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Problem:Water Efficiency. 1  Design for dual plumbing to use recycled water for toilet flushing or a gray water system that recovers rainwater or other nonpotable water for site irrigation. 2  Minimize wastewater by using ultra low-flush toilets, low-flow shower heads, and other water conserving fixtures.  costs Natural Strategies LLC . Materials Efficiency Efficient use of building materials & land Economic benefits   Initial costs  “Right-sizing” of infrastructure and mechanical systems  Optimum value engineering (OVE)   labor & materials in foundations. Green buildings are designed in such a way to reduce overall impact on environment and human health by: 1  Reducing trash, pollution and degradation of environment. 2  Efficiently using energy, water and other resources. 3  Protecting occupant health and improving productivity. The commercial buildings sector boasts the most explosive growth in green building. In 2010, a third of all new commercial construction was green, amounting to a $54 billion market for commercial green buildings. By 2015, green buildings in the commercial sector are expected to triple, accounting for $120 billion to $145 billion in new construction and $14 billion to $18 billion in major retrofit and renovation projects. Enhance existing ecology: Green buildings often are constructed on previously developed property, with measures taken to restore plant life to building sites by decreasing the site area used for parking, or through the use of green roofs, which provide a more ecologically friendly alternative to conventional roofing systems. Economic benefits of green buildings highlighted by Sara Bean • Environment, Knowledge, News, Property Green buildings can be delivered at a price comparable to conventional buildings, with investments recouped through operational cost savings and, with the right design features, create a more productive workplace, says the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). Economic Benefits of Green Building Design and Construction A primer for builders and project managers Green building - also known as sustainable or high performance building - is the practice of: Protecting and restoring human health and the environment, throughout the building life-cycle: siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. cost savings for energy, water, maintenance and repair, and churn. Sections 2.6 and 2.7 discuss the. indirect benefits of sustainable buildings for building owners, and Section 2.8 discusses the indirect. benefits of sustainable buildings for society. Today, I will focus more on the economic benefits of green buildings and why it is beneficial to invest in green building technology. There are a wide variety of economic benefits of green buildings. In today’s blog post, I will elaborate on three different aspects of economic benefits from green buildings. Firstly, green buildings help to save costs. This can be further divided into construction and operating costs. It is a myth that the construction of a green building costs more than a normal one.
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economic benefits of green buildings