Economic, Social, and Environmental Benefits of Green Architecture

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Economic, Social, and Environmental Benefits of
Green Architecture

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• Green architecture can help drive economic growth
  and address the issues relating to climate change
  and at the same time create and build healthier,
  thriving, and more sustainable communities,
  improving the overall quality of life. Here are
  the primary benefits of sustainable design.

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• The concept of green architecture has already
  been around for a few decades already. However,
  it is only just recently that it made headlines
  to various home improvement, real estate, and
  architectural sites. As the popularity of the
  green architecture concept continues to rise,
  many people from numerous disciplines are now
  interested in it. This is made evident by the
  growing number of sustainable design companies
  and completed projects which you can see almost
  everywhere.

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• But sustainable design is more than just a trend.
  It offers many benefits that you cant enjoy and
  find on a typical building design. This is one of
  the many reasons why despite the high initial
  construction cost, many people and even the local
  and international authorities choose architecture
  sustainable design over the conventional building
  design.
• Green architecture is seen as an effective and
  efficient means to achieve a wide range of global
  goal. It can help drive economic growth and
  address the issues relating to climate change and
  at the same time create and build healthier,
  thriving, and more sustainable communities,
  improving the overall quality of life.

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Economic Benefits

• Thinking about the high construction cost, you
  may be surprised to learn that a passive house
  design actually offers a couple of financial or
  economic benefits. Constructing a passive design
  may be more expensive than a typical building
  design at first, but in the long run, you will
  save more especially on the operation and
  maintenance costs.
• Sustainable buildings are designed to make use of
  the natural and renewable energy sources like the
  solar energy in providing the power required for
  the lighting system and other appliances or
  consumer electronic devices. Improving the water
  efficiency is also part of sustainable design.
  These help you save a huge amount for the monthly
  electric power and water bills.

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• Sustainable building is very cost-effective. The
  design focuses more on using smart materials to
  maximize the use of natural light as well as to
  ensure optimum ventilation and temperature
  control all throughout the building, thus
  lowering energy consumption.

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Environmental Benefits

• This is perhaps the most prevalent and
  significant benefit of a passive house or office
  design. The design is created to promote and
  protect biodiversity and the ecosystem. The green
  architecture concept focuses more on creating
  healthy, cost-effective, and beautiful
  residential, educational, or commercial buildings
  while still preserving the environment and
  getting rid of the depletion of the natural
  resources.

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• With the smart choice of building materials as
  well as of energy and water-saving strategies,
  the eco-friendly buildings can be able to help
  conserve water, reduce emissions, minimize waste
  streams, conserve and restore natural resources,
  enhance the quality of air and water, lessen
  solid waste, and maximize use of natural energy.

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Social Benefits

• Eco-friendly buildings offer more than just
  environmental and economic benefits. The social
  benefits of a sustainable building are also worth
  mentioning. With a better temperature regulation
  and acoustics as well as an enhance indoor air or
  environmental quality, the occupants of an
  eco-friendly building can enjoy a more
  comfortable, healthier, and more pleasing indoor
  environment.
• A sustainable building also helps improve the
  overall well-being, morale, and quality of life
  of the occupants. It also helps eliminate or at
  least minimize the burden on local infrastructure
  and the need for frequent, expensive, and
  thorough maintenance.

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