{"id":4664,"date":"2011-09-13T07:17:38","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T14:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2018-04-05T22:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T02:27:29","slug":"building-a-green-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/building-a-green-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask A House Designer: Building a Green Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The designers and architects at The House Designers would like to encourage consumers and builders to submit their questions about building a green home since they are the leaders in designing authentic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/energy-star-house-plans.asp\">green house plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s question:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Will I be sacrificing performance and style using WaterSense\u00ae bath products?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Homeowners typically use over 70 gallons of water a day per person. Much of that usage stems from bathroom activities. High-design, high-efficiency plumbing products for toilets, faucets and showerheads are now available and can reduce water consumption by 20 percent. For example, water flows from a standard showerhead at 2.5 gallons per minute (gpm), so a 10-minute shower (with the water running continuously) nets 25 gallons. This is why using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/watersense\/\">WaterSense\u00ae<\/a> approved showerhead is so important to water conservation in your home. WaterSense\u00ae products must have a flow rate of 2.0 gpm or less, while also meeting performance requirements for flow rate across a range of pressures, spray force, and spray coverage. When it comes to high efficiency toilets, these models must consumer no more than 1.28 gallons per flush. All faucets must have a GPM of 1.5 or lower. All products must obtain third-party verification in order to qualify for the WaterSense\u00ae label.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage you to visit our collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/energystarhouseplans.asp\">ENERGY STAR\/<i>Green House Plans<\/i><\/a> as well as catch up on the latest green building products and trends in our Product Ideas section, including articles like \u201cStylish and Water Efficient Bath Products,\u201d \u201cDesigning and Eco-Friendly Kitchen,\u201d \u201cWhat Makes a Home Green.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss a single new article, by subscribing to The House Designers free weekly e-newsletter called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/homeideas\/\">Home Ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 528px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/plan\/the-harbor-3165\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Contemporary green house plan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/images\/plans\/BIR\/3165kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"green house plans\" width=\"528\" height=\"389\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This contemporary green house plan features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/articles\/heatingsystems.asp\">radiant heat<\/a> installed under the tile and stone floors, for an even distribution of heat and energy savings. The wood floors in this open, eco-friendly kitchen are made from Morning Star<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/articles\/find-design-flexibility-with-eco-friendly-bamboo-flooring.asp\"> bamboo flooring<\/a> by Lumber Liquidators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The designers and architects at The House Designers would like to encourage consumers and builders to submit their questions about building a green home since they are the leaders in designing authentic green house plans. This week\u2019s question: Q: Will I be sacrificing performance and style using WaterSense\u00ae bath products? 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