LEED and Green Home Designs
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There has been an appreciable development of the Green movement today since the 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.
The concept of living with the nature, environmentally friendly initiatives was very much a part then, but was the preserve of some 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. There was no concerted effort at scientifically arriving at Green home designs. Today, Green home designs follow strict certification processes in countries the world over. In the US, The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is an initiative that sets standards for Green Home designs. Countries the world over, from the West to the East have incorporated the LEED standard and in some cases their own standards. In the 70s, Green home designs tended to concentrate on stand alone projects. 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. Computer Aided Designs (CAD) with wind flow computations and solar capture calculations make designing Green homes far more efficient than the 70s. Scientific progress has also helped green materials used in construction. Nature friendly, recycled products, made possible by advances in science are regularly used by construction companies. For example, cement an important ingredient in any construction today can be mixed with Fly ash, a waste product, which is just as efficient as original cement. The global environmental challenges are forcing countries to understand the need to conserve our resources. Thus Green home designs have traveled from a niche specialization in the 70s to the mainstream of the construction business today.
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