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2. Ecohouse - Wikipedia

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   Ecohouse near Faaker See, Austria. An Eco-house (or Eco-home) is an environmentally low-impact home designed and built using materials and technology that reduces its carbon footprint and lowers its energy needs.

3. Green building - Wikipedia

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   The most criticized issue about constructing environmentally friendly buildings is the price. Photovoltaics , new appliances, and modern technologies tend to cost more money. Most green buildings cost a premium of <2%, but yield 10 times as much over the entire life of the building. [ 65 ]

4. Sustainable architecture - Wikipedia

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   Sustainable architecture uses a conscious approach to energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built environment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The idea of sustainability , or ecological design , is to ensure that use of currently available resources does not end up having detrimental effects to a future society's well-being or making it ...

5. New Urbanism - Wikipedia

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   New Urbanism is an urban design movement that promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. . It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually influenced many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use strategi

6. Sustainable living - Wikipedia

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   The design of a sustainable shelter affords the options it has later (i.e.: using passive solar lighting and heating, creating temperature buffer zones by adding porches, deep overhangs to help create favorable microclimates, etc.) [22] [24] Sustainably constructed houses involve environmentally friendly management of waste building materials ...

7. 10 Top Environmentally Friendly Companies To Invest In - AOL

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   While eco-friendly companies used to be on the fringes of mainstream investment, they're now center stage. Consider these 10 top picks for your portfolio. 10 Top Environmentally Friendly Companies ...