With modern kitchens, folks are going out of their way to contribute to preserving the environment with eco-friendly kitchen solutions. Arizona in particular has been suffering from a drought for over 11 years by which even cities are offering residents incentives for switching to low water solutions for their landscapes. Through this drought, Arizonans are switching to eco-friendly solutions for their entire lives.

In the kitchen, residents are buying eco-friendly appliances such as dishwashers, refrigerators, garbage disposals and sinks. EnergyStar.gov is a joint effort with the environmental protection agency that is working to help people save money and resources with eco-friendly solutions in products and practices. Their seal speaks power in terms of green practices. These green modern kitchen appliances and hardware can be found at local hardware and appliance stores all bearing the EnergyStar logo on them.

Over the past few years, cabinet makers have also begun to go out of their way in contributing to this cause as well. The most expensive and practical piece of furniture in homes are now in correlation with the efforts of environment saving appliances. Many cabinet makers such as Ovation are using environmental practices in the selection, assembly and finish of cabinetry.

Ovation Cabinetry are the pioneers on the forefront of Green Kitchen Cabinets. They have passed five stringent tests of KCMA's (Kitchen Cabinetry Manufacturers Association) Environmental Stewardship Certification Program which include qualifications such as Air Quality, Product resource management, process resource management, environmental stewardship and community relations. Ovation still manages to keep the same first class quality of cabinetry while working to maintain the integrity of the environment. Arizona kitchen cabinets are seeing the growth of this technology in home remodels and new homes.

Along with the cabinet industry, modern kitchens are also switching to green solutions for countertops. Silestone by Cosetino® has proclaimed and lived up to their word of protecting the environment. Their growth over the years put them in a position to compromise the quality of the earth they pull resources from. In this dilemma, the products Cosetino® have worked to create sustainability by reducing emissions and maximizing recycling.

The combination of a low real estate market and drought in the desert, Arizona has created the perfect storm for these environmentally friendly upgrades. Houses are being bought and flipped in order to take advantage of a market that is predicted to go up through 2011 and the government is working to reward and encourage the transformation.