Green Home Building Trends For 2010
Green building trend
U.S property market had a dark year in 2009. But green building still established its reputation and shine. Green building is expected to grow within the sales of new home. Green building trends are set to spread all over U.S. Home buyers are becoming more aware of how their home functions and willing to invest upfront on products to make their home energy efficient. This kind of home not only reduces the monthly consumption bill but also increase the market value.
New home buyers are willing to pay extra cash for energy saving features. The cost might be expensive at initial, but they expected to be paid off in the long term. Green home or efficient energy building is expected as an investment for the future. Department of Energy suggests the following to save as much as 25%. They are; water saving toilets with 1-2 gallons per flush instead of 3-5 gallons, LED or light-emitting diode lighting that lasts 50 times longer than the usual light bulb and still bright, renewable flooring made from bamboo, wood floors, cork flooring, or natural linoleum.
Green home building is expected to shine more in 2010. So what trends in line in the year of 2010 for green home building?
A custom display panel will show a real time energy use. This device will help homeowner to change or to set a way on how they use their electricity. This energy monitoring device guides homeowners to reach lower energy consumption.
WaterSense specifies that new homes will need to reduce its water consumption by 20 percent than conventional home. WaterSense is applied in December 2009 by EPA.
Less is better. New homes will be smaller, due to the expected rise over time on energy prices. This is very differing from the past where big houses mean greater equity. Currently smaller homes turn into better judgment in investment.
Net zero homes. A net zero home can be interpreted as a green home that generates more energy than it uses over a year. This can be obtained through small housing and the using of renewable energy like wind, solar or geo-exchange systems.
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