Building an eco-friendly home?

Planning to build an eco-friendly home?

More people are opting for an environmentally friendly home-build service. Our OBC Builders in Tunbridge Wells, Bromley and Sevenoaks have worked on numerous home building and construction projects all over the UK. If you’re serious about building an eco-friendly home, you’ll find the following preliminary and design advice very useful.

Designing your “green” home:

Every home build requires a successful design or building plan. Whether you’re designing your home yourself or making use of a professional architectural designer, you’ll find the following design tips very useful. Should you require someone to help you with your house-plans, our OBC Builders in Sevenoaks, Bromley and Tunbridge Wells will be happy to point you in the right direction.

1. Planning your design
The planning phase of every home build is very important. Our Builders in Sevenoaks, Bromley and Tunbridge Wells have seen how planning can make or break a project. If you want to build an eco-friendly home, start with the design. Putting your thoughts to paper will simplify the construction process, enabling you to anticipate those potential building problems. Consider your lifestyle when designing your home and rooms and include renewable energy features into the design your home. This way, if you’re an avid recycler, you’ll have enough space in your kitchen to implement an effective recycling (bin) system.

2. Site Evaluation:
Consider the area and natural vegetation that surrounds the lot you’re planning to build your home on. At OBC, our builders in Sevenoaks, Bromley and Tunbridge Wells work all over the UK. That way you’ll always have access to experienced builders for home-build advice and assistance. It could be that the soil is of such a standard that you could plant a number of plants and vegetables. This way you can cultivate your own herbs and vegetables. Allow your natural surroundings to set the tone throughout your design. Design your house to benefit from the surrounding vegetation.

3. Graywater:
Water from, showers, washers and sinks can be recycled for irrigation purposes in some areas. Find out what your area stipulates and design you plans accordingly. Ask our Bromley, Tunbridge Wells or Sevenoaks Builders for advice if you living close-by.

You can also set up your plumbing system in such a way that your shower, bath & sink water is actually reused to flush your toilet with.

4. Sustainable Materials:
When designing your home, choose materials and design that will last for a long time and emit the minimal amount of C02. Materials like Hempcrete can be used as a replacement for a variety of cement and concrete mixes. Ask your local builder to assist you in this matter.

5. Calculate Risks:
During the time that you draw up the plans to your new home, you’ll have the time to sit back and think of the things that could tap your financial resources and natural recourse. Eco-friendly building techniques should be implemented with a long-term vision in mind. Research the best materials and techniques to achieve this. This way you’ll be able to prevent damp and insect problems.

6. Location Location!
Location is important! Our Bromley, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks builders have the opportunity to see various areas in the UK and they know how important your location is. We suggest you build your new home in an area that’s close to publics transport systems. Individual transport globally emits a number of pollution into our atmosphere and making use of communal transport will minimize the effect of car-pollution.

You’ll find a number of websites on the Internet that contain enough information on what it takes to build your home in an environmentally friendly way. If you do your research, there will be no reason for you not to succeed in this exciting challenge of building a ‘greener’ home!