If you are among those who want the best for our planet and you intend to carry out a commercial building project, you can take a clue from the various green commercial building trends that are geared towards making the earth a better and safer place to live in. Several studies carried out have confirmed that in the consumption of electricity, commercial buildings top the list as they consume not less than 72%. The same commercial buildings are confirmed to use an estimated 14% of clean water. That is not all, in terms of carbon dioxide emission; they contribute not less than 38%. With this at the back of your mind, would it not be a safer bet to carry out a project that emits less carbon, uses less electricity and less water?
If you agree with me, then listed below are some of the green commercial building trends that would help make your building project as eco-friendly as possible. They have been confirmed to help in the fight to eliminate every footprint of carbon emission and improving the ecosystems. They are:
High Efficiency HVAC: It is a glaring fact that for maximum result to be achieved as far as heating, ventilation and air conditioning of commercial buildings are concerned, a lot of money will be spent. But then, you can choose to save your money and still achieve the best results by making use of passive energy efficiency sources. This is achieved through certain construction and insulation methods and the installation of HVAC equipment that not only supplies heat and air conditioning to the building but also saves you lots of money and protects the earth from further degradation.
Water Efficiency: Among the various green commercial building trends, this one stands out due to the fact that it encourages water recycling which is useful for the purpose of watering landscapes, cooling systems and flushing toilets. The type of plumbing system that is installed on the building is water efficient which brings to the barest minimum, the quantity of water that is wasted on daily basis thereby saving millions of gallons of water on yearly basis.
Day lighting: This entails the installation of skylights that adjust themselves as they take in as much sunlight as they can in the day time and utilize them in lighting up the building at night. This brings down the cost of generating electricity all day and all night long to a large extent.
With these green commercial building trends and others like alternative energy source and local sourcing of building raw materials, you are sure to make our planet a better place to live in.
