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How to Go Green in Construction
Have you gone green yet? Trying to go green? It’s not just the future of construction, it’s the present. Contractors need to implement sustainable practices, or they will fall behind. It can take time to go green; however, taking a few steps here or there is a big deal.
Green construction is creating spaces that address the environmental impacts of the construction process. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the primary certification used to measure/designate green buildings.
Green construction isn’t just a term you can toss on a contract or a marketing brochure, either–a few bodies carefully regulate it. Primarily, points out BOMA, “the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the primary certification used to measure and designate green buildings.
LEED certified buildings operate more efficiently and are worth more. Green construction lowers costs during the building phase, improves productivity, increases ROI, generates more business, is better for workers’ health, and gains government incentives.