Green building is a whole-systems approach for designing and constructing buildings that conserve energy, water, and material resources and are more healthy, safe, and comfortable. Many think of solar panels when they think of “green” building.
The reality is that environmentally sustainable building goes far beyond energy consumption. Building materials and use of landfills during construction can have detrimental effects on volunteers, home owners and the environment.
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Green building offers a response to the realization that the way we have been building everything from houses to skyscrapers is not sustainable. Many health problems today stem from, or are aggravated by poor indoor air quality and exposure to toxic substances contained in commonly used building products. Green building practices can eliminate these health damaging conditions.
Benefits:
Adopting even one or two green strategies can have significant benefits for the home owner as well as for the environment:
a. Energy efficiency is one of the primary advantages of green building. Energy consumption can be dramatically slashed. Below are a few of the strategies that go into making a house exceptionally energy efficient.
c. Carefully sized overhangs or awnings will protect windows from the summer sun while admitting the sun’s warming rays in winter when it is at a lower angle known as a ground-source heat pump system, consumes no fossil fuels at all, and provides outstanding performance year-round with an extraordinarily low operating cost.
d. Maximize natural light to reduce the need for electrical usage during the day
e. Reduce air pollutants quantitatively.
