Today I came across another great site on building sustainable homes. The site can be found at www.enertia.com Enertia is a company that specializes in building sustainable homes and on their site they stated just a few of the benefits of building a sustainable home. I thought I would share these benefits with you today.
First off, half of fossil fuel use is for heating and cooling buildings, and for the manufacture of building materials. Also, half of the debris in landfills comes from demolished short life buildings. Most homes cannot handle climate change, extreme weather, storms and floods. They rely on mechanical systems just to remain “liveable”. With rising energy prices, the heating and cooling costs may soon exceet house payment.
In contrast, a sustainable home does not use up the earth’s resources, now or in the future. It is self-sufficient and strong enough to survive wind, hail, ice and floods. It is designed and build to LAST, sheltering many generations. Overall, the sustainable home saves more than it costs.
