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How to Build an Eco-Friendly Home

The Environmental Blog

An eco-friendly house is designed with recycled materials, renewable energy sources, and sustainable landscapes. When constructed properly, it can help lessen pollution and allow you to enjoy savings on water and energy usage, and it can increase the value of your home. Buy Energy-Saving Appliances.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

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Building and Retrofitting a Sustainable Home. Whether you’re building from scratch or adding onto an existing home, there are a variety of green building materials and products on the market today to create your sustainable home vision. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECYCLED STEEL.

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Recycled materials and traditional techniques define this farmstay in India

AGreenLiving

Crafted with a small carbon footprint, the building adopts low-tech systems, such as passive solar orientation and terracotta roofing, to minimize energy usage. The use of local construction techniques also helped stimulate the economy by employing nearby villagers and craftspeople.

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Embracing Sustainable Living: A Guide to Establishing Eco-Friendly Practices in Canada

The Environmental Blog

Energy-Efficient Homes One of the most impactful steps towards eco-friendly living in Canada is ensuring that your home is energy-efficient. Start by investing in proper insulation, energy-efficient windows, and doors to regulate indoor temperatures, reducing the need for excessive heating or cooling.

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Flat-lining: Policy review highlights England's mixed progress on waste reduction

Business Green

Furthermore, it says, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made "significant improvements" when it comes to measuring and monitoring waste, in particular within the commercial and industrial sector. WRAP now works with companies on an individual project basis to try and tackle the electrical waste mountain.

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Urban Earth House exemplifies off-grid living in the city

AGreenLiving

When Craig Byatt Architecture was approached by eco-minded clients who wanted a home that was off-grid in an urban context and built with a combination of natural, reclaimed and locally sourced materials, the plans for the Urban Earth House were born. Craig Byatt Architecture Photography by Meredith O’Shea via Clean Energy Nillumbik.

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Why is England's progress on waste reduction flat-lining?

Business Green

Furthermore, it says, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has made "significant improvements" when it comes to measuring and monitoring waste, in particular within the commercial and industrial sector. WRAP now works with companies on an individual project basis to try and tackle the electrical waste mountain.

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