Practicing Sustainability Is Easier Than You Think With These Handy Guides

This Earth Day, make lasting changes to your home, wardrobe, and everyday life that are kind to the planet.

Apr 21, 2020 - 21:34
Practicing Sustainability Is Easier Than You Think With These Handy Guides

This Earth Day, make lasting changes to your home, wardrobe, and everyday life that are kind to the planet.

Having achieved LEED Gold certification for their Aspen property, Sarah Broughton and John Rowland use a Savant home automation system to monitor the house’s efficiency, adjusting any elements that take up too much energy.

Embodied energy, gray water, black water, carbon footprint—the list of sustainable design terms goes on and on, and we're here to help you make sense of them. Read on to understand what each of these terms mean in the world of green architecture.

Photo: Brent Moss

Cor-Ten steel planters host a bounty of fresh herbs, fruits, and vegetables.

Now more than ever, having a sustainable home that conserves resources and energy usage is paramount. Sustainable design and architecture has seen tremendous growth over the last decade—as has the number of professionals who specialize in designing and building green homes. While major sustainable features pertain to the initial design, planning, and building stages, there are still plenty of changes to make in your home for a greener lifestyle.

Photo: Christopher Testani

Geoff and Joanna Mouming’s compact modern farmhouse is the first permanent structure at Yum Yum Farm in Wellman, Iowa. On the field that stretches out before it, organic vegetables will soon make attentive farmers of the Moumings. Photo by: Mark Mahaney

The greenest home is the one you already have.

Photo by Mark Mahaney

See the full story on Dwell.com: Practicing Sustainability Is Easier Than You Think With These Handy Guides
Related stories:

Read More at Dwell