The green revolution is slowly but surely taking root in the construction industry, like in all other arenas of modern life.
Today, awareness of global warming and environmental issues has become common knowledge, and all around the world, people are starting to act on these very critical problems in many ways. As we shall see, the most immediate way to adopt good green habits is in our homes. We don’t need to go out there and fight with all the big, destructive industries, such as the petroleum industry, to save our precious planet, but rather, we can do it quietly yet effectively with green design and construction of our home. More than ever, the old saying “charity begins at home” proves to be right, only nowadays, this charity can have far-reaching ramifications that can also benefit our biggest home – our planet.
Green construction will become the convention as more and more ecological regulations and laws supervising the industrial sector are mandated. The cities of the future will be completely self-sustainable in terms of energy consumption, and architects will need to follow strict green design and construction criteria. As a matter of fact, most of the technology for environmentally friendly construction already exists, and it is only a question of time until we see it being implemented on a regular basis in home and building design.
General contractors will also need to reassess their approach to home improvement and remodeling, putting eco-friendly concepts on green construction to use on every job they do. For instance, recycling of old materials from the job site is completely easy to do with huge benefits to the environment in terms of waste control and reduction. Builders and general contractors only need to do a small attitude revision and a little learning to upgrade and take part in this global change of going green.
The industrial revolution that started 150 years ago brought advances but also marked the beginning of a dangerous down slope to the environment. Now is the time to start using technologies that can work harmoniously with the wonderful world we live in without compromising our quality of life. Smart green design and construction is the way to go, and general contractors and remodelers as well as home owners are obligated to consider how to implement green construction technologies and products on every remodeling project, big or small!
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