Energy Savings, Landscaping, Contacts
Green Home Help meets
the needs of the
homeowner looking for qualified contractors to update their homes for more sustainable
living. Green homes use less energy and make a smaller footprint on the
environment.
Most of the houses in the St. Louis area, especially those built since World War II, were constructed with little regard to consumption of energy. Without porches, cross ventilation, and proper orientation to the sun, houses depend on cheap electric air conditioning in the summer and cheap heat in the winter.
Many homeowners today want to correct the mistakes of the past to make greater use of energy conservation and new sources of energy.
In addition, there is new interest in natural landscaping to provide for birds, butterflies and wildlife, in limiting the use of chemicals on lawns and gardens, and in reducing polluted storm water runoff.
The huge built environment of residential housing can be updated to meet many of these needs. Every year suburban sprawl consumes another 3.2 million acres, an area the size of Connecticut. Updating an older home, rather than buying a new home, is a responsible response to this huge loss of land resources for open space, farms, and wildlife.
Contractors: Do you provide green-oriented services for the home owner?
We are searching for contractors in the St. Louis area that specialize in any of the following:
Get listed free here by contacting: info@greenhomehelp.com