buildings and building materials impact the environment and our health. Estimate the size and calculate the cost to install a solar energy system to your home or building. Click the button below:

going greener is cleaner by:

• protecting your health
• saving you money
• increasing value of your home
• reducing energy and water use
• improving durability
•conserving and protecting natural resources
• keeping reusable materials out of landfills

buildings account for 33% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide

everyday in the USA, we withdraw enough water to fill a line of olympic size swimming pools reaching around the world (more than 300 billion gallons)

an estimated 4 billion pounds of carpet ends up in landfills each year


reduce waste by:
• recycling - paper, cardboard, cans, plastics, yard waste, batteries, computers, cell phones
• buying products made from recycled materials
• donating/selling things you no longer need or want
• buying used items
• buying products in bulk
• bringing your own shopping bags to the grocery store
• selecting products with minimal packaging
• buying rechargeable batteries
• carrying filtered water in a safe plastic, i.e. PET, PETE, HDPE, http://www.care2.com/greenliving/which-plastics-are-safe.html or glass bottle
•using cloth diapers

recycling

is it important? YES!
does it work? YES!

• recycling keeps waste like plastics, metals, and paper out of landfills
• reduces the amount of virgin product required to make an item
• reduces cost of harvesting raw materials and in the manufacturing process

for example
recycling can cut energy costs by
95% for aluminum
70% for plastic
60% for steel
40% for paper
30% for glass