Ketika akan membangun rumah, semua orang tentunya mengharapkan jika rumah yang dibangun tersebut nantinya bisa memenuhi dan disebut sebagai rumah yang indah, sehat dan nyaman. Untuk aspek keindahan tentunya bersifat relatif, karena pandangan seseorang biasanya tidak sama jika menyangkut soal keindahan bangunan. Tapi jika menyangkut aspek kesehatan, biasanya standarnya adalah seragam. Dalam hal ini, kita mungkin akan sepakat bila rumah yang sehat itu memenuhi beberapa kriteria, diantaranya: sirkulasi udara yang baik, ruangan yang mendapat cukup cahaya alami dari matahari, tata letak ruangan yang memudahkan pergerakan penghuni untuk beraktifitas, tersedianya lahan …

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 …