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What is green building?

Green building is a set of design and construction practices that promote the economic health and well-being of your family, the community, and the environment. A smart step toward personal economic rewards, green building also has positive social and environmental ramifications that assert your commitment to the future and the way we will live for years to come.

The benefits of green building are real and affect everyone.

Benefits for the builder, remodeler, architect:
  • Meet consumer demand
  • Keep up with the competition
  • Get media coverage and other publicity
  • Qualify to build homes funded by energy efficient mortgages
  • Save money
Benefits for the homeowner:
  • Financial savings
  • More comfort
  • Healthier living
  • Less maintenance and higher durability
  • Knowing you’re being good to the environment
Benefits for the realtor/product supplier:
  • Meet consumer demand
  • Get media coverage and other publicity
  • Keep up with the competition
Benefits for the city official:
  • Promote local businesses
  • Reduce burden on water and electric utilities
  • Safer, cleaner environments
  • Associated with a “model” city program
With most of us spending more than 90 percent of our time indoors, green building is the healthy, common sense choice for a better life. As it stands now in traditional construction, indoor environments are often far more polluted than the outdoors because of outgassing from building materials and other variables. According to EPA reports, the air in new homes can be up to ten times more polluted than outside air because of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other chemicals used in product manufacturing. However, homes that follow green building guidelines use healthier paints and building materials, and adhere to stricter gas emission and ventilation requirements, which improves the quality of a home's indoor environment.

Green buildings often require fewer natural resources during construction. According to the U.S. Department of Energy's Center for Sustainable Development, buildings consume 40 percent of the world's total energy, 25 percent of its wood harvest and 16 percent of its water. A green built home can reduce this impact by as much as 60% compared to traditional construction.

More important than any statistic, however, is the good feeling you have when you know you’ve done what’s right for your family and your community. Promoting continued health, financial savings, and social responsibility, green building is the construction standard for the future and the smart solution for today.
 
 

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