Untuk membantu mencegah atau mengurangi tingkat kelajuan pemanasan global, menambah ruang terbuka hijau  dengan membuat taman diatas atap rumah, gedung bertingkat, hotel maupun perkantoran adalah salah satu cara yang efektif. Meski kondisi dikawasan perkotaan sebagian besar diisi oleh gedung bertingkat, para desainer (arsitek, maupun arsitek landscape) harus menciptakan ruang terbuka hijau untuk menambah tanaman yang telah diambil alih ketika gedung tersebut dibangun.
Dengan membuat taman diatas atap, gedung-gedung bertingkat tetap bisa memiliki ruang terbuka hijau, karena ada efisiensi ruang. Taman diatas atap (roof garden) merupakan sebagai salah satu alternatif penghijauan untuk …

Awning or canopy are a way to shade patios and decks for years. With an awning, you can both block sunlight and heat from store down through a patio door or shadows while you relax outside on a lazy Saturday afternoon. You will also find that awnings can be a big hit window and used as a way of protecting furniture and carpets from direct sunlight, which can lead to blurring.
In fact, during the hot summer, using a canopy (awning) to block the heat, you can create as many as …

Save money on energy bills can be as simple as making some adjustments on cheap windows in your home.
Summer heat and the cold air of winter May be sneaking into your house and cause your energy bills to skyrocket. How are they done? Portions of the energy lost through the windows of our houses. The good news is that with a little effort, the windows of your home can become more energy efficient and start saving some money too.

There is no need to invest much money in your windows to …

Skylights offer a number of benefits in that they can provide more lighting for your home, improve the ventilation, they look great if installed correctly, and they can help increase the value of the home. When choosing the right type of skylight, keep in mind that they should take up a minimum of 10% of the rooms total square footage. However, before you start cutting holes, you want to check with your local building code to ensure you choose the right type of skylight to coordinate with ventilation and natural …

‘Green building’ is the process by which all normal materials, techniques and products used to build a house are exchanged for safe alternatives environmentally friendly. The initiative aims not only to protect the environment and conserve resources like water and energy, but also offer a place safer for humans to live when you decide to build a house environmentally friendly, you must form a team who are certified experts in the field of green buildings, and can ensure that every aspect of your structure is green.

This means that the architect …