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Nowadays, global warming is affecting every human being on Planet Earth. These are greatly caused by greenhouse emissions. Home builders have the capacity to change this devastating scenario but they don’t mention it much in their sales ads.

Home builders can do this by building green homes or those that use lesser energy. These are just a few changes such as: plugging air leaks in the building envelope so that the owner will not be heating or cooling the great outdoors; sealing the ducts that deliver heating and air conditioning with mastic glue instead of tape, which can disintegrate; installing better windows with a low-emissivity coating; and adding more insulation to basements, crawl spaces, walls and attics. Home builders can also do other changes such as increasing roof overhangs to shade windows in summer; building houses to minimize western exposures to the hot summer sun; and planting fast-growing shade trees after houses are built. Continue reading →