Green Buildings Are The Wave Of New Commercial Buildings – Green Homes And Renovations Save Money

Green buildings are the wave of new building improvements. Green homes, renovations and products save money too! It is my opinion that most people may be uninformed about the many benefits of green homes, green home renovations, and green products and practices.

Building construction is evolving and increasingly in line, in the United States, with the way buildings are built abroad. It is our responsibility to build our houses and office buildings in accordance with and respect for our planet.

Environmental awareness is a part of our perceived agreement to be aware of environmental and planetary health in consciousness to satisfy or hopefully replace our human responsibility by impacting our responsibility factors into the equation, for a healthier planet, while living in harmony with nature and the elements.

Collective planetary preservation is a gain to gain a head start over the years of work it takes to complete our global construction change life mission: beneficial to a healthier planet for humanity, immediately and intensely required for the betterment of nature, the Elements and humanity.

Building construction is evolving and increasingly in line, in the United States, with the way buildings are built abroad.

For example, interior walls made of steel and concrete, instead of expensive wood, thus saving our trees and rainforests, by protecting the surrounding ecology and wildlife that call these resources home. Natural products flourishing in other parts of the country can also be seen as more environmentally friendly solutions to the human appetite for building and housing expansion.

Products such as cotton fiber, Icynene foam and cellulose are rapidly gaining recognition, application and appreciation in the construction industry. The most recognizable product is cotton. Have you ever noticed the rising cost of cotton? For one important reason: Home builders and renovators are quick to seek it out. The cotton material used will be made from recycled wadding material; Treated to be fireproof.

Certain building products offer increased durability and help seal the building envelope. The useful life of metal roofs is estimated to be more than 50 years. Concrete and copper roofing products are expected to last a lifetime.

In commercial buildings, innovation can also help reduce costs and have many benefits.

A building can receive a platinum, silver, or gold rating based on its performance through the LEED checklist (LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

Grading is a point system based on-

*Construction materials;

*amount of natural lighting

* heat/cool efficiency

*water use.

*Lot selection;- positioning of the house reduces the energy use of the house

* Make even more changes by choosing to seal the building properly-

Sealing of the building envelope; Reduces air leaks inside and outside the home.

How do you seal your building envelope? You can help by sealing your ductwork, chimneys, plumbing penetrations, doors, windows, fans, vents, and electrical outlets. Holes must be sealed around all penetrations, including gaps that must also be filled! Sealing is saving and using less to heat or cool your area with improved sealing and outlet options for higher energy efficiency as a goal.

Many public buildings, homes and universities are following suit and learning that the benefits of the initial cost of materials can, in fact, pay for themselves as the lower cost of construction,heating and cooling energy costs are reduced due to the factors listed above. ** Another benefit is a healthy home, a home built to stand the test of time.

**The US Green Building Council estimates new savings of $50-$65 per square inch for positively built green buildings. In the area of ​​the country where I live, a university has stood out, at least initially, by building a combined heat and power plant on campus that will produce a third of the electricity needed on campus using natural gas – saving about $2.5 million a year. Here in central Florida, like the nickname and initials I suggest, UCF- University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida or UCF- You can’t finish), it’s far to slow down their aggressiveness construction schedule. Future projects they are always entertained, in progress or in process. What sets UCF apart from other universities in the state, according to Ms. Lee Kernek, “that the plant will be designed, owned and operated by the university.” Ms. Lee Kernek was Associate Vice President of management and finance at UCF in central Florida at the time of these initiates, strategic business and ecological decisions and I am sure that the beginning of your efforts will always be appreciated and recognized here in Orlando, Florida!

By November 2011, UCF – (University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida), was able to use its energy even more effectively with the combination heat and power plant ready to open. This green edition should be able to produce a third of the electricity needed on campus using natural gas – saving about $2.5 million a year. This was started a few years ago and after further investigation, at the time of my last investigated update (last update in 2012), the build efforts have been carried out and are continuing progressively. Many other colleges and commercial builders took these innovations and renovations to heart and followed suit by thinking more about our environment and the effects of building, in unison with nature, which adds to the money-saving benefits too!

*** Living on our planet is important; Maintaining our environment is also important by being aware of the planet and everyone on it. Being aware of the results of proper building materials and the multi-level benefit to our environment, essential to humanity, nature, the elements and our posterity and with broader actions and thoughts we can save time and money on our projects! efforts! Collective planetary preservation by changing the way we build and maintain our buildings, homes, and other structures is a gain to gain an advantageous advantage over the years of work it takes to complete our life mission of global construction change, beneficial to a healthier planet. for humanity, immediately and intensely required for the betterment of nature, the elements and humanity.

I enjoy learning from you and others continually offering me knowledge!