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Tempe
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200 East
Fifth Street, 2nd Floor
Tempe,
AZ 85281
480-350-2775
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LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Green building: a
whole-systems approach using design and building techniques to
minimize environmental impact and reduce the energy consumption
of buildings while contributing to the health of its occupants.
 U.S.
Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of
leaders from across the building industry working to promote
buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and
healthy places to live and work.
Green
development is a fast-growing field in which the pursuit of
environmental excellence produces fundamentally better buildings
and communities—more comfortable, more efficient, more
appealing, and ultimately more profitable.
Green development is a development approach that goes beyond
conventional development practice, by integrating the following
elements:
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Environmental
responsiveness: benefiting the surrounding environment;
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Resource efficiency:
using resources in the construction, development, and
operations of buildings and/or communities in ways that are
not wasteful
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Sensitivity to existing
culture and community: fostering community in design,
construction, and operations.
Bringing these elements
together through the green development approach provides many
environmental and economic benefits by capitalizing on the
interconnections.
Did you know?
The built environment has a
huge impact on our natural environment, economy, health and
productivity. In the United States, buildings account for:
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36% of total
energy use
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65% of
electricity consumption
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30% of
greenhouse gas emissions
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30% of raw
materials use
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30% of waste
output/136 million tons annually
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12% of
potable water consumption
Environmental benefits of
building green:
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Enhance and
protect ecosystems and biodiversity
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Improve air
and water quality
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Reduce solid
waste
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Conserve
natural resources
Economic benefits of
building green:
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Reduce
operating costs
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Enhance
asset value and profits
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Improve
employee productivity and satisfaction
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Optimize
life-cycle economic performance
Health and community
benefits of building green:
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Improve air,
thermal and acoustic environments
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Enhance
occupant comfort and health
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Minimize
strain on local infrastructure
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Contribute
to overall quality of life
Over two-thirds of the residential
construction waste stream is wood and drywall. These materials
can easily be ground up and reused on the jobsite. Benefits
include:
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