Low carbon footprint homes are eco-friendly homes that are energy efficient and use ecological design and sustainable resources. There has been a tremendous increase in awareness of the benefits of low carbon footprint building in America among builders and home owners alike. With home builders finding it easier to construct low carbon footprint homes, the number of low carbon footprint homes constructed throughout the country has gone up remarkably.  Check out benefits of recycling to find out more.

Ecological concerns and the increasing awareness of the advantages of low carbon footprint homes have led to an upsurge in low carbon footprint homes in the country. Concerns about the impact their homes have on the environment have prompted some homebuyers to opt for low carbon footprint homes.

Building low carbon footprint homes is no longer a remote concept these days. Over disturbing facts about global warming and indoor air pollution, today, the top priority of the National Home Builders Association and the American Institute of Architects is constructing low carbon footprint buildings.

There is sufficient data around that indicate that the building of low carbon footprint homes is on the rise. According to the figures provided by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) (who developed the L E E D (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) low carbon footprint building rating system), the number of buildings with L E E D status in America has increased from 38 in 2002 to 669 now. Green buildings are progressively entering the mainstream with more and more buildings getting L E E D certification.

Given that low carbon footprint buildings do not cost very much more than traditional buildings, and that they actually reduce energy bills, the building of low carbon footprint homes is on the rise. A low carbon footprint building is not only less expensive to live in but also spikes in value by 7.5 percent on average and improves return on investment by 6.6 percent on average.

Low carbon footprint building concepts begin to rise everywhere as the number of individuals who want to remodel, build or buy low carbon footprint homes are rapidly increasing. Architects and developers are responding to satisfy this growing demand. Green buildings have been found to appreciate faster than traditional buildings.

What was once a patchwork of low carbon footprint buildings in several cities has now increased to encompass whole communities and neighbourhoods? According to a McGraw-Hill Construction survey in 2006, about two-thirds of builders would be building low carbon footprint homes in America this year. Green buildings are firmly mainstream now with federal government and 15 states requiring new public buildings to meet the L E E D standards. In fact, four U.S. states and 17 cities offer incentives for private buildings built to L E E D standards.

With rising government initiatives, consumer interest and the number of low carbon footprint developers and builders, the low carbon footprint building revolution is all set to go to a new level.