Are you building or renovating your home and want to ensure that it is done in the most eco-friendly and sustainable way possible? There is much that you can do in your choice of materials and construction as well as decorating if you are simply redecorating to ensure a non-toxic and environmentally friendly home.
The basic ethos of a passive house is to ensure that heat is not lost and to do that it needs to be airtight. This requires quality insulation but what is the most eco friendly insulation material to use? There are lots of natural insulation materials for homes, here are five options that we are … Read more
Eco friendly carpet materials include wool, jute, sisal, coir and seagrass. All of these are natural fibers and depending on how they have been treated, they can be non-toxic, breathable but still soft and durable. Recently, manufacturers have been developing carpet tiles and carpets from recycled materials like marine plastic and water bottles too. Reusing … Read more
VOC paint contains volatile organic compounds, which are released into the air in your home while the paint dries, not what you want in a family home. VOCs cause issues for anyone with asthma and have side effects. Manufacturers have started to make low VOC paint and zero VOC paint to meet demand from consumers … Read more
Geothermal heating is a system using the heat from underground sources to heat domestic homes and industrial plants. There are three types; ground source heating, direct use geothermal and deep geothermal. Ground source heating is where a ground source heat pump circulates liquid that has absorbed heat from underground through a network of pipes and … Read more
A passive house is the ultimate eco build. It is built to a stringent set of standards to improve insulation and airtightness in order to reduce energy requirements by up to 90% so that a home does not require heating or air conditioning but is still comfortable to live in. The ideal passive home is … Read more
There are plenty of building materials that are used for sidings; wood, fiber cement, metal, brick, stone, vinyl, hardie board, composite, but which is the best siding for house walls
Sustainable bathroom furniture is a worthwhile investment. Everyone loves a clean bathroom and by being careful to choose furniture and materials that are sustainable you can have that feel good factor that you are doing your bit for the planet on top of feeling great about your beautiful bathroom. Table of Contents Sustainable bathroom furniture … Read more
