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Bastian Homes - Bastian Homes - CapeGazette.com - Covering Delaware's Cape Region - Inland Bays, Atlantic Ocean, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Milton, Dewey Beach, USA

Top 5 : Green Building Trends of 2011

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As with last year, green building consultant Jerry Yudelson published a top-ten list of green building trends for the next year. Yudelson explains that green building is growing in popularity across the globe — that “more people are going green each year, and there’s nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend.“ I’ve hand-picked some of Yudelson’s trends that will apply in the residential sector below:

TREND WATCH: Bigger Isn't Better

Bastian Homes - Mary Frederick

At long last America is starting to understand that progress isn’t necessarily measured by growth. We can strive for quality over quantity, reducing our carbon footprint, urban sprawl, energy use, pollution and waste.


Perhaps it started with the housing crash–Americans clued in that building McMansions cost more than they can afford to pay and consequently cost a lot to heat and maintain. New home construction trends show shrinking square footage, fewer bathrooms and more single story homes.