Why Go Green.

These days, everyone is going green. Just open a magazine or surf the web, and you’ll find businesses lining up to announce their green conversion. At Earth Bound Homes, the decision to use green building principles was not based on the latest trend: green principles have always been the framework for our company. In fact, every single one of our team members was drawn to making a career with Earth Bound Homes because of our dedication to sustainable building, health, and the environment.

But, idealism aside, why exactly should you go green? Are there really tangible benefits to being environmentally friendly? In a word: absolutely. Whether you value a higher standard of life today or a preserved environment tomorrow, going green reaps numerous riches. With its array of positive choices and best practices, green building is valuable to us all.

Read on to discover how green building can enrich your life- from money saved over the life of the home, to actually contributing to world peace.

Money

Green building is a smart investment. Depending on where the money is spent, it can be an investment into health, into improving quality of life or an investment into increasing a home’s durability and longevity.
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Environmental Conservation

Every year California uses 25% more water than is replenished by natural rainfall. Man’s effect on global warming is a universally accepted fact among the world’s scientific community. » More

Health and Quality of Life

What would you do if someone told you that you were putting poisons into your house that, once taken into your house, could never be taken out and that they would continue to poison the air in your house for the next 10 years? » More

Durability

Most people don't realize that one of the main tenants describing a green building material is that it has a longer useful life span and requires less maintenance. » More

Peace

American foreign policy has, for many decades, been largely influenced by America’s hunger for the worlds natural resources. As a nation, we consume 25% of the world resources. » More

Patriotism

The United States uses 25% of the world oil but we only have 3% of the world’s oil reserves. This means that we must buy the oil that we don’t produce from other countries. » More