Think Globally, Act Locally

People seeking to do something about the environment need look no further than their own kitchen. Contemporary kitchen design and technologically advanced appliances and fixtures reduce the homeowners’ carbon footprint while adding convenience, utility, and luxury.

Kitchen remodeling is a great way to help save the planet. By making positive changes within your home, you can do incredible things for the world around you — such as saving natural resources, reducing pollution, and minimizing energy use.

Water-Saving Faucets

One example is replacing your current kitchen sink fixtures with newly-designed water-waving faucets. Older homes were built before the current emphasis on eco-friendly appliances and fixtures. So the faucet you currently are using may be using way too much water and needlessly squandering resources.

But modern water-saving faucets help reduce your water use, protecting the planet’s resources while still providing your family with plenty of healthy, clean, and safe water for your cooking and cleaning needs.

Eco-Friendly Appliances

Today’s refrigerators, ranges, microwave ovens, and other appliances are designed to use less energy while providing more power and versatility to users.

Replacing your current appliances with eco-friendly models will also save you money by reducing monthly utility bills.

Sustainable Building Materials

Eco-friendly kitchen design often includes sustainable materials for floors, cabinets, and countertops. These include bamboo, cork, salvaged wood, and other building materials that don’t deplete the planet’s natural resources.

When you use sustainable materials, you are both helping protect the environment and increasing the value of your home. The trend toward eco-friendly construction will only become bigger as more people begin the comprehend the threat our natural resources currently face. By choosing environmentally safe building materials for your kitchen renovation, you are helping the planet while securing the resale value of your home in the future.

A sustainable kitchen adds to the value of your home by making it more attractive to buyers concerned about the environmental impact of their everyday lives.