Building Houses with Green in MindPosted by admin on March 2nd, 2010
We are at the age of realizing that we need to be doing long-term investments now and risk more. We should be ready to retire in 20-30 years so now is the best time to invest on things that matter: a house to call our own, trust funds for the kids, insurance (if we don’t have one). On top of our lists is building a house we can call our own. We have looked at a sprawling village near where we live and my husband wants to buy our house there, the townhouse we specifically saw has three bedrooms and most importantly, fits into what we can afford right now (and pay 10 years down the road). As with other housing programs, work doesn’t start until you have paid the downpayment since you get to choose the colors, tiles and other customizable features in your house.
I also am leaning towards contractors who use Cemex Air Quality to build their houses. The company (CEMEX) is the largest building materials producer and one of the biggest cement companies in the United States. With their reputation untainted (even with their millions of customer), CEMEX is also very eco-friendly. They use alternative fuel to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Just recently, they began using a 6.5 million (in British pounds) dust abatement system which cuts emissions by 80 percent. CEMEX produces blended cement which reduces carbon dioxide level and landfill emission.
With all that is happening with us right now (global warming, floods, droughts, tsunamis and earthquakes), I am sure we need a bit of green in mind in everything we do.
