Creating a Green Kitchen
So you want a Green Kitchen to go along with your Green Life Style?
Just what is a Green Kitchen?
>> "A green kitchen should include good natural lighting for improved visibility, good ventilation to clear the air of vapors and indoor air toxins, low-toxicity surfaces and finishes, environmentally responsible materials, energy and water efficient appliances, and surfaces that are easily cleanable, durable, and, of course, esthetically pleasing."
See below for some of the 9 elements of a green kitchen.
"As much as possible, locate work surfaces near operable windows or install operable skylights or suntubes for improved lighting and ventilation."
"For additional lighting, use high efficiency compact fluorescent light fixtures, with a color rendering index of 84 or greater and a color temperature of 3500 Kelvin or greater, and with a quick start, electronic ballast."
"Consider an on-demand hot water pumping system rather than a whole house re-circulating hot water loop, which has proven to be inefficient for delivering hot water quickly."
"Be sure to only use environmentally friendly natural and biodegradable cleaning compounds so you don’t reintroduce those nasty VOC’s!"
See Link for all 9
Via: Green Home Guide Link
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