Breathe Easy

Many green homes are built using toxin-free building materials like bamboo or straw inorder to combat indoor air pollution, which is much worse than outdoor air pollution. Unhealthy air inside a room is capable of causing serious health problems like cancer and respiratory ailments like asthma. The non-toxic building materials used, include paints without volatile organic compounds and toxin-free insulation materials made from soybeans. This means that you can breathe fresh, non-toxic air.

Energy Dependency

The demand for Green Homes has steadily increased nowadays as they attempt to totally eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health. These green homes take advantage of renewable natural resources, where possible. These green homes reduces our dependence on conventional energy sources as they generate energy from alternate energy sources such as sun, wind, geo-thermal energy and bio-mass for their energy needs. Moreover water conserving irrigation systems help green homes use 50% less water than standard homes. Water conservation such as this has become very important with many places experiencing less rainfall and longer more intense dry weather conditions.

Green Homes, Cost-Efficient Too

The net cost of owning and operating a green home is usually far cheaper than owning a standard home. Upfront costs may be higher because most of the architects and home builders don’t have the knowledge and experience to build green homes as efficiently as standard homes. However, people living in these green homes save money month by month, as many green homes use 30% less water and 30% less energy than standard homes. Over the years these moderate savings, add up to BIG savings. Green Homes will also keep you healthier, which means, fewer expensive doctor visits and fewer days missed to work.

Regarding design, green homes can be every bit as welcoming, cozy, and spacious as non-green homes. Additionally, there are a wide range of designs available from which to choose when selecting your green home. You can go modern, traditional, neo-classical or for the adventurous even go geodesic dome style. The trend in going green in Austin has grown rapidly. With more and more builders, architects, and contractors learning about Green Homes your choices in a healthy, efficient, and green home are growing!

SO, what are you waiting for? Get your own Green Home and hold the keys for a greener and healthier tomorrow.

In a recent speech, President Barack Obama urged Congress to offer retrofit funding to building and home owners to improve energy efficiency in buildings by replacing doors, roofing, and adding more insulation.

“As the President so eloquently says, insulation is one of the most important components in a building when it comes to reducing energy costs and decreasing carbon footprint,” said Jared Blum, President of the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA).

“In fact, much of the existing building stock which still has thirty, forty or more years of service life could be vastly improved over that long term, if their insulation levels were increased.”

Recent studies reiterate and further emphasize the importance of insulation:

• A paper from the global consulting group McKinsey & Company “Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy” says an investment of $520 billion in improvements like sealing ducts, adding insulation, and replacing inefficient appliances could produce $1.2 trillion in savings on energy bills

• Another paper from McKinsey “Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy”, names insulation as the product which can provide the greatest return and offer the most carbon abatement.

• A study from Bayer Material Science shows that replacing 1.5 billion square feet of roofs and increasing insulation levels for each of the next five years will result in $10 billion in energy savings and carbon dioxide emissions reduction equal to what is produced by an average coal-fired power plant over 16 years.

As the finest roofing contractor, window and door sales and installation specialist in the tri-state NY area, we pride ourselves in our responsibility to our customers and our environment. Our heartfelt pledge to our clients is to offer the finest service with the highest quality materials at the best possible price. Of course, our workmanship is fully guaranteed, and we’re not happy unless you are.

Franzoso Contracting can easily help you determine how you can best improve your home’s energy efficiency with beautiful new windows, doors or skylights. Our extensive showroom here in Westchester county NY is packed with samples of quality products that can make a real difference in your daily life. And, there are even special state and federal programs that offer financial incentives and low- or interest-free financing to help make it easy to decide to go the energy-efficient route for your home!

So call or come in today! Franzoso Contracting is always here for you. Our knowledgeable staff will assist you in making the right choices for your needs, and our expert installers will do a beautiful job to help make your home the energy-efficient showplace of your neighborhood!

Real benefits of adopting green technologies

Earlier small businesses used to think that going green is just another passing fad, but now the perception is gradually changing. Given that adopting environment-friendly modes of production carry real benefits of helping an organisation to reduce overhead costs, increase efficiency and reduce waste, SMEs are willingly adopting green manufacturing technologies.

“Installing clean and energy-saving equipment will help SMEs to cut overheads, reduce fuel consumption for lighting and heating and also enable them to cut down on waste,” said Ankur Gupta, director of Navjyoti, a small-sized power equipment firm in Jaipur.

An increasing number of small enterprises are going green not only because it is turning out to be a more cost-effective measure but also to fulfil their corporate social responsibility (CSR) and enhance their business reputation.

“Companies that make investments in green technologies and support environmental issues can publicise their efforts and gain a marketing advantage as well as build relation with other green companies and clients by sharing their internal green computing practices,” said S Thakkar, proprietor of K Shah and Brothers, a small-sized engineering firm in Ahmedabad.

Treading the green path certainly holds more benefit for SMEs not only in terms of giving them a competitive edge, whether marketing wise or on the cost-saving front, but also helps in paving the way for cleaner and greener environment for future entrepreneurs.

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