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One of the best Eco Friendly Energy Efficient Construction system used in this world is hybrid system of solar and wind in our home, these days we can watch how the population increases and consumption of energy we use, but most of the energy we use in our life is made of killing life of environment by producing more pollution.

Solar and Wind Energy Hybrid Systems can now be installed easily and be cost effective in providing electric power to our living space, with the help of solar and provide us almost 24x7 energy.

This type of Energy Efficient Construction can be build with the easy availability materials - Solar Panels, PM DC Motor, Batteries, Propellor, some circuit boards and necessary wires and electric components.   Guidance on building this type system can easily get through a search of this site.

This Energy Efficient Construction will be more efficient than any conventional grids and more cost effective at an individual level,  as well as doing good for the environment.  Worth considering if you're in the building trade or thinking about a self-build.

With the ever increasing green house gases and global warming on everyone's mind, people are willing to do whatever it takes to lower their carbon footprint, not only for themselves, but for those in the future to come. Although not everyone can change every appliance in their household to energy efficient products, we are taking little steps which will add up greatly as a whole.

The product that almost everyone has changed are eco-friendly light bulbs or low energy light bulbs. This change from normal incandescent light bulbs is a huge step for saving energy. Low energy lighting are a type of compact fluorescent light bulbs that will save energy and in return, save the homeowner money. The design are basically the same as the full-sized fluorescents, but just miniaturized. These types of bulbs will also last much longer than incandescent light bulbs and they screw into a standard lamp socket as well. These lights have an average rated life cycle up to ten times that of incandescents.

Light Emitting Diodes or LED lighting, are solid light bulbs that are non-toxic, unlike CFL when broken can release harmful traces of mercury into the atmosphere. These lights could be a more cost effective option because their lifespan exceeds CFL lights. Many of the LEDs produced in the 1970s and 1980s are still in service today and are quoted up to 100,000 hours of usage. It's longevity can be attributed to the fact that it gives off very little heat and uses 2-10 watts of electricity. Plasma lighting is a relatively new invention that was developed in the United States in the early 1990s. They are also known as sulfur lamps and contains no fluorescent material, no lead, no mercury and no arsenic.

These lights produce almost no harmful ultraviolet light and utilizes the full spectrum of lighting, almost replicating natural sunlight. The output of light does not diminish and will maintain the same efficiency over their entire lifetime. Solar lighting is the use of natural light and can be provided by skylights, light tubes and windows. This type of lighting was first used by the Romans and is still used today.

Even though artificial lighting became the norm, many people believe this is the best and most natural way to go. The hybrid solar lighting is a system that collects sunlight and stores it in a electricity converter for later usage. Although it is expensive to install, the outcome will pay for itself in the long run because it uses the natural element and creates and stores energy for later consumption.

Inventor James Dyson has launched a bladeless fan which he hopes will be a healthy and environmentally-friendly alternative to air conditioning.

The 62-year-old designer, who gave his name to the bagless vacuum cleaner, said the bladeless fan stops the unpleasant "turbulent buffeting" of traditional desk fans, creating a smooth, constant air flow "like a breeze".

The fan, which costs from £199, could replace unhealthy and uneconomical air conditioning systems.

"If only we could open a window and use a fan then we would be saving a huge amount of electricity, and stopping the emission of HFCs and also having a much healthier environment," he said.

"I hope that it will start to replace air conditioning, which is unhealthy and very bad for the environment, because this uses one-50th of the electricity of air conditioning."

He added that the fan delivers a "much smoother air flow" than traditional models, was so safe you could put your hand through it while it was switched on, and was also easy to clean.

"A fan with blades chops up the air and sends sort of slices of cake, blocks of air, at you so you feel a buffeting, a turbulent buffeting, when it hits you and it's not really very pleasant," he said.

"But because there are no blades you're getting very smooth air, like a breeze, so it's constant and smooth so it's very comfortable to be in front of it.

"There's just as much air flow, and just as much speed, but it's comfortable to be in front of it.

"And people actually say that, because it's a constant stream, it's much more cooling - I don't know whether technically it's more cooling but it feels like it, apparently."

TWO talented "green queens" have been shortlisted for an eco-prize at the Ultimate Women of the Year Awards.  Fans include Gwen Stefani, Sadie Frost and Russell Brand.

Annika Sanders, 36, and Kerry Seager, 35, run Brick Lane boutique with a difference Junky Styling and have combined their passion for fashion with top green credentials.  Kerry, who lives in Hackney Wick, and Annika started out their business when they were "skint teenagers" by converting second-hand men's suits into directional women's clothing.

They now employ a team of five, recycling second-hand pieces of material into high-fashion clothes and helping customers restyle and re-use pieces from their own wardrobes.  Kerry said: "It's good at the moment, because the recession has made people evaluate the way they shop and invest in pieces that don't fall apart.  Plus our clothes are timeless, so they don't have to chuck them in the bin after a yer."

The Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards will take place at Whitehall's Banqueting House on November 11.