How green home designs have changed since the 70s
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There has been an appreciable development of the Green movement today since the 70s. In those halcyon days of the Peace Movement, Vietnam War and the winding down of counter culture, building Green was in its infancy. 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.
Environment, ecology and living with the nature were very much a concept then, but was the domain of few people. What has changed from the 70s to the present day is that building Green homes has very much become an enterprise being seriously attempted by reputed builders and encouraged by various governments. A trendy concept of the 70s has now transformed into an official mascot of many a nations.
Professional touch was lacking in the efforts at building Green homes in the 70s. 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. Modern day avatars of Green home designs follow a rigid certification code in many counties in the world. The Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is an initiative that sets standards for Green Home designs in the US. Countries the world over, from the West to the East have incorporated the LEED standard and in some cases their own standards. The 70s approach was to design Green homes as units. Today, designers approach Green home designs as full-fledged eco systems. All aspects of the environment, architecture and every avenue for using indigenous methods and recycled materials is explored in a holistic manner.
An important role in the evolution of Green home design has been brought by Science. In the 70s powerful computers were not available. Present day Computer Aided Designs (CAD) make accurate calculations for wind flow solar capture thus helping build more efficient Green buildings than was possible in 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. Designing Green homes has thus traveled from the 70s niche market to the more regular world today.
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