What is green building?
A green building is a building which is energy efficient, resource efficient and environmentally responsible- which incorporates design, construction and operational practices that significantly reduce or eliminate its negative impact on the environment and its occupants. Building green is an opportunity to use resources efficiently and address climate change while creating healthier environments for people to live and work in.
Green building is also known as “sustainable building” or “environmental building” and refers to the practice of increasing efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water and materials. It also includes reducing negative impact on human health and environment during construction. Benefits of green building includes a reduction in operating costs due to energy and water saving technology, improved public health since indoor air quality is usually higher and a reduction in environmental impacts by lessening storm water runoff and the heat island effect.
Green Building means all practices that seek to reduce the negative impact of construction, and create homes that are healthier and more efficient. At Kayeman Custom Homes we strive to minimize waste, use engineered wood products, recycled and low/no VOC materials throughout the construction process in order to provide the most energy efficient healthy environment possible. .
The term green building is used to describe design and construction of buildings with some or all of the following characteristics: • Buildings that have minimal adverse impacts on local, regional, and even global ecosystems • Buildings that reduce reliance on automobiles • Buildings that are energy-efficient in their operation • Buildings and grounds that conserve water • Buildings that are built in an environmentally responsible manner from low-environmental-impact materials • Buildings that are durable and can be maintained with minimal environmental impact • Buildings that help their occupants practice environmentalism—e.g., by recycling waste • Buildings that are comfortable, safe, and healthy for their occupants Quite often, when people think of green building, what comes to mind is the use of recycled-content building materials—insulation made from recycled newspaper, floor tiles made out of ground-up light bulbs, and so forth. Materials are indeed an important component of gree
