Recycled building materials / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...building products in the Ecohome Product Directory, and learn more about  sustainable building on these pages below: Which rigid foam insulation panels to use where - Polyiso v EPS v Styrofoam & alternatives Is building with old shipping pallets safe?  Read more here about reclaimed and recycled building mate...

...building an existing home will reduce the need for new materials as well as the amount of waste that will be sent to a landfill. From a material conservation and sustainability point of view, that would always be our recommended course of action if the costs aren’t too prohibitive, as upgrading existing buildings alway...

...recycled one way or another. Metal is highly polluting and energy-intensive to extract and manufacture, so once we have it we are best to put it to good use. When used to form a structure, the carbon footprint and embodied energy of metal is far worse than that of wood. From a green building materials standpoint, mater...

...building with used and reclaimed building materials. Find more about low carbon green home building in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these related pages :  Learn all about green building design basics here Tips for how to stay on budget while building and renovating How deconstruction helps recycle materia...

...Building Guide and these related pages :  Green building design basics How to stay on budget while building a home How to live a green lifestyle in the city  Evaluating a home before purchase - how to identify major problems and price out repair costs  Choosing building materials to protect indoor air quality...

...building with shipping pallets - they can be toxic  Use your kitchen waste as compost to grow food in a backyard lasagna garden How to dispose of construction waste responsibly Where to buy and sell used building materials online Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages ...

...Building Guide and these pages :  How to sort and dispose of compost and household waste  Use your kitchen waste as compost to grow food in a backyard lasagna garden How to dispose of construction waste responsibly Where to buy and sell used building materials online Learn more about the benefits of a free Ec...