Kit Homes: A Green Option?

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Green Homes - Are Kit Homes a Good Choice For Green Housing? by Karen A. Newton

In today's environmentally conscious world, we are hearing more about green homes, or environmentally friendly housing. Where do kit homes (also called modular housing or transportable homes) fall into this picture? Well, it all depends on what kind of kit home you choose; what kind of materials, what kind of energy you use and the policies of the company you purchase from. However, the point we will focus on in this article is that kit homes are potentially one of the "greenest" types of home you can purchase.

The main reasons people usually consider kit homes are cost and convenience. Kit or modular homes are faster to build; actually, they are pre-manufactured, so they merely have to be put together and delivered. They tend to be cheaper to buy than most other housing, certainly compared to having a traditional house built.

Kit or transportable homes used to be synonymous with trailers or mobile homes, which were not very energy efficient - or attractive. Today's kit homes are much better insulated and are in many cases hardier and require less maintenance than other homes. This is an important factor when it comes to green or environmental concerns. You can even get kit homes that are solar heated.

Kit homes can be made of many types of material. If you want to practice green living, you can find a company that uses recycled materials. Some build kit homes using sustainable steel or other metals. Even companies that use wood can be environmentally friendly, if they get their materials in a way that follows the principles of sustainable forestry.

The reason that kit homes are good candidates for green or environmentally friendly housing is that they tend to be cheap, compact and energy efficient. This means that it takes less labor and energy to build them in the first place, and less energy to keep them running. Of course, as a homeowner, these are important to your economic well being as well as the environment.

It's not possible to make a broad generalization about kit homes, of course, as they cover a wide variety of homes. However, the point is that if you do research and are looking for a home that is both low cost and green friendly, you may want to start off looking at kit or modular housing as an option.

Visit Cabins For Sale Australia to learn more about kit homes throughout Australia. Karen Newton writes on behalf of an established developer situated on the Gold Coast.

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