Category Archive: sustainable house design

Sep 02

Exotic Ideas for Sustainable Flooring

TweetMaybe you’ve heard about the benefits to the environment that sustainable flooring provides. Bamboo is a popular option because it’s quick to reach harvesting age and is just as durable as many hardwoods. However, you needn’t be limited to bamboo. There are many other exotic options for sustainable flooring that are still suited to green …

Sep 01

Sustainable Sisal – Eco-Friendly Sisal Rugs & Flooring

TweetIt is important to realize that using sisal rugs in your home or workplace helps to promote sustainability in developing countries. Likewise, you are providing a healthier environment for yourself and also those around you. For us to begin discussing the benefits of sisal rugs we need to first look at the plant itself, sisal …

Sep 01

Bamboo Countertops – The Sustainable Option

TweetBamboo countertops can be a great choice for anyone who is interested in replacing their current counters with a new, eco friendly option. There are lots of great reasons to consider bamboo, we’ll go over them all here. Strand woven bamboo countertop What Makes Bamboo Countertops Green? Bamboo has emerged in recent years as a …

Aug 24

The Top 10 Reasons Why Bamboo can Save the Planet

Tweet By now, nearly everyone knows that we are depleting the natural resources of the only home that we have at a rate that is well past sustainable. To some extent, we have become inured to alarming reports and ominous warnings about our wasteful ways. Media outlets yammer away about Overpopulation, Global Warming and Deforestation …

Jul 12

19 Interesting & Sustainable Uses For Bamboo

TweetHumanity’s relationship with bamboo is extensive, stretching across a myriad of cultures and spanning thousands of years. Its uses have evolved over time, and even in the 21st century this grass—considered a symbol of fertility in Chinese culture and a symbol of friendship in India—has been utilized in a multitude of ways that might seem …

Jun 28

Greening our Cities (Part 2)

TweetStudies estimate that 1 square metre of grassed rooftop can remove up to 2kg of polluted particles from the air every year, depending on the foliage type. By definition a green roof can be: A layer of living vegetation that is installed on the top of a conventional flat or sloping roof; An extension of …