DFW Green
Buildings ArticlesListing of LEED Construction and Green Building ArticlesThe LEED rating system
was put in place to help builders and renovators create more energy-efficient
buildings. This is a brief overview of the LEED green building rating system.
The green building
trend that has taken hold across the US in the past few years, and is surprisingly
evolving toward a whole new level. Whereas before when there were only a few green
real estate developments, today this trend in sustainable development has expanded
to whole communities and neighborhoods as well.
Headlines
from coast to coast are heralding the tidal wave of green building the green building
movement now counts developers, building owners, property managers and business
executives among its adherents. The reason - as recently expressed by a developer
client - "It's good business." To determine whether your building will
benefit from 'going green', it's important to first understand just what it means.
Energy Efficiency is the first step in greening an existing building
Green
building and real estate is the next big thing, not because it's trendy but because
going green is smart, responsible and necessary. Commercial real estate investors
and builders must consider the value of going green in order to compete in the
real estate market of the future.
Over the last few years their has
been a stronger interest in Green building techniques. This articles discusses
some of the current terms and techniques involved with green building.
There once was a day where
one someone was speaking about the word green, it was obvious they were referring
to a color formed by mixing yellow and blue. That assumption is no longer true
- with our society leaning toward a healthier environment and ways we can help
save the earth, the term green now takes on a whole new meaning. One way to support
an environmentally conscious lifestyle is with green architecture.
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website was created as a public service to promote green building and LEED certification,
by Bob Moore Construction and General Contractor.com. Bob Moore Construction has
been a leading commercial construction company in Texas since 1946, winning several
awards including the AGC General Contractor of the Year. The company is the first
Platinum Level member of the U.S. Green Building Council in north Texas. It is
also a member of AGC, Tilt-up Concrete Association, and the OSHA Local Partnership
Program. For more information about Bob Moore Construction's green building program,
please visit their website at General
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