How Green Building Helps With Global Warming

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Green buildings slow down the effects of climate change because they are energy efficient and promote green, sustainable communities. For eco-conscious home and business owners, green buildings and roofs help them do their part for the environment, which is quickly reaching its limit.

The average global temperature has warmed up, while snow and ice levels are diminishing at an equally rapid pace. On top of that, the sea level is rising. To slow down these alarming trends, significant action must be undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The United Nations has set a goal for countries to achieve net-zero by 2050, which means CO2 would have to be removed from the air to balance emissions.

One small thing every home or business owner can do isconsider green building construction.

What’s a Green Building?

This is essentially a structure designed with the health and well-being of the environment and the occupants in mind. From the way it’s made to the way it’s operated, every part of a green building has the goal of minimizing the overall impact on the environment and of promoting a healthy work and life environment.

Green buildings aim to:

  • Reduce water and energy consumption
  • Cut back on greenhouse gas emissions
  • Incorporate eco-friendly building materials
  • Decrease landfill waste
  • Be positioned in such a way as to reduce commute times
  • Encourage renewable transportation use and IoT connectivity
  • Enhance the natural environment with green roofs, trees, and community gardens

There are many benefits to green buildings, such as a reduction in the negative impacts on the environment and long-term money savings on operating costs.

Green buildings are typically certified with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most popular global green building rating system. If a building is LEED-certified, it is recognized as one that saves water and resources, generates less waste and promotes human health.

Green Buildings Are Energy Efficient

Green buildings slow down climate change in two ways:

  1. They’re energy-efficient, which can be achieved through retrofits, IoT connectivity, operations optimization, installing solar panels, and harnessing current landscape features such as shady areas. You can reduce your energy consumption by up to 25 percent if you take these measures. The goal by 2040 is to become 40 percent more energy efficient by making changes to water heating and cooling, for example.
  2. They promote green communities. Smart cities are embracing sustainability though the creation of greener living spaces for their citizens. This is done by lessening humans’ impact on the environment, including cleaner transportation, walking/cycling options, reduction of water usage, enhancement of green spaces and carefully-planned cities with minimal environmental disruption.

Green buildings are getting more and more popular with today’s eco-conscious home and business owners. Are you one of them?

Contact AD Construction

AD Construction is proud to be a green building Massachusetts contractor, basing our green building principles with earth-friendly elements to foster safe home environments. To learn more, contact our experienced Boston Metro green building contractors and designers at 877-345-BUILD. We have been designing and building eco-friendly homes and commercial buildings in the Back Bay, South End, Cambridge, Brookline, Milton, Newton, and the Boston Metro area since 1980.

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