Considerable Changes In Green Home Designs
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The Green movement has seen a considerable evolution since the early 70s. In those halcyon days of the Peace Movement, Vietnam War and the winding down of counter culture, building Green was in its infancy. Open a brochure of Green Home designs from the 70s and probably what stared out at you were structures shaped like anthills or cave dwellings. You wondered at the sanity of it all.
The concept of living with the nature, environmentally friendly initiatives was very much a part then, but was the preserve of some people. What has changed from the 70s to the present day is that building Green homes has very much become an enterprise being seriously attempted by reputed builders and encouraged by various governments. So what started out as a popular cultural idea in the 70s, has now gained the stamp of international approval.
In the 70s there was no real professional effort at building Green homes. Designs mimicked natural designs of indigenous people without really trying to incorporate the wishes and aspirations of modern day living. There was no concerted effort at scientifically arriving at Green home designs. Modern day avatars of Green home designs follow a rigid certification code in many counties in the world. In the US, The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is an initiative that sets standards for Green Home designs. Countries the world over, from the West to the East have incorporated the LEED standard and in some cases their own standards. The 70s approach was to design Green homes as units. Today, designers approach Green home designs as full-fledged eco systems. All aspects of the environment, architecture and every avenue for using indigenous methods and recycled materials is explored in a holistic manner.
Science too has played an important role in the evolution of Green home designs. In the 70s powerful computers were not available. Present day Computer Aided Designs (CAD) make accurate calculations for wind flow solar capture thus helping build more efficient Green buildings than was possible in the 70s. Even greening of construction materials has received an impetus thanks to advances in science. Nature friendly, recycled products, made possible by advances in science are regularly used by construction companies. For example, cement an important ingredient in any construction today can be mixed with Fly ash, a waste product, which is just as efficient as original cement. As our environmental challenges increase and more and more countries recognize that it is our responsibility to conserve our resources, building Green homes has become an internationally recognized initiative. Thus Green home designs have traveled from a niche specialization in the 70s to the mainstream of the construction business today.
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