SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

Sustainable housing is the creation of energy-efficient and healthy homes, with a goal of respect and reducing harm toward the environment. The term "sustainable" applies to humans and the environment. We want to sustain a clean and healthy environment, plus live in a home that is sustainable economically – in other words, efficient and comfortable. It is in this way that sustainable housing ties directly to ecological housing.

There are many sustainable housing designs available and these designs can range from passive solar housing to zero energy housing or simply incorporating sustainable housing materials into your house design. Some of these sustainable housing projects include materials such as heat storage tubes for passive solar collection, propane gas refrigerator, waterless composting toilets, grey water recycling parts, storm water drainage drywells, and sun screen fabric, to mention a few.

Sustainable housing projects are designed to be ecological and economical by putting into effect passive designs with natural air conditioning, energy management, water conservation, and waste management.

Sustainable urban housing can also be made to be very cost effective by integrating several different features into the house, such as photovoltaic cells powering the lights, solar hot water systems and clever water conservation systems – which will all save you money. There are many companies out there that focus solely on sustainable home building. They build their homes to not only to be cost-effective but also provide a healthy living environment for families and for the land and resources around these homes.