New Products for Greener Homes

The list of new and innovative green building materials keeps growing as homeowners increasely demand earth-friendly, sustainable products. Many of these ingenious products are made from recycled everyday items and others are old items that have been remade with greener standards. These amazing advances in technology are helping builders build better homes while keeping utility bills lower for those that buy them.

Carol Chiafalo provides us with a list of great new green products for your home:

“I am a REALTOR® and I am a builder in the ‘green’ city of Decatur, Georgia.  I have no problem spending a few extra bucks today on a furnace system that will heat and cool a home for years to come without using nearly as much fuel as the older, inefficient systems. I love the new insulation products that keep conditioned air on the inside and raw elements on the outside. One insulation product is made from shredded newspaper and another uses blue jeans lint. What could be better re-purposing than that? (There is even clothing fabric made from bamboo! Wow, what next? But that is another topic.) Windows have seen a new light, too. Self-cleaning double- and triple-glass panes filled with Krypton and treated with reflective coatings are the greatest things since sliced bread.”

The movement to make greener homes and greener lives has led to an abundance of creative and technologically-advanced alternatives to the old standards. Remember, buying green products are an investment. While these products generally cost more initially, their durability and efficiency will pay for themselves over time.

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