Home owners, buyers and renters have now a new resource for going green indoors and outdoors. EPA’s new Green Homes Web site will help people make their homes greener with tips on reducing energy consumption, carbon footprints, waste generation and water usage, as well as improving indoor air quality. 

The Green Homes Web site addresses the need of building practices and technologies by providing guidance on approaches to greening each room of the home as well as the surrounding yard. Information also is available on building new homes and finding an energy efficient mortgage, which takes into account the savings derived from energy efficient homes to enable the applicant to qualify for better terms.

In addition, renters will find information to help them identify a green property before moving in and tips for working with their landlord to add green features to an existing property. Users can also find references and links to dozens of EPA Web sites with more specific information on a wide variety of green home topics.

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