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“We shape our buildings,
and afterwards our buildings shape us.”
Sir Winston
Churchill
We spend 90% of our lives in buildings that protect us from the
extremes of nature like cold, heat, wind, rain, bugs, and snow.
However, our buildings use enormous amounts of energy, water,
and materials throughout their entire lifecycle. They also
create a large amount of waste and have a profound effect on the
ecosystem that surrounds them as well as on the people who
occupy them.
The economic, health and environmental impact of our buildings
is apparent in our society. To meet the challenges of our built
environment, a new way of designing and constructing building
has evolved. It’s called green building and its purpose is to
help make buildings and the communities they make up become more
livable, sustainable, resource efficient and healthier.
A green building is a structure that is safe, healthy,
comfortable, durable, resource efficient and easily adaptable.
It is a place characterized by smart design, cost effective
material utilization, no or very low toxicity and superior
energy efficiency.
Over the life of the building, green buildings save the owner
money, are more pleasant places to work or live, are easier on
the environment, and have increased value. Finally, green
building have competitive first costs and offer significant
long-term economic and environmental value.
Benefits of Green Buildings
in Connecticut:
- Cost savings through
substantially reduced energy demand, more durable building
construction and adaptability
- Healthier places to work and
live as a result of superior indoor air quality
- Increased workplace
productivity, sales, learning and atmosphere
Decreased workplace absenteeism, sick days, and inquiries
- Lower water use requirements
and reduced sewage disposable costs
Environmental stewardship throughout all phases of
construction and operation
- Integrated designs that work
with Connecticut’s microclimate to enhance your investment
- Reduced sprawl through the
encouragement of building reuse, brown field redevelopment and
greater mass transit availability
- Reduced liability through
enhanced durability and less toxicity
Economic development through support for Connecticut based
businesses and suppliers
- Increased quality assurance
of proper design and construction
Ability to demonstrate one’s commitment to sustainable
practices
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