Eco-buildings take on many forms; they can be schools, offices, community halls or places of worship. These buildings are also known as green construction or sustainable building. When building these structures the materials are environmentally friendly and efficiently resourced right from the beginning of its lifecycle from design through to construction, operation and maintenance. [Read more...]
Eco-buildings
March 11, 2011 By
Eco Villages
March 8, 2011 By
Eco villages are made up of groups of people who have the same ecological, socio-economic and spiritual values. The people of the villages have often made a decision to use alternative sources of energy for electricity, water and sewage systems. They believe that the modern consumerist lifestyle we now lead is wasteful and destructive and that the only way to avert an environmental disaster is to lead this alternative lifestyle which has a minimal ecological impact on the local environment. [Read more...]
Eco Friendly Construction Types
February 9, 2011 By
People in the U.S. decided that they wanted to find a new way of construction; an environmentally friendly way of construction. There are many different ambitions when starting an eco friendly construction plan, these being environmental, economic and social benefits. Sustainable design is a key motive of eco friendly construction, the intent of sustainable design is to reduce or eliminate negative environmental impact, and this is done from a skilful and sensitive design. [Read more...]
