Architects and builders are now thinking green as they design everything from homes to skyscrapers.    Here's a look at some of the latest innovations.

Would you like to live in a large, 4 bedroom, 3 bath home?
Wait until you hear what the utilities cost for this one.

"It's 3200 square feet, nice windows, hardwood floors, it's a nice home but it only uses about 35 dollars a month worth of electricity," says William Ball of Stellar Sun Company.

That may sound too good to be true, but it's a reality for William Ball and his family.  Ball started his environmentally friendly construction business "Stellar Sun" many years ago, and he certainly practices what he preaches.  His home is fully solar and was built using durable material.

"We are moving more and more to low v-o-c, volatile organic compounds, stuff that doesn't have formaldehyde in it, things that are sustainable," he says.

Take an outdoor deck, for example.  Instead of using wood, a material that rots and wears down, Ball used porcelain tile and steel railings...Materials known to last.  And his lawn?  It's grass-free -to cut down on mowing fuel and fertilizer use.  This home is also the model of energy efficiency, thanks to extra thick reinforced walls.

"We're being able to build more and more efficiently.  Super efficiently compared to the standard two by four construction type wall that you'll see out there.

Even the scenic touches are environmental.  This goldfish pond runs off rain water collected in 55-gallon drums.  That water is also used for irrigation.

"It's just the thing of the future, it's one way of saving some of the resources that have already been used," says Johnny Varnadore, as he talks about a new kind of recycling that re-uses excess building material. 

Vandore's L&W Environmental recently started collecting lumber to be re-used or converted into mulch.  They also collect shingles and concrete which can be made into road base.

"Everything that's back here right now would have gone straight to the landfill.  None of it would've been saved," Vandore says.

So whether you're looking to build an all green estate, or just find good use for some extra two by fours, in today's society, you're just one of many.

Just to give you an idea of how quickly this trend is catching on, the website greenbuildingblocks.com estimates that green construction will increase 400-percent by the year 2010.