Consumers, "Green Home" myths and more

Survey shows that although the Chinese consumers of green home improvement products and services there is an urgent demand, but related cognitive but ubiquitous one-sidedness. In economically developed cities, the popularity of green home improvement relatively high. Consumers generally believe that to achieve green home improvement, should be from the "safe, healthy and energy" in three areas considered home improvement products and services. The survey also found that a large home improvement chain supermarkets are Chinese consumers preferred green home improvement consumer channels.

Cause for concern is that consumers awareness for green homes generally inadequate, and there is mindless consumption. More than half of consumers do not understand the security risks of home decoration and to avoid or eliminate these risks lack of relevant knowledge, especially from the construction and other aspects of home improvement lead to security problems. Consumers are most concerned about the three major home renovation is the electrical fire safety hazards, slippery bathroom, plumbing leaks. With respect to the safety of home decoration, home decoration consumer awareness of health problems caused by lower levels, the majority of consumers for green homes there is misunderstanding.

Green vogue to be anti-household "pseudo-green"

Green home concept has been well known for and people's daily living is closely associated with the home industry, green means a new design concept and development opportunities. Therefore, whether household products, building materials products have all the banner of "green" in the name of trying to make a fuss about this. Thus, many businesses took the opportunity to hype their products quickly through the ranks, and even to increase the price. The current market name of "green" household products under the banner of a lot, some are indeed true of environmental protection, while some is "pseudo-green."

?? Due to the current uniform standards for green products has not yet introduced, so "pseudo-green" products was able to fish in troubled waters. So, consumers how to tell which products are really green, which products are "pseudo-green" mean? Indeed, the real green low-carbon products must be transported from the production to the whole process through the concept of environmental protection, including raw materials procurement, the production process for the use of low-carbon energy, transport energy saving, the use of low-carbon products and energy-efficient waste products after the manner of disposal, if only to achieve energy saving products terminals may not be truly green products. Therefore, the identification of a product is green products, from comprehensive to measure.

Not necessarily high price of environmentally friendly products

Consumers into the home store will find businesses to produce furniture green certification varied, people difficile true. Although green products due to rising costs led to the relatively high price is understandable, but not all product prices are expensive.

Since the state is also currently call for all low-carbon energy industry sectors, so some products are protected by the national policy or state subsidies can be used to improve product technology and updated equipment, this type of product does not generate too much additional cost, price and are more close to the people. Therefore, consumers do not feel that a product is green, its price would surely expensive. Consumers buy the most important thing is to understand rational consumption, to figure out the value of the purchased products is reflected in where, from where usage is true, otherwise you will pay a high price, buy a "pseudo-green "products that allow unscrupulous businessmen to succeed. Experts have pointed out, not the pursuit of green consumption is a luxury, not covet number, rational and convergence of consumption.

Promptly establish "eco-home" new concept

Environmental and health are the two key words eco-home, while eco home is a higher standard than the green home, the broader index concept living environment, is how man and nature live in harmony attitude. Many people take the "eco home" is equivalent to planting trees and grass, wood decoration, that these are synonymous with ecology, in fact, that the ecological understanding can only say that being stuck in a representation, more often into a misunderstanding, and even contrary to ecological principles, the opposite.

For example, to return to nature-themed wood furnishings, we can not say that is a very "eco" home because this will be a direct result of felling of trees. Again, look at all the family fabric, sofa sets, carpets, wallpaper, and even our highly respected plants nourish the soil of these plants also nourish numerous harmful mites, as long invisible killer lurking at home. Many modern healthy condition, are likely to be living in such a long time because the environment caused. Therefore, in order to ensure better air inside the room, the room where the plants, lighting, furniture and other furnishings must pay attention to science, so that each object has a certain space, creating an environment conducive to the health of the "eco-home" environment.