Green Home Building

Defining the Green Home

Green home building …

is a growing trend all over the world but there are differing opinions about what actually constitutes a green home.  This can lead to confusion and frustration for home builders – especially those open to new ideas and considering green home building.  Increasingly, home buyers are also wishing to consider greener options as they make decisions about their own green home.

Some countries around the globe are now mandating that people selling their homes must provide prospective buyers with evidence of their eco-rating – how well a home performs regarding energy consumption to heat and cool it.  These kinds of measures will go some way to improving the performance of our homes and perhaps lead to green home building becoming the ‘business as usual’ alternative. Imagine the incentive for people to consider green home building if, when they want to sell it, they will potentially attract more buyers.