Green Building Materials - Selection and criteria

Hiiii :) long time no post ! i have good information for you . it is related with the last post about green architecture/building. this is an article that i read from my school books :D ! just check this out guys !

Green building materials help homeowners save on energy, resulting intremendous savings in the power bills. apart from increase energy efficiency, homeowners also benefit from increased flexibility on count of maintenance cost too. improved design flexibility is also another reason why people go for green building material for their homes.

Here are 4 Criteria for you to choose green building material for your homes :

1. Resource efficiency - Resource efficiency can be targetted by making use of the products that meet the belowed mentioned metrics

• Natural and renewable - Basically, prefference is given to material that come from sustainablemanaged resources and are certified by an independent third party body
• Manufacturing processes efficiency - The products that are produced with the help of resource and energy efficient process, take precedence in the final choice.
• Local ability - One of the main benefits of using green building materials is that they are and should be locally available.
• Durability - The material used in constructing such building must last longer than other conventional materials used for constructions purpose.

2. Improvement i air quality - Products or materials that meet the below mentione criteria, should be used.

• Non toxic content - When used, the materials shouldn't emit any toxic wastes, either in solid, liquid, or gaseous forms.
• the products should also have minimum emissions of volatile organic compounds. Such materials should be able to maximize or optimize energy efficiency and in the process, should also reduce chemical emissions.
• the products and materials should be able to resist moisture or any unforeseen moisture attacks.

3. Energy efficiency is an important metric to look out for, which can be fulfilled by selecting buildings materials that help in the reduction of water consumption in building and other associated facilities.

4. The building materials used in green buildings construction should be able to reduce water consumption in building.

that's all this time. i'm sorry i'm just copying from another source. but it's just important to share :)

Green Hug !

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