We often read advertisements like go green & save earth. What does it mean actually? I guess we all have some idea about it. It asks us to reduce, reuse and recycle. Going green helps us to conserve our environment and in the process each activity towards our environment counts. A green building initiative is one of the ways to the mantra, “go green”. It has become a buzz word nowadays among the home buyers. Let me tell you first what is a green building?A green building is a building which optimises energy efficiency, reduces emissions, conserves natural resources, produces/generates less waste, uses less water, adopts eco friendly ways and provides healthier place for occupants as compared to other regular conventional buildings. The most significant advantage of green building today is to get value for money that is you get good resale value as compared to conventional buildings and you can also charge more rents for the green building from the occupants for providing a better space to live healthy. If we see the current scenario the builders and developers are gearing up to build green homes to sell their units fast as the population has become conscious and demanding green homes for them and their loved ones to live in. It has also become a selling point for developers to put a tag of green homes on their projects to fetch good sales but here the important thing is that just adding a single feature, say, for example solar water system does not make a building green. There must be some substantial features to be added to the building with proper planning to call it an eco home or green building. One must check the green home features before investing in a property that claims to be a green home. In simple words a green building reduces the environmental impact of building by using effective ways to conserve natural sources like water, electricity, reducing waste, etc. In a green building1. Proper ventilation will be there to reduce the use of fans or ACs.2. Windows will be placed in such a manner that maximum natural light can light up your home in order to reduce the use of electric lights in day time.3. Water recycling unit or water filtration plant is installed so that the water can be used for gardening or cleaning purpose and thus the clean potable water can be saved.4. Rain water harvesting system promotes utilising the rain water to recharge the earth water.5. A waste management system will be there to use the waste to make compost and reducing the quantity of waste from the building.6. Solar water system to reduce usage of electricity.7. A wind mill can also be added if the structure permits as another feature in the green initiative.If three or more features are there in a building then it can be a green building. There are ratings given by responsible authorities like IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) to such buildings and one can save on taxes if the building is eco friendly. That is why one should understand that there is a win-win situation if you invest in a green building. The builders and developers must build the houses using green technology so that the green building initiative can be promoted throughout the country. Many cities are gearing up for this purpose like Bangalore, Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, etc. The demand for eco homes is increasing as the young generation is opting for environment friendly homes due to higher resale value of such homes. As the eco homes getting popularity in the market the demand has increased. Saving in taxes, higher rental income, easy home loans for green projects and good returns on resale along with healthy living of occupants are some of the driving force behind the demand for green homes in all big cities as people are understanding the importance of living environment friendly way. One needs not to buy a green home if he wants to live in a green home. He can upgrade the current home into green home by investing a little and the cost will be recovered soon by savings in bills, taxes and the future returns can be attractive for the property. In such a ways you are helping the environment by conserving natural sources.Today’s mantra : “Be energy efficient, Go green, Promote green living”.Ruchi Mahajanзайм на карту без отказов круглосуточновзять кредит онлайн