28-02-2013, 04:56 PM
Green Building Materials & Methods:
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How
Green Building involves using a variety of different approaches and materials to make a structure that is healthy for the occupants, for the local area and globally. but there are two basic subcategories
Location
Materials
Where
Site location is one of the most important single factor. For millennia people have known that location can make all the difference in the world for comfort. Here are just a few examples.
Why reclaim?
Reduces extraction of natural resources
Keeps useful materials out of landfills
Eliminates the cost of extracting, refining, manufacturing, and delivering these goods
Why is this important?
More Money in Pockets
Save Humanity – the planet will be here long after we are gone
Comfort
Bragging rights on how smart you are
Neat gizmos