Building your home is nothing short of a dream come true. A place you can call your very own. Nurturing and building it with love and warmth can be a rewarding yet equally challenging task. In times like these, it is often difficult to find sustainable ways to build your property, but it is not impossible. Dreams can be sustainable, and we can save the environment, one brick at a time, by reducing our individual carbon footprint. Now, we can build homes that redefine the infrastructure and challenge the norms, whilst also being cost-effective.

Here are four sustainable steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint while building your dream home:

1.    Waste Management

Construction is one of the hardest and exhausting parts of building your own home, yet there is something about building something from the ground up, starting from literal scratch. Watching your dream home come to life brick by brick is a rewarding challenge.  

During this time, waste reduction and management can be quite challenging. Many companies now offer disposal bin for this exact purpose. It is a very sustainable way to manage your waste, while also being light on your pocket. The disposal bin will designate a single place for all your waste to be collected. At the same time, it saves you multiple visits to the landfill thus reducing your carbon footprint and simultaneously reducing cost.

2.    Switching to Bidets

42 million tons of toilet paper is used every year around the globe, for which an uncountable number of trees die. Replacing toilet paper with bidets can reduce the amount of paper being used in your homes thus saving trees and leading to a more sustainable lifestyle. A bidet is cost-effective, easy to use and extremely hygienic.

Using a bidet can help you avoid many anal-related diseases such as hemorrhoids, constipation, etc. Another disadvantage of using toilet paper is that it can clog your drainage system when you flush it down while you completely avoid this issue by switching to a bidet. This makes bidet a cost-effective, reliable, healthy and long-term solution.

3.    Investing in Solar Panels

The Sun is one of the most reliable renewable energy resources, with the highest “return rate.” So, if you are to invest in something, the Sun seems to be a reasonable bet. Solar panel installation has been one of the most common sustainable steps in the present time. It is not only helpful towards reducing your energy bills and sustainability, but also helps you make some money of your own.

There are some governments in the world that pay for the extra electricity that you make through your solar panels, thus making it an excellent investment for the long-term.

4.    Using LED lights

Fluorescent lights are the talk of the past now. Not only is the white light attributed to the hospital environment but also it consumes way too much electricity. In comparison, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) consume up to 90% less energy. They also last longer than standard bulbs. LEDs are very fashionable as well, as they come in many different colors, shapes and sizes. This can help you give your house a more modern look while also personalizing it to your style and taste.