What is YOUR ECOLOGICAL HOUSE™?

Your eco friendly house doesn’t have to look like a spaceship, a dome or a cave. Its outward appearance can be that of an ordinary house, perhaps with some solar panels on its roof. An eco house is defined by its “ecological performance” — how it conserves resources in its construction and operation, and how it recycles them at the end of its life cycle.

Do eco friendly homes cost more? NO! In fact, they can cost less than a conventional house, both to build and to operate. Many of the features that enhance a house’s “ecological performance” are just good design —orienting windows to get free heat from the sun, for example. Other features, such as extra insulation, may cost a little more initially, but will pay for themselves quickly and continue to save you money for as long as you live in the house.

Do you want to live in an "ecological house"—a house that conserves energy, water, food and materials, or can even produce more of these vital resources than it uses? If you do, congratulations! You’re on your way to being an Earth Steward, someone who helps protect and preserve the planet we all share.

But how will your ecological house work? How do you know that you’re doing any good? Will the “eco features” you add to your home really help the environment, or are they just more stuff to consume — trendy, but ultimately damaging to the planet?

What about costs? How can you get the best return on your investment for you and the environment?

Whether you’re retrofitting your current house or planning to build a new one, the articles and information on this site will help you create an environmentally friendly house that really works. Learn how to model your house’s systems on sustainable natural ecosystems. Learn how sustainable houses are designed and built so they can be affordable, flexible and ultimately recycled at the end of their useful life.

Creating an ecological house is empowering. You don’t have to wait for someone else to solve environmental problems; you can start to work on those problems yourself — today.

And keep returning to Your Ecological House™ because we are always adding new materials and features to the site.

I recommend reading this article before exploring the rest of the site:
Creating Your Ecological House. Then visit our
YEH Article Archive to learn more about ecological houses and other green buildings . . .

Coming Soon

YEH Book Reviews: We don’t just sell books, we critically review many of the books we sell in our YEH Bookstore . . .
The YEH GREEN BUILDING CATALOGUE™ with product analyses and reviews, the catalogue will connect homeowners, designers and builders with purveyors of “green” products — and help you decide if they are truly green and right for your ecological house.

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