rise from a year ago with March of 2010 seeing the biggest jump in new home sales in 47 years. So what trends can we expect to see in 2010 in green new homes?

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In this day and age, it is simply not economical to consume unlimited energy resources. Costs for electricity, natural gas and heating fuel are climbing at a consistent rate, and show no signs of slowing down. Furthermore, the traditional methods of building maintenance and upkeep have become obsolete as technology is changing and our social responsibilities demand that corporations take a proactive step toward energy efficiency and green construction.

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Green building is definitely one of the most practical and earth-friendly ways that you can certainly start in your own home. One way of doing this is through cultivating a vegetable garden around your house. However little do you know that the right vegetation is not only reducing the carbon footprint of your home for a much cleaner and safer environment. It is in fact a sure-fire way of putting in some aesthetic value in your house to stand out above other properties.

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The national energy efficiency scheme is part of an ambitious plan to make Australia’s homes and businesses more energy efficient, by improving base standards and star ratings for appliances, equipment and buildings, and by phasing out inefficient technologies. Australian, state and territory government energy ministers recently approved the parameters of the new disclosure scheme, with Commonwealth legislation now being developed.

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Today’s builders and property managers are more concerned than ever about improving air quality, reducing energy costs, and minimizing the environmental footprints of their buildings. Living interior plantscapes are part of the solution, and interiorscape companies are making new strides to lead the way in earth-friendly business practices.

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A new luxury hotel that is opening up in Johannesburg South Africa is setting the trend for solar power in hotels, homes and commercial properties. This article takes a look at what they’ve managed to do and how it could motivate more and more people to join in.

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Everyone thinks that green technology is expensive and really high-tech. When eco-friendly things are talked about, words like solar powered, and energy star efficient make people think they have to spend thousands on these high-tech energy saving solutions. This article will give you some ideas of what little inexpensive things you can do to contribute to a green society.

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To become a qualified ENERGY STAR builder, a builder must construct a home that meets energy efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These houses must be at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC), and contain additional efficient saving features that typically make new homes 20-30% more efficient than standard homes.

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