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Building Green

Conventional building practices account for:
    • 38% of all carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions
    • 40% of raw materials used
    • 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually)
    • 14% of potable water consumption.

With all of the Global Warming talk and rising energy prices, people are becoming more aware of their environment. More and more people are looking into Building Green. Green Building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better site layout, design, and construction. Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by:

Using sun and site to the building's advantage for natural heating, cooling, and day-lighting
Landscaping with native, drought-resistant plants and water-efficient practices
Building quality, durable structures
Reducing and recycling construction and demolition waste
Insulating well and ventilating appropriately
Incorporating durable, salvaged, recycled, and sustainably harvested materials
Using healthy products and building practices
Using energy-efficient and water-saving appliances, fixtures and technologies
Using alternative energy sources - wind, solar, geothermal

Benefits of Green Building

Enhance and protect ecosystems
Improve air and water quality
Reduce solid waste
Conserve natural resources
Reduce building operating costs
Enhance asset value and profits
Improve air, thermal, and acoustic environments
Enhance occupant comfort and health
Minimize strain on local infrastructure
Contribute to overall quality of life

By using Green Building techniques you help to preserve our environment for future generations by conserving natural resources and protecting air and water quality. Even if your project is not totally Green, you and the environment will benefit by just using some of the practices, especially Energy conserving ones. Here at Renovations Etc. we can assist you with any construction project, we can help make it more environmentally friendly. Call us Today!