Green Building
Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………………….1 I. Improving Energy Efficiency…………………………1 II. Environmental Benefits of Building Green………..9 III. Social Benefits………………………………………..12 IV. LEED Certification…………………………………...12 Conclusion……………………………………………….15 Work Cited……………………………………………….16
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Figure 10…………………………………………………..13
Table I – Energy Costs...…………………………….......2
Table II – Top 10 Energy Saving Design Strategies...8
Executive Summary
The environment has been a substantial topic of discussion lately. This is due to the lack of energy efficient products in our cars, homes, buildings, and construction. Healthcare facilities are one of the largest energy consumers in the country. There is so much need to keep up with life safety and health standards that the healthcare industry doesn’t look at the big picture of the effects of energy conservation and the risks it could cause in the future. The purpose of this report is to inform healthcare officials and any individual that could be effected by not building green, the benefits of energy efficiency, environmental and social benefits, and last but not least Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, or LEED certification. Energy efficiency plays the most important roll in building green. In order to save the environment in the future we must save energy. There are several different ways to do this. Using solar power energy would reduce the use of electricity by burning less coal, designing roofs to grow plans to reduce heat loss in the winter months and keep cool in the summer months and at the same time creating an eco-friendly habitat for nature, controlling the use of
Introduction……………………………………………….1 I. Improving Energy Efficiency…………………………1 II. Environmental Benefits of Building Green………..9 III. Social Benefits………………………………………..12 IV. LEED Certification…………………………………...12 Conclusion……………………………………………….15 Work Cited……………………………………………….16
Figure 1…………………………………………………... 3
Figure 2…………………………………………………....5
Figure 3…………………………………………………....5
Figure 4…………………………………………………....6
Figure 5…………………………………………………....7
Figure 6…………………………………………………....9
Figure 7…………………………………………………....9
Figure 8…………………………………………………....10
Figure 9…………………………………………………....12
Figure 10…………………………………………………..13
Table I – Energy Costs...…………………………….......2
Table II – Top 10 Energy Saving Design Strategies...8
Executive Summary
The environment has been a substantial topic of discussion lately. This is due to the lack of energy efficient products in our cars, homes, buildings, and construction. Healthcare facilities are one of the largest energy consumers in the country. There is so much need to keep up with life safety and health standards that the healthcare industry doesn’t look at the big picture of the effects of energy conservation and the risks it could cause in the future. The purpose of this report is to inform healthcare officials and any individual that could be effected by not building green, the benefits of energy efficiency, environmental and social benefits, and last but not least Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, or LEED certification. Energy efficiency plays the most important roll in building green. In order to save the environment in the future we must save energy. There are several different ways to do this. Using solar power energy would reduce the use of electricity by burning less coal, designing roofs to grow plans to reduce heat loss in the winter months and keep cool in the summer months and at the same time creating an eco-friendly habitat for nature, controlling the use of