By Cassie, Angeline, and Kayla

Green Building

• Green building is the practice of creating and using healthier and more energy and resource-efficient buildings.

• The purpose of green buildings is to reduce the overall impact of buildings on the environment and on human health.

• Green building can be practice by an individual in their home or on a large scale by companies and organizations.

What is green building?

COMPONENTS

• Energy Efficiency

• Water Usage Reduction

• Less Building Waste

WAYS TO GREEN IMPROVE A HOME~ENERGY EFFICIENCY~

• Renewable resources (wind or solar)• Good insulation• high-efficiency air conditioners and furnaces• replacing traditional incandescent light bulbs

with fluorescent ones• Energy Efficient Appliance (Energy Star Label)

Way s t o G r e e n I m p r o v e a H o m e~ Wa t e r U s a g e Re d u c ti o n ~

• Take showers not baths• Higher efficiency toilets• Water Sense labeled appliances• Low flow sprinkler/irrigation systems• Water plants during the early morning

Way s t o G r e e n I m p r o v e a H o m e~ L e s s B u i l d i n g Wa s t e ~

• Reduce, reuse, recycle• Each year, Americans throw out over 195

million tons of trash. 136 million tons of this is building waste. Almost 90% of these materials could have and should have been recycled!!!

• Recycled content materials (e.g. decking)

Green Building Organizati ons

OUR DESIGN

Hay Insulation

RevolvingDoor

High Performance Windows w/proper sealing

RainwaterCollectionTank

FlorescentLight BulbsSolar

panels

Wind Turbine

Efficient Heating and Cooling System

Non Toxic Paint