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Green Building Supplies
The principles of green building are not complicated: while green design promises massive energy savings, there are certain steps anyone can take to improve their property's effect on the environment. For instance, painting a roof with shiny, deflective biobased materials can deflect heat from the roof, which would otherwise be absorbed into the building and require more air conditioning. Also simple yet effective is the use of passive solar heating: in effect, lots and lots of windows. By creating buildings with floor-to-ceiling windows, it's possible to let in natural sunlight that reduces the need for indoor lighting. This creates a natural, healthy environment for workers. It also lowers the costs of heating, because the windows allow warm sunlight to splash through the office. Green designs can also make use of natural air ventilation as well, further reducing the need for electricity-guzzling ventilation systems. Instead of unhealthy air cycled endlessly through air conditioning units, it's possible to cool a building using air from the outside. These design features, if adopted nationwide, can effect great changes in our current energy consumption. Green Products, LLC is one of the only USDA certified biobased product manufacturers in the world. To learn more about their green building supplies, visit their website, www.GreenProducts.net, or email them at info@greenproducts.net. They can also be reached by phone, (877) 474-7481 or (815) 407-0900, or via fax, (815) 407-0906. |
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