| Global warming is real. The melting ice caps and | | | | less of an impact on the environment. |
| significant changes in weather seen throughout | | | | Most people say they want to have less of an |
| the world are signals to us that we need to | | | | impact on the environment. Thus, it makes sense |
| change the way we do things. Each family needs | | | | to invest in a home that does not require a lot of |
| to shrink its carbon footprint. This can be done in | | | | energy to run. Where can you find energy |
| many ways: fewer short trips in the car, putting | | | | efficient building construction information? You |
| on a sweater instead of turning up the | | | | should talk with concrete people in your town. |
| thermostat, using fans instead of the air | | | | Talk with them about using concrete beyond the |
| conditioner, and building homes with concrete | | | | foundation. Ask them about insulated concrete |
| instead of wood. That's right, if you are building a | | | | forms. If your local company knows their |
| new home, use concrete not wood. | | | | business, they will be able to help you create a |
| Using concrete as a home building material will help | | | | home that will be solid, comfortable, and |
| a family lessen their carbon footprint. Creating | | | | environmentally friendly. |
| concrete once caused a great deal of pollution, | | | | Finding a builder who is friendly toward the |
| but this does not have to be the case anymore. | | | | environment is the first step to having a home |
| New technologies allow refineries to reuse waste | | | | that has a smaller carbon footprint. Concrete is an |
| materials where a less intense process reduces | | | | energy efficient building material. So automatically, |
| the overall pollution released. So, as concrete wall | | | | once you choose to use concrete to build your |
| systems are created for a new home being built, | | | | next home, you are helping the environment. |
| the future family who lives in that home is having | | | | |