Build your own “green” house

we all try to follow the 3 R’s of

we all try to follow the 3 R’s of sustainable living reduce reuse and

sustainable living reduce reuse and

sustainable living reduce reuse and recycle but how many of us follow these

recycle but how many of us follow these

recycle but how many of us follow these rules when building our homes hi I’m

rules when building our homes hi I’m

rules when building our homes hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking

watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking a tour of one of the most ecologically

a tour of one of the most ecologically

a tour of one of the most ecologically friendly homes in North America people

friendly homes in North America people

friendly homes in North America people often ask me what’s an eco kitchen here

often ask me what’s an eco kitchen here

often ask me what’s an eco kitchen here we have a kitchen that’s got a lot of

we have a kitchen that’s got a lot of

we have a kitchen that’s got a lot of classic materials that won’t go out of

classic materials that won’t go out of

classic materials that won’t go out of style within 10 years like solid cherry

style within 10 years like solid cherry

style within 10 years like solid cherry doors solid wood countertops durable

doors solid wood countertops durable

doors solid wood countertops durable stainless countertops we’ve got the

stainless countertops we’ve got the

stainless countertops we’ve got the triple chamber trash bin for

triple chamber trash bin for

triple chamber trash bin for compostables recycling and garbage we’ve

compostables recycling and garbage we’ve

compostables recycling and garbage we’ve got a lot of reclaimed materials once

got a lot of reclaimed materials once

got a lot of reclaimed materials once again like the countertops and quite a

again like the countertops and quite a

again like the countertops and quite a few of those glass doors so this here is

few of those glass doors so this here is

few of those glass doors so this here is a light well that brings light from the

a light well that brings light from the

a light well that brings light from the roof a couple stories up manages to

roof a couple stories up manages to

roof a couple stories up manages to light this whole bathroom the bath is

light this whole bathroom the bath is

light this whole bathroom the bath is obviously reclaimed but at our feet

obviously reclaimed but at our feet

obviously reclaimed but at our feet we’ve got slate tiles there are actually

we’ve got slate tiles there are actually

we’ve got slate tiles there are actually old black boards from the demolished

old black boards from the demolished

old black boards from the demolished school actually under that drain is a

school actually under that drain is a

school actually under that drain is a coil that recovers the heat from the hot

coil that recovers the heat from the hot

coil that recovers the heat from the hot water going down the drain and transfers

water going down the drain and transfers

water going down the drain and transfers it to the cold water coming in the

it to the cold water coming in the

it to the cold water coming in the shower while you’re taking a shower so

shower while you’re taking a shower so

shower while you’re taking a shower so it allows you to take a shower without

it allows you to take a shower without

it allows you to take a shower without using very much fresh hot water the heat

using very much fresh hot water the heat

using very much fresh hot water the heat loops itself as you’re taking a shower

loops itself as you’re taking a shower

loops itself as you’re taking a shower in the corner here we have a dual flush

in the corner here we have a dual flush

in the corner here we have a dual flush toilet that allows you to give it a half

toilet that allows you to give it a half

toilet that allows you to give it a half flush it’s actually water that used to

flush it’s actually water that used to

flush it’s actually water that used to be in that bathtub a few days ago so

be in that bathtub a few days ago so

be in that bathtub a few days ago so it’s just all these little water saving

it’s just all these little water saving

it’s just all these little water saving and energy saving techniques that can go

and energy saving techniques that can go

and energy saving techniques that can go a long way all the water in the house is

a long way all the water in the house is

a long way all the water in the house is used they don’t go into the city sewer

used they don’t go into the city sewer

used they don’t go into the city sewer they come down here into this tank from

they come down here into this tank from

they come down here into this tank from there to there they get filtered there’s

there to there they get filtered there’s

there to there they get filtered there’s another filtration in there and then we

another filtration in there and then we

another filtration in there and then we get there

get there

get there underground storage reservoir here so

underground storage reservoir here so

underground storage reservoir here so then upstairs if you flush the toilet

then upstairs if you flush the toilet

then upstairs if you flush the toilet instead of the water coming from the

instead of the water coming from the

instead of the water coming from the city it comes from here I think in the

city it comes from here I think in the

city it comes from here I think in the first year it saved eighty thousand

first year it saved eighty thousand

first year it saved eighty thousand liters of water