HGTV Green Home
The new 2009 Home and Garden TV (HGTV) Green Home has been built. The Green Home has many eco-friendly and green features from a Green “Living” Roof to Energy Star appliances. You can enter to win this home right here on our Green Earth Friend Weblog or go directly to HGTV Green Home Sweepstakes.
When constructing the HGTV Green Home, the walls were made from ICFs lego like walls. ICF stands for Insulated Concrete Forms and is a good energy saving product that makes the walls 6 inch thick in reinforced concrete. It has an R-value of 32 which is the insulation’s effectiveness. The “R” stands for “resistance” to heat-flow, or cool airflow.
Part of the roof is a Green “Living” roof with special ground mats under the soil that both retains water and drains water as needed. It makes a good eco-friendly use of a space that you can plant vegetables and herbs on for your use. There is alsoa rainbarrel to collect the water to use on your plants.
The wood floor is an eco-friendly floor by Shaw Floors. It is an innovative floor that uses 50% recycled content which means that every part of the tree is used. Also the area rugs are recyclable and the tiles are made from 40% recycled material and they are made in the USA.
Energy Star appliances are used throughout the home with an efficient washer and dryer. Also there is a re-circulating water system and an aerator used by the faucets which pumps air through them to use less water.
This is a wonderful green home in the Port St. Lucie area of Florida. Check out the full project on HGTV Green Home and don’t forget to register to win on this site or directly on HGTV. You can register once a day until June 5, 2009. Good Luck to all our weblog readers at Green Earth Friend!
About the Author: GreenTmom is a contributing author and editor with Green Earth Friend. She researches and writes on environmental issues, green living and green energy.
GarykPatton | Jun 15, 2009 | Reply
You know so much interesting infomation. You might be very wise. I like such people. Don’t stop writing.
Sharon Murphy | Jun 21, 2009 | Reply
When somebody does win, I hope its me, how much would you have
have to pay in gift taxes?
admin | Jun 21, 2009 | Reply
Good Luck Sharon! I am not sure about the gift tax. Contact your local tax expert for details in your state on gift tax.
JP McHale Pest Management Inc. | Aug 14, 2009 | Reply
To have a true green home, Integrated Pest Management techniques should be utilized such as keeping wood piles away from your home, keeping the foundation free of cracks and crevasses.
This house looks pretty damn cool!
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Floorganics | Apr 19, 2010 | Reply
If more and more people would begin utilizing all natural products and place more value on green living, we would all be better off for it.
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