Green home

A green home is a type of house designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable. And also focuses on the efficient use of "energy, water, and building materials." Green homes have become more prevalent as green affordable housing emerges. Green affordable housing shares the same aims as traditional green homes but emphasise affordability, inevitably reducing the environmental friendliness of the home. The idea of affordable green homes is a criticized topic with some critics saying that it is a fallacy and that green homes are inherently more costly than traditional homes.

The parts that make up a green home are not universally agreed upon. There are no national standards on what constitutes a green remodel, beyond non-profit certification. In general, a green home is a type of house that is built or remodeled in order to conserve "energy or water; improve indoor air quality; use sustainable, recycled or used materials; and produce less waste in the process." This may include buying more energy-efficient appliances or utilizing specific building materials that are more efficient in keeping both cool and heated air inside the structure.

The original major modern turn to the green building movement began in the 1970s, after the price of oil began to increase sharply. In response, researchers began to look into more energy efficient processes, following in the wake of the earlier environmental movement. Many different organizations were founded in the 1990s in order to promote green buildings and some organizations intended to improve the knowledge of consumers so that they could have more green homes. The International Code Council and the National Association of Home Builders began the paperwork in 2006 in order to create a "voluntary green home building standard".

The Energy Policy Act was legalized in 2005, which allowed tax reductions for homeowners that could show their utilization of energy efficient changes to their homes, such as solar panels and other solar-powered devices.

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