How green home designs have changed since the 70s
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The Green movement has seen a considerable evolution since the early 70s. Those momentous years of the Peace Movement, Vietnam War and the twilight zone of hippie culture, building Green was still emerging. Many concept homes were designed in those early years which looked more like cave dwellings or ant hills and one really wondered whether people were actually serious about living in such homes.
Environment, ecology and living with the nature were very much a concept then, but was the domain of few people. That has changed to Green buildings being built by large construction companies with considerable support from the government. A trendy concept of the 70s has now transformed into an official mascot of many a nations.
In the 70s there was no real professional effort at building Green homes. Then people tried to replicate natural designs of indigenous people with out really attempting to have a convergence with modern day living. A scientific effort at building Green home designs was more or less absent in the 70s. Modern day avatars of Green home designs follow a rigid certification code in many counties in the world. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is an initiative that sets standards for Green Home designs in the US. 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. Now, factors such as recycling, indigenous practices, environment and architecture are examined holistically.
An important role in the evolution of Green home design has been brought by Science. Computers with their enormous computing powers of today were just not available in the 70s. 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. Scientific progress has also helped green materials used in construction. Construction companies now regularly use recycled products, which are closer to nature thanks to advances of science. A typical example is of Fly ash, a waste product which can as well be used in mixed cement with same qualities. 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. Designing Green homes has thus traveled from the 70s niche market to the more regular world today. Related Articles Green home plans ... Blogs ... Green homes ...
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