Primary benefits of green design

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Primary benefits of green design
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• Everything that we do can have great affects on
  our environment. The earth is continuously
  declining but there are things that we can do to
  help save the planet. Green architecture firms
  also have their own ways of saving the earth. One
  of these ways is constructing a green building.
• Our natural resources are getting scarce and they
  are no longer as sustainable as they were
  hundreds of years ago. But there is still hope.
  We can still help save the planet and make sure
  that the future generations can still enjoy the
  beauty and resources mother nature has to offer.

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• Today, it is only typical for us to hear people
  talking about going green. There are a lot of
  ways we can help save the earth. In every small
  single thing we do, we are contributing to the
  go green movement. Recycling or repurposing
  things, switching from traditional light bulbs
  and fluorescent lamps to LED lights, reducing
  energy consumption by turning off lightd and
  unplugging appliances when not in use, using
  recyclable baskets or paper bags instead of
  plastic cellophane when shopping, using non-toxic
  home cleaning alternatives like vinegar, soap,
  baking soda, and lemon, avoid using plastic
  bottled water, switch from using a dryer to hang
  drying your clothes, and many more.

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These are the typical things we can do at home to
help save the earth. The green architecture firms
also have their own ways of saving the
earth. What is green design? Green design, also
referred to as green construction, green
building, sustainable design, or sustainable
building, is the term used to describe the
process of creating a structural building that is
environmentally friendly. The building with a
green design is known to be both
resource-efficient and environmentally friendly
all throughout its life-cycle.
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• The green building construction enables both the
  occupant and the builder to preserve most of the
  environment and natural resources around the
  structure. This means that the construction
  process and the operation of the building do not
  in any way disrupt or ruin the resources, land,
  energy, and water in and around the structure.

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Benefits of green design
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• Green design offers a variety of environmental,
  economic, and social benefits. Among these are as
  follows.
• Social Benefits
• Green buildings are not only energy and
  resource-efficient, economical, and eco-friendly,
  they are also designed with comfort and
  functionality in mind which allows the occupant
  to live comfortably and to enjoy a higher quality
  of life.

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Economic Benefits

• The cost of constructing a green building is
  almost the same as that of a regular structure.
  However, green building is more economical than
  the standard building because it seldom requires
  future renovations. The cost of operation and
  maintenance of a green design is also lower than
  that of the standard building.

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Environmental Benefits

• When sustainable architecture firms create a
  green design, they think of the efficiency of the
  building. Green design is energy, water, and
  material efficient.
• Green buildings do not use a commercial energy
  source to provide power, heat, and electricity
  for the entire structure. Instead, they make use
  of the different renewable energy resources like
  wind power, solar power, and hydro-power. They
  also make use of the rainwater and recycle it for
  toilet flushing, watering vegetation, and other
  home operations.
• The natural resources are also being conserved
  since green buildings use only eco-friendly
  material like bamboo and recycled concrete or
  metal. Most of the materials used in constructing
  a green building are nontoxic, natural, and
  recycled.

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