Why Opt for Eco Friendly House Designs?

Costs and logistics are main factors that influence the design of an eco-friendly house. With advancements in technology, these house designs are not exorbitant. An affordable and cost-effective house can be constructed with an approach to reduce long term wastage of energy and environment pollutants.

1. Use natural topology to synchronize with nature, avoid filling or leveling the ground if the foundation level for your house is not on the same level as other structures. Avoid cost of excessive excavation or filling the ground.

2. Eco friendly house designs use stone which saves on bricks, cement and time causing you less expenditure. Use rat-trap design technology in construction of walls, this gives good thermal insulation. Use technology to leave the brick or stone walls raw after the finish without the need of plastering and painting. This leaves to savings and is less prone to withering and the harsh weather conditions.

3. Use split levels in your house; it gives a feeling of spaciousness. You can have more space as well with good air circulation.

4. Consider using motion sensor light bulbs inside your eco friendly house design both indoors and outdoors. Even if you forget, it will ensure switching off the lights automatically and thus keep you from leaving a room without turning the lights off. In addition, they can save a lot of money outdoors on wasted electricity but will illuminate your courtyard and garden pathway to the door when needed. They come equipped with good burglar alarms, due to the fact that the sudden switching on of a light is very disconcerting when unexpected to the thieves.

 5. Use rainwater harvesting by providing pipes to facilitate collection of water and ground water recharging. Use direct rain water harvesting by collecting and storing water in tanks for gardening and washing purposes. This serves as a very eco friendly measure of life time investment that goes long and pays rich dividend in terms of saving power and water bills.

6. Eco friendly house plans make provisions for large windows to get more sunlight and cross ventilation. Provide for glass skylight on the roof for more light to pour in naturally at day time to avoid excessive use of electricity.

7. Use solar energy for heating water, lighting in house. Use energy saving devices such as CFLs instead of incandescent bulbs, HDPE pipes and low energy pumps and motors. Install solar lighting using PV panels.Using low wattage light bulbs are a great way to save energy easily. They plug straight into any lighting unit and consume less energy. Some are even brighter than standard light bulbs with less consumption and costs.

8. Use drip or sprinkle irrigation for plants. Have vermiculture and composing units designed to treat garbage and convert it into organic manure for the garden.

9. Use natural air conditioning, windows facing the garden in direction of the sun and wind flow. Roof should be paved with clay tiles. Trees also provide the cooling effect, plant large trees for shade.

10. Design the eco friendly house in such a manner that water usage points like rest-rooms, kitchen, and utility areas are closest to the pipes.