Building Houses That Are Healthier for People and the Planet
Download MP3 (Right-click or option-click the link.) I'm Steve
Ember. And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special
English. Today we tell about the Green House movement. Its goal
is to produce houses that are healthier for people and the
environment. Most people think of a greenhouse as a special
glass structure used to grow plants all year long. Now there is
another definition. A green house is the result of a movement to
produce houses that are less harmful to the environment than
other houses. Recent films, books, magazines and newspapers have
reported about serious threats to the environment. Changes in
climate, increasing pollution, rising energy demands, and
decreasing supplies of water are worldwide problems. Designers
and builders around the world are reacting to these
environmental concerns. Green houses are designed to be
sustainable. Something that is sustainable provides people today
with what they need. But it does not use up