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The attention paid to being more environmentally friendly has not escaped the notice of manufacturers around the world.  Today, it seems like you can buy almost anything “green,” from dish detergent to clothing, from ground beef to homes.  Still, what does green actually mean?  Unfortunately, many of these products simply have an appealing label, and there is really no eco-friendliness to them.  However, green prefab homes are something different.

How are prefab homes green, though?  First, they reduce the amount of lumber wasted during the construction process.  In a traditional construction environment, every cut to a piece of lumber produces some waste.  After all, the remainder of the piece is usually not suitable for use in any other part of the project.  Therefore, it’s tossed aside as scrap and goes to waste.  This is not the case with prebuilt homes, as all remainders can be used in some other project.

Another way that prefab homes are green is that they are manufactured with a considerable amount of recycled or recyclable material.  This reduces the impact of the housing industry on the environment to a considerable extent, without cutting down on the quality of the finished product.  In fact, prebuilt homes are often studier and longer lasting than their site-built counterparts are.

Green prefab homes are good investments, but they also offer homeowners with a DIY turn of mind some benefits.  This is because a homeowner with a few friends can easily construct the home on their own, without having to hire a contractor to supply the labor.  As the home is delivered to the site in several sections, it takes very little effort to move those sections into place, attach them and then get the roof up and protect the interior of the home from the elements.

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The environment has certainly been in the news lately.  With the increased rate of water and soil pollution, the rising awareness of global warming and the increasing realization that fossil fuels will not be able to last forever, more and more people are looking for ways to do things in a more eco-friendly manner.  One interesting option is that of prefab green housing.  What is this option?  How might it be of benefit to you?

Prefabricated homes are nothing new.  They’ve been around in one form or another for decades.  However, it is important that you realize prefab green housing is very different from other forms of prefabricated housing.  This type of system allows you to build your own home (or hire a contractor to do it for you), without the need for highly skilled labor and without the usual timeframe required for construction.

One interesting way that prefabricated housing options benefit the environment is in the reduction of waste material.  For instance, in a traditional home construction project, a considerable amount of scrap lumber is generated.  This lumber is usually burned or taken to the nearest landfill.  However, with prefabricated kits, there is no waste.  This is because prefab green housing kits are put together in large sections in a factory setting.  The leftovers can then be worked into another project, reducing the amount of lumber used considerably.

Prefabricated green homes are also beneficial in other ways.  There are no packaging materials left over from the shipping process.  Since sections of the walls and other structural components are shipped directly to the site, there is far less garbage generated from the unloading and unpacking process. Obviously, prefab green housing is a beneficial thing and offers homebuilders some considerable advantages over traditional building methods, including saving time and money.

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