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Introduction
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed definitions of what constitutes sustainable design of green buildings through the LEED green building rating system.
The Green Building Initiative is a non-profit network of building industry leaders committed to bringing green to mainstream residential and commercial construction. The GBI believes in building approaches that are environmentally progressive, but also practical and affordable for builders to implement. The GBI has developed an easy to use, inexpensive and ANSI standard web-based rating tool called Green Globes.
Green building materials offer specific benefits to the building owner and building occupants:
* Reduced maintenance/replacement costs over the life of the building.
* Energy conservation.
* Improved occupant health and productivity.
* Lower costs associated with changing space configurations.
* Greater design flexibility.
Using green building materials and products promotes conservation of dwindling nonrenewable resources internationally. In addition, integrating green building materials into building projects can help reduce the environmental impacts associated with the extraction, transport, processing, fabrication, installation, reuse, recycling, and disposal of these building industry source materials.
What is a green building product or material?
Green building materials are composed of renewable, rather than nonrenewable resources. Green materials are environmentally responsible because impacts are considered over the life of the product
Overall material/product selection criteria:
* Resource efficiency
* Indoor air quality
* Energy efficiency
* Water conservation
* Affordability
Resource Efficiency can be accomplished by utilizing materials that meet the following criteria:
* Recycled Content: Products with identifiable recycled content, including postindustrial content with a preference for postconsumer content.
* Natural, plentiful or renewable: Materials harvested from sustainably managed sources and preferably have an independent certification (e.g., certified wood) and are certified by an independent third party.
* Resource efficient manufacturing process: Products manufactured with resource-efficient processes including reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste (recycled, recyclable and or source reduced product packaging), and reducing greenhouse gases.
* Locally available: Building materials, components, and systems found locally or regionally saving energy and resources in transportation to the project site.
* Salvaged, refurbished, or remanufactured: Includes saving a material from disposal and renovating, repairing, restoring, or generally improving the appearance, performance, quality, functionality, or value of a product.
* Reusable or recyclable: Select materials that can be easily dismantled and reused or recycled at the end of their useful life.
* Recycled or recyclable product packaging: Products enclosed in recycled content or recyclable packaging.
* Durable: Materials that are longer lasting or are comparable to conventional products with long life expectancies.
GREEN IS THE "WAVE OF THE FUTURE"
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has developed definitions of what constitutes sustainable design of green buildings through the LEED green building rating system.
The Green Building Initiative is a non-profit network of building industry leaders committed to bringing green to mainstream residential and commercial construction. The GBI believes in building approaches that are environmentally progressive, but also practical and affordable for builders to implement. The GBI has developed an easy to use, inexpensive and ANSI standard web-based rating tool called Green Globes.
Green building materials offer specific benefits to the building owner and building occupants:
* Reduced maintenance/replacement costs over the life of the building.
* Energy conservation.
* Improved occupant health and productivity.
* Lower costs associated with changing space configurations.
* Greater design flexibility.
Using green building materials and products promotes conservation of dwindling nonrenewable resources internationally. In addition, integrating green building materials into building projects can help reduce the environmental impacts associated with the extraction, transport, processing, fabrication, installation, reuse, recycling, and disposal of these building industry source materials.
What is a green building product or material?
Green building materials are composed of renewable, rather than nonrenewable resources. Green materials are environmentally responsible because impacts are considered over the life of the product
Overall material/product selection criteria:
* Resource efficiency
* Indoor air quality
* Energy efficiency
* Water conservation
* Affordability
Resource Efficiency can be accomplished by utilizing materials that meet the following criteria:
* Recycled Content: Products with identifiable recycled content, including postindustrial content with a preference for postconsumer content.
* Natural, plentiful or renewable: Materials harvested from sustainably managed sources and preferably have an independent certification (e.g., certified wood) and are certified by an independent third party.
* Resource efficient manufacturing process: Products manufactured with resource-efficient processes including reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste (recycled, recyclable and or source reduced product packaging), and reducing greenhouse gases.
* Locally available: Building materials, components, and systems found locally or regionally saving energy and resources in transportation to the project site.
* Salvaged, refurbished, or remanufactured: Includes saving a material from disposal and renovating, repairing, restoring, or generally improving the appearance, performance, quality, functionality, or value of a product.
* Reusable or recyclable: Select materials that can be easily dismantled and reused or recycled at the end of their useful life.
* Recycled or recyclable product packaging: Products enclosed in recycled content or recyclable packaging.
* Durable: Materials that are longer lasting or are comparable to conventional products with long life expectancies.
GREEN IS THE "WAVE OF THE FUTURE"
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