Toronto Renovation Stories & Expert Advice

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

freegreen.com has free home plans you can download -- really!

The other day I was reading my usual rss feeds when I came across one I had to share with Homestars users. A new website called http://www.freegreen.com/ offers free downloadable house designs. Since we here at Homestars.com have a similar, "free to the consumer" business model, we think this is one great site and one great idea! At the moment there are only two designs available but the site is still very young. The picture is their 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath standard family home. Why "green" in the title? Because the house plans are energy efficient, "green" home designs. As they say on their website:

“Green” means different things to different people. What is important is that as a society we are constantly improving our building culture. The goal at FreeGreen is not to produce the “greenest” possible home but rather to provide a variety of different home plans that allow people to create homes that fit their lifestyles in a responsible and equitable manner.

As their website grows and more homes plans become available it will be a boon to those looking to build. This site is also great for builders looking to get into green home building. There is information on each product recommended for each plan. You can save product info in "My Favorites" section and refer back to it later.

::free green via ::inhabitat via ::treehugger.com

Labels: energy efficiency, green home decor