Eco-Friendly Homes Gaining

Prominence In India
Eco-friendly homes are the way to go
forward in these time of extreme climatic
and environmental changes that is
pervading most parts of our country. The
increased frenzy of urbanisation coupled
with deforestation is depleting most of our
natural resources including water bodies
and our green cover. It is in this context that
the relevance of eco-friendly homes has
gained prominence in India.
Increased Awareness
Even though at a nascent stage, it is fast
gaining popularity especially in major cities across the country due to its health
benefits, comfort as well as its ulterior purpose of safeguarding natural resources
and employing them to optimum usage. Today, there is increasing awareness
among individuals about conserving natural resources as well as lowering the
carbon footprint, which is the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted by an
entity. evelopers on their part are pro-actively mar!eting their projects as
eco-friendly. ue to various advantages that they provide, going for eco-friendly
homes ma!es sense in the current scenario.
Need for choosing eco-friendly houses
The increased awareness about conserving nature as well as environment and
natural resources has never been felt more than in the present context. "e are
facing extreme climatic conditions presently, li!e excruciatingly hot summers and
freezing winters. Ironically, this has got to do with the greed of man, to a large
extend. There is considerable increase in pollution levels in our cities with huge
volumes of poisonous gases being emitted into the atmosphere due to vehicular as
well as factory emissions. This has resulted in the depletion of the protective ozone
layer of the atmosphere which protects us from the harmful rays of the sun.
eforestation has also had an adverse impact on human beings in more ways than
one. #esides decreasing the green cover and preventing the harmful rays of the sun
from having a direct impact on humans, it has also destroyed the natural habitats of
animals, forcing them from invading human settlements in villages. $oreover, by
destroying trees for construction purposes, the cooling effect provided by the
breeze as a result of their swaying in the wind is lost and we are left to face the
wrath of hot summers. The drying of la!es, rivers and other water bodies in summer
has deprived us of a precious natural resource when it is most needed. #esides,
increase in mining activity has resulted in the depletion of river beds.
Benefits
Eco-friendly homes not only offer residents with %uality living spaces but also saves
them considerable amount of money. It has been found that such houses can lower
energy consumption by &'-(' per cent and water consumption by &'-)' per cent.
#esides, you can also save on power and air-conditioning. It also enables residents
to harvest rain water that can be used for drin!ing and coo!ing. "aste water which
is recycled can be used in the garden. Solar panels installed on the terrace of
houses can be utilised to generate electricity which can be used for power
consumption as well as for heating.
Eco-friendly measures
"hile constructing a house on a plot, it is important to !eep in mind various aspects
with regards to geographical features and natural parameters. "hile you can
efficiently utilize space to create artificial elevations, it is important that you do not
tamper with the natural design of the land by destroying natural elevations and
hills. This will create serious repercussions in the form of soil erosion due to
tampering with the natural design of the land. The same goes with cutting of trees
in a plot to facilitate the construction of the house. If unavoidable, it is important to
plant a few trees in vacant spots. *imilarly, wells and small ponds should also be
retained if they do not intrude with the construction design.
If you are constructing an individual house, it is essential to have a small garden
with good landscaping. #esides, low-cost, eco-friendly construction materials can be
used to give the house a natural outloo!. The design of the house can be chosen so
as to include minimum curves and bends. +sing natural alternatives instead of
cement, selection of low-carbon paint, installing a water-recycling plant, having a
lawn with natural products and using low-water consuming and high-water
circulating grass as some methods in building an eco-friendly house.
#esides, using anti%ue furniture of tea! and rose wood which is free from dampness,
using solar panels as well as energy-efficient ,-. lamps and -E bulbs, growing
plants outside as well as inside the house, instalment of a treatment plant for
processing household waste, the residue of which can be used as a natural fertiliser
for plants as well as for producing bio-gas used as an alternative for -/0 as well as
reducing the usage of plastic and non-biodegradable materials are measures that
can be employed to create an eco-friendly atmosphere around your house.
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