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Sustainable Building Awareness

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Green Building is defined by the United States Environmental Protection agency ( EPA ) as...



The practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life cycle from siting to


Green building is also known as sustainable or high performance building


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Green Building Benefits


Attributes


The home's orientation to the sun is highly energy efficient because a home directing its sun exposure
to the south will keep a home warmer in the winter and shaded in the summer, so the home doesn't have
to use much air conditioning or heat

High Efficiency Low E insulated double pane windows reduce energy use by keeping cold air out in the
winter and warm air in so the home doesn't waste energy; vice versa in the summer time

Low VOC(Volatile Organic Compounds) paints inside a home are very necessary to keep indoor air
quality safe.

"Indoor Air is 3 times more polluted than outdoor air, and according to the EPA, is considered one of the
top 5 hazards to human health, paints being one of the top causes." (www.eartheasy.com)

Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs) give you all the benefits that have made concrete the material of choice
for home building worldwide: Solid, lasting construction that resists the ravages of fire, wind, and
Father Time. But ICFs do plain concrete one better - or rather, two better - by giving you two built-in
layers of foam insulation

Recycled Framing Materials conserves natural resources by reducing the demand for raw materials,
conserves energy and water since manufacturing with recycled materials requires less processing than
extracting raw materials, and reduces air and water pollution since manufacturing from recycled
materials is generally a cleaner process and uses less energy

Green Roofing Benefits

  • -Improved Stormwater management(no gutter systems needed)

  • -Water and air purification

  • -Reduction in energy consumption

  • -Longer lifespan than normal roofing

  • -Greater thermal properties








    Green Bathrooms & Kitchens
  • Low Flow bathroom faucets flow at 1.5gpm (gallons per minute)
    While traditional sinks flow at 2.2gpm

    For a total of 30% Water Conservation


    Click Here To See a Short Clip on Green Kitchens






    Reasons to Adopt Green Building's Qualities

    Money in your pocket

    Initially, green building costs an estimated 25% more than conventional methods, but these extra costs can be recouped in 5-7 years.Any money after that, is pocket change

    -Beezer Molten, Half-Moon Outfitters

    Beezer pays 3-6 cents per square foot or $300-600 a month for power and utilities for his sustainable building.
    His non-sustainable store costs 31 cents per square foot or $3100 a month for power and utilities
    $2500-2800 of savings a month
  • A home is one of the few investments a person never regrets in life. The 25% increased initial building cost wouldn't even seen like much of a financial burden considering mortgages are paid in payments anyway; it is easily adaptable.


    Enhanced Style and Better Selling Points

    Sustainable Buildings and Homes are much more
    Stylish
    and for a Contractor or a Developer, the energy savings make for a great
    Selling Point

    Pictures of Green(Sustainable) Buildings

    Half-Moon Outfitters in Charleston,SC is one of the nation's 25 LEED Platinum Certified Buildings

    Solar Panel and Window Adaptation

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