Buying, remodelling or even furnishing your home are big tasks on their own - but making them green? Well that's another story all together.

Moderngreenliving.com is a tool to help you find green professionals in your area. Whether you're looking for an architect or builder to help you get your new eco-friendly home off the ground, or if you're looking to find a contractor or interior designer who is familiar with green materials in renovating or redecorating, this is a good place to start.

Modern Green Living also includes listings of realtors and has a database of green apartments, condos and residential communities currently available in the U.S. and Canada. The database is continually expanding with the new professionals and green residences being added regularly.

Founder Josh Dorfman says “We’re making it easy and attractive for homeowners or renters to make better choices for the planet." Dorfman already practices that mantra with is Brooklyn, NY based sustainable furnishing company, Vivavi.

Living in a green home can translate to savings on utility bills because the structure is built to use resources like energy and water more efficiently. It also means that healthier and more sustainable materials are used in the process, such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood and low VOC paints.