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Green Kitchen Trends Part 5 - Appliances
The kitchen is the most energy-intensive room in the home. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, lighting, refrigeration and cooking are responsible for 41.5% of a home’s energy consumption.
Full PostGreen Kitchen Trends - Part 4 Tile
Tile is one option for backsplashes and flooring within a kitchen that is environmentally friendly because of its durability. Tile typically is made of either natural stone, ceramic, or glass. Like all building materials, tile whether it is natural stone or manufactured tile, it has both beneficial and negative environmental…
Full PostGreen Kitchen Trends - Part 3 Countertops
Countertops are one area of a kitchen that gets a lot of use. In comparison to appliances, the majority of a countertop’s environmental impact occurs during the raw material extraction and manufacturing processes. Because of these early impacts, reclaimed materials are environmentally preferable to new materials.
Full PostGreen Kitchen Trends - Part 2 Cabinets
When thinking about cabinetry within an environmentally responsible project, it is important to remember that any style or type of cabinetry can be “green”. The important things to think about are ways it was produced, what it is made of and how much processing it has gone through to get…
Full PostGreen Kitchen Trends - Part 1
Being “Green” is the biggest trend within the design community and kitchens are definitely a large part of that movement. The definition of “green building” generally refers to design and construction practices that use natural resources wisely in order to prevent damage to our environment.
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