BUILDING GREEN
In recent years, the prefix green has become increasingly unpopular, particularly in professional circles, in promoting environmentally responsible architecture.
The ideal green building would be a building project that would allow you to preserve most of the natural environment around the project site, while still being able to produce a building that is going to serve a purpose. The construction and operation will promote a healthy environment for all involved, and it will not disrupt the land, water, resources and energy in and around the building.
How to make a greener kitchen
These days it pays to be environmentally conscious. People have realised the importance of looking after the environment and are taking steps in their lives to do so. If you want to make your home more eco-friendly, then a good place to start is the kitchen. Here are some tips and techniques you can employ tomake your kitchen greener.
Cut Down on Plastics
One of the best ways you can achieve a greener kitchen is to cut down on the amount of plastics you use in the kitchen. Stop buying cling film and instead find other methods of food storage available. Most importantly, cut down on your use of carrier bags.
Re-use and Re-cycling water
Re-Use and Re-Cycling water is the need of the hour! The world is just beginning to realize the value of natural resources and water is one such resource. While scientists have been talking about it for decades, an average common person like you and me has started taking about water conservation seriously only in the recent years.
Apart from reducing our usage of water, there are other ways to conserve water – re-using and recycling. If you are someone who is willing to take that extra step and be an environmentally conscious citizen, here are certain things that will certainly make a difference in the long run.
Things not to be overlooked while buying a property
If you are in the market for a house, you’ll likely want to make sure you have a roof that won’t leak, a solid foundation, proper wiring and so on. But what about the things not covered by the inspection? Sometimes it’s these less obvious factors that end up making the biggest impact on your day-to-day experience of a house — things like the quality of light, flow from room to room and the amount of time it takes to shovel the driveway. Here are the things to look for — and happy house hunting!
Tracking the footprints
In the last few decades, Earth’s climate has been changing at an unforeseen pace as a result of anthropogenic activity. Scientific evidence shows that it all began with the industrial revolution and was driven by the ever increasing consumption of fossil fuels. When temperatures started rising globally and extreme weather events began to occur at greater frequencies, scientists and environmentalists around the world scrambled to figure a way to measure the human impact on the environment.