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What is Green?
Going Green is building to a standard that allows for our future generations to enjoy the same benefits of the natural resource we enjoy today.
Not only is it the right thing to do but it will save many dollars in the long run along with preserving our finite resources for generations to come. Green building promotes healing and occupant’s comfort, it can also speed the lease-out and thus lower carrying costs, while at the same time improving employee morale, increase job retention, reduce liability, create value for your tenants and increase property values. These are great reasons to build green, but these are only a few of the many that make using these guidelines not only desirable but also feasible.
With soaring energy costs, industries are revolutionizing the ways they do business. Why pay more for expendable energy over a period of years? With green building technologies we can reduce consumption of water, electricity and waste while improving efficiency, air quality and overall building value. Green buildings are certainly the wave of the future and just one of the ways Happe and Sons Construction Inc. is helping defeat constantly rising energy cost. The negative effects on the environment are reduced greatly through green technology and allow for a stronger, healthier and more viable community.
Why Build Green?
According to the U.S. Green Building Council’s website:
In the United States alone, buildings account for:
• 72% of electricity consumption
• 39% of energy use
• 38% of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
• 40% of raw materials use
• 30% of waste output (136 million tons annually)
• 14% of potable water consumption
Green Buildings Save:
• 40% of water
• 70% of solid waste
• 33 -39% of carbon emissions
• 24 – 50% of electricity
The savings realized on your GREEN project will speak loud enough to be heard in your wallet for years to come.
Contact us about how you can go GREEN and get your project LEED Certified………
Why LEED?
By certifying your building to LEED standards you will
Reduce Operating Costs through
Energy Efficiency
Water Conservation
Pollution Reduction
Greater Use of Environmentally Preferred Products and Materials
By focusing your project on the above tactical approaches, your project will achieve
• Public Recognition for Leadership inSustainability
• Improved Indoor Environmental Quality
• Healthier and More Productive Employee Workspaces
• Implementation of O&M Best Practices
• Benchmark for Improvements
Because we have a staff LEED Accredited Professional, we can offer you the following services for your LEED idea and bring it to life:
• Feasibility Surveys
• Policy and Plan
• Development
• Energy Audits
• Specification of Sustainable Improvements
• Document Management
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Case Study Write-up
Contact us to find out how we can bring your GREEN project to life.
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