Building a home can be an overwhelming undertaking – one of the biggest of their life for most people. Add in making the home as environmentally-friendly as possible and you might feel like you’re biting off far more than you can chew. Still, the rewards of building your dream eco-friendly home will far outweigh the hard work you had to put into it. The following infographic is by no means comprehensive, but it outlines the basics in a bite-size way that can help make the process less daunting.

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