Sustainable Home Design or Green Home Design is becoming more popular as homeowners wish to reduce their carbon foot print and utility bills. Areas of sustainable home design range from windows that can insulate against Antarctic temperatures; resourceful ways to cut the amount of waste produced by constructing and furnishing your home; to a machine that converts your garage into a biofuel pumping station and other aspects of design that achieve energy and water efficiency.
If you’re interested in learning about green sustainable home design then read on.
Sustainable Home Design Building Guidelines
Waitakere City Council have produced a practical guide for the home owner for good practice eco-building with up to date information about energy, water, materials, safety, waste and other eco-building issues to build your dream eco home or to simply make your existing home a little more sustainable.
These guidelines are not just for building or renovating a house - much of the information is about simple things you can do in your everyday life to contribute to sustainability - saving energy or water, making your home safer and healthier or just more comfortable to live in.
If you are designing a new green and sustainable home or doing major renovations you need to supplement this material with reliable professional advice. The extra cost of commissioning a registered sustainable architect and a registered master builder is usually repaid by the knowledge, experience and security they bring to such a major investment. It can save you a lot of money in the long run when looking at sustainable home design.
