Sustainable Designs

Yesterday we had to give a presentation on a green topic. we had 3 hours to do research. I chose the topic of sustainable housing. The Idea of sustainable housing is to design and build a building that has little to no impact on the environment. It should also require no non-renewable resources (example: Use loofahs instead of lumber) . A sustainable house should be self-sufficient in energy, water, waste, and food production.


It order for a house to be considered green it should have a way to get freshwater (i.e. rain water system), have a system that recycles waste (i.e. composting toilet, grey water system, etc) and have a form of alternative re-newable energy (ex: solar panels, wind energy)

An easy way to start on the road to a green house is to start your own garden. It doesn't have to be big, even a small one will lessen the carbon footprint you make everyday.