Points to ponder …

… about functionality, environmental efficiency and the warm-’n’-fuzzies associated with these two important design themes. Use your value system to decide which of these many Global Home attributes fit into those categories listed above.

A Global Home:

• is economical through its efficient use of materials and space;
• takes responsibility for its existence;
• is accessible;
• considers life-cycle costs;
• gives more than it takes;
• is healthy and life giving;
• recycles and is recyclable;
• makes the trip through the house half the experience;
• is sustainable;
• uses renewable resources;
• is a place and space of beauty;
• gets every day off on the right foot;
• restores the earth;
• is a place for recharging; and
• gives you a hug when you come home.