Building a green home
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Going Green
3/25/13
Going Green
What does it even mean to build green? In 1984 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was released and put into use on very few homes world wide, but now LEED is a internationally recognized environmental program that is changing the way we build today. Over 30 countries worldwide have started to adopt the program and make it apart of their everyday lives. What it does is, it provides that a building or a group of buildings were designed and built in a way that would improve energy savings, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and CO2 emissions reduction. This is important in today’s society since everyone is in the recession; this helps homeowners to save money on energy costs. There are three levels of certification for a builder silver, gold, and platinum. To be LEED certified the owner must become certified with Green Building Certification Institute (GBIC). LEED has grown into its own market. Now builders are competing against one other on who can build the most environmentally efficient house, which is helping everyone globally. The last benefit to LEED is that it is raising the awareness of homeowners on how beneficial buying a green home is. Not only for the environment but on their bank accounts as well. There are certain requirements that a builder must comply with in LEED to start building a green home. The home must comply with applicable federal, state, and local building-related environmental laws and regulations in place where the project is located. Another requirement is that the project must be built on existing land, no mobile structures are allowed. Also a LEED project must be greater than 1000 sq. ft. in size, no exceptions. Lastly the LEED project boundary must include all contiguous land that is associated with and supports normal building operations for the LEED project
Going Green
3/25/13
Going Green
What does it even mean to build green? In 1984 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was released and put into use on very few homes world wide, but now LEED is a internationally recognized environmental program that is changing the way we build today. Over 30 countries worldwide have started to adopt the program and make it apart of their everyday lives. What it does is, it provides that a building or a group of buildings were designed and built in a way that would improve energy savings, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and CO2 emissions reduction. This is important in today’s society since everyone is in the recession; this helps homeowners to save money on energy costs. There are three levels of certification for a builder silver, gold, and platinum. To be LEED certified the owner must become certified with Green Building Certification Institute (GBIC). LEED has grown into its own market. Now builders are competing against one other on who can build the most environmentally efficient house, which is helping everyone globally. The last benefit to LEED is that it is raising the awareness of homeowners on how beneficial buying a green home is. Not only for the environment but on their bank accounts as well. There are certain requirements that a builder must comply with in LEED to start building a green home. The home must comply with applicable federal, state, and local building-related environmental laws and regulations in place where the project is located. Another requirement is that the project must be built on existing land, no mobile structures are allowed. Also a LEED project must be greater than 1000 sq. ft. in size, no exceptions. Lastly the LEED project boundary must include all contiguous land that is associated with and supports normal building operations for the LEED project