energy efficient building

Living in an energy efficient home is not just for the environment, but good for our pockets too. There is an increasing dependence today on solar power, rainwater harvesting and several other environment friendly ways to keep our homes energy efficient as well as cost effective. Energy efficient houses also ensure a green way of […]

Let’s first make the distinction, for the sake of convenience and clarity, between an ‘ecologically sustainable home’ and a ‘green home’. The former is something that you build with materials that make for the least use of exhaustible natural resources—a typical farmer’s house is the best example, with a combination of clay walls, cow dung […]