Install Tubular Skylights
You can also cut your electricity costs by installing tubular skylights that can effectively illuminate small, narrow spaces. Tubular skylights like the Sun Tunnel from Velux will bring sunlight into your closets and hallways. Not only do tubular skylights bring sunlight in, they also intensify the magnitude of light for better and stronger illumination. By the way, tubular skylights can qualify for green renovation tax credits.

Use Translucent or Movable Interior Walls
Save energy by planning your interior space well. To share light among rooms, you can use translucent interior walls and doors that will let light pass through from one room to another. You can also use movable interior walls so you can "open up" a room and share with it light from another room. Movable interior walls will let you share among rooms not only light but also conditioned air.

Reuse Water
Wash-water or water used for washing clothes and bathing/showering can be reused. Such filtered or treated water can be used to irrigate lawns and gardens, and thus reduce overall water consumption. To recycle used water, you will need a residential water treatment or filtration system. Seek help from a remodeling contractor on this one; there are regulatory requirements for installing wash-water filtration systems.

Collect Rain Water
Rain water, which is soft water, is great for washing clothes. You can also use it for flushing your toilets or watering your lawns. The best thing about rain water, however, is the fact that it is freely available; you only need to catch and collect it. To do this, install a rain water collector like the Rainwater HOG; you can also place Rain Barrels in strategic places around your home.

All the hottest green trends in remodeling cannot be covered in this article. To learn more about your home greening options, talk to your green remodeling contractor.