Archive for the ‘Green Building’ Category
Green building, also called green construction or sustainable building, is defined as the practice of creating structures using a process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle. When one is building green, they include the following: site, design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.Why are people looking into green building? Statistics have shown that homes built green are saving 39 percent of their total energy use, 12 percent of total water consumption, 68 percent of total electricity consumption and 38 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions.Statistics also show that the building sector accounts for 30 to 40 percent of global energy use. Over 80 percent of the environmentally harmful emissions from buildings are due to energy consumption during the time when the buildings are in use. With this knowledge, green building aims to reduce this impact. Green building could .. more»
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This year on the podium of the cleanest cities were ranked the city of Belluno, Verbania and Parma and at the foot of the standings there are Palermo, Catania and Crotone. An alarming situation when one considers that, with the exception of Turin, all urban centers with more than half a million people have worsened their conditions of environmental health. Are placed on top of the worsening fact the four major Italian cities Rome, Milan, Naples and Palermo. The ranking is based on several metrics, including public transport, waste collection, sewage treatment, pedestrian areas and other elements that denote sensitivity and activities aimed at protecting the environment. Many are in fact the elements that contribute to the ruin of the environmental status of cities. But certainly the largest and most impressive of these has always been that emissions from cars and homes. Just think of the countless .. more»
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Impacts of climate change for Real Estate sector in India
Green buildings are gaining momentum around the world, given their financial benefits and smaller environmental and resource use footprint.
Energy insecurity, water scarcity, and climate change pose growing risks for the real estate sector India, yet the connections between these trends and financial impacts are not well understood by analysts, investors, companies, and governments. These issues will affect the risk and return associated with investments in (1) commercial building projects and (2) companies involved in commercial real estate development and investing. The limited energy and water infrastructure; rapidly growing demand for energy and water resources; and physical exposure and vulnerability to climate change impacts, all increase the likelihood and magnitude of financial impacts. Green building investments can minimize energy and water-related risks while achieving net positive returns in as few as three years.
Evaluating the .. more»
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Global warming refers to "the warming of the earth's surface around the world, based on documented information on the temperature that has been maintained by humans since 1880" (Nodvin, S. 2008).
There has been an increase in the news referring to Global Warming, March 27, 2008 the world woke up with a shocking event: the detachment of an ice sheet measuring 41 km by 2.5 km in Antarctica. Scientists argue that climate change is responsible for the rapid collapse of the ice cap that was detaching since the month of February, but global warming affects not only the polar icecaps, but also the fauna of tropical ecosystems, as this type of species "live to the limit of their maximum temperature, a slight increase in temperature is lethal" (Tewksbury, quoted by J. Tristan, R. 2008). Facts like these remind us that global warming is .. more»
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Earn your California Contractor's license and become a specialist in "green" building - a timely concept in construction that offers an opportunity to use our resources efficiently and create structures that are not only better for our health and environment, but also provide cost savings. Complementing your California state contactors license with green training will differentiate you from the competition. Energy efficient buildings constructed with environmentally sensitive materials are in demand by consumers, governments and businesses across the nation. Green building is not only good for the environment, but can also offer huge savings on energy costs. A "green" building, also known as a sustainable building, is defined as a structure that is designed, built, renovated, operated, or reused in an ecological and resource-efficient manner. By being "green," they are designed to meet certain objectives such as protecting the occupants' health, .. more»
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ENCOURAGING THE FUTURE WITH GREEN BUILDING By Kaushik K. Shandilya Legionnaires' outbreak incidents were regularly reported from a 1976 Philadelphia convention at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel and the Croatia Hotel. The source of the bacteria was contaminated water used to cool the air in the hotel's air conditioning system. Moreover, people dream of living long into their seventies, eighties or even nineties. Both these causes and incidents certainly indicate the effect of bad indoor air quality on human life. Sometimes living healthy does not take strict dieting or excessive exercise, but the right place to live. This is why green building is ideal for people who care about good-quality living, an important issue in recent times. Unfortunately, only a few middle- or upper-class urban and suburban residents trust or even know about advantages of healthy environment of green buildings. Conventionally, the houses .. more»
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Just in the later sector integration has assumed particular forms that the noble aim of reducing emissions that buildings emit into the environment and at the same time permit energy savings in all sectors from industrial to residential. Just think of the enormous progress that has made the design to integrate the PV wall and many other technologies that until a few years ago 'was unthinkable. There are many industrial areas within which you can see innovative roofing material in photovoltaic or solar thermal that sometimes meet all requirements of the building in which they are installed.
One area where space is finding more and more energy integration is certainly the restructuring homes, hotels or office buildings and public housing. In designing the renovation of houses there are many possible additions to the coverage was complemented by solar housing up to a .. more»
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As Kermit the Frog once famously sang, "It's not easy being green" and in these days of financial uncertainty many of us are perhaps thinking less about the well-being of the planet, and more about the health of our bank balances.The simple truth is, we all want to save cash and if we can also contribute to saving the earth into the bargain then that's just great. The only problem is, going green can come with a hefty price-tag.A 2009 survey by the National Association of Home Builders showed that while many buyers are happy to consider some extra costs in an effort to be environmentally responsible, the actual amount that the majority are willing to pay for the privilege is far from realistic.Despite increasing concerns over energy efficiency it would seem that when it comes to making purchasing decisions, it's the .. more»
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Austin has long been a home for friendly folk- friendly to each other, friendly to animals, and friendly to the environment. What used to be considered as only the concerns of hippies and the bohemian sect, environmentalism is now at the forefront of commercial and residential design, and "green" businesses are popping up nationwide. Austin, however, was the first city in the United States to establish a local green-building program, laying out environmentally friendly and sustainable guidelines for home builders and its interested citizens back in 1991.
Since the Austin real estate market is known nationwide as the leader of these green building methods, the National Association of Home Builders chose the city as its hub to launch an industry-wide effort to establish green-building guidelines in 2004. These guidelines now provide a practical nationally recognized framework for builders .. more»
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What’s happened to the term energy efficient home? I read the best definition of an energy efficient home by Dennis Crook. He’s built energy efficient homes since the Carter Administration in the 1980’s. His definition of an energy efficient home follows:
“The energy-efficient home acts as a smooth-functioning machine in which the equipment produces as much, if not more energy capacity than needed to operate the ideal human environment, including air quality, moisture conditions, temperature, and lighting. The ideal energy-efficient home retains the best environment for human habitation while minimizing the cost of energy.”
Thank you for this simple explanation! I finally understand what an energy-efficient home is.
But, what I don’t get then is what green building means?
I hear people suggest growing grass on my roof. Wouldn’t I need a flat roof? .. more»
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