2.3.2 Green Building

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2.3.2 Green Building and Sustainable Design
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1) Collecting Rain Water

• Rain Barrels It's as simple as it sounds,
  barrels are placed outside of buildings for the
  use of collecting rain water to use during dry
  months.

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2) Beneficial Environmental Construction Methods

• Indoor air quality filters A built in system
  that reduces air pollution in buildings. This is
  beneficial in that the air produced by buildings
  doesn't negatively effect the environment.

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3) Construction Waste Recycling

• Recycling Basically, a way in which extra
  materials and components can be used positively
  is by recycling them or reconstituting them into
  other useful materials.

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4) Reducing Energy Consumption

• Sealing and Insulating By putting in high
  quality insulation into buildings, it prevents
  heat from escaping entering. This benefits in
  energy for both the heating and air conditioning.

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5) Natural Resources

• Materials trees that are already there, land
  and other sources of nature can be used in the
  construction of a new structure.

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Sources

• 1) www.compostore.com ( found at usgbc.org)
• www.beprepared.com/waterstorage.com
• 2) www. epa.gov/iaq/homes/index.html
• www.airadviceforhomes.com
• 3) www.generalkinematics.com/CDrecycling (found
  on usbg.com)
• http//constructionwaste.substainablesources.co
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• 4) www.epa.gov/greenhomes/reduceenergy.htm
• usa.siemens.com/energy-monitoring
• 5) www.cchgroup.com (found at epa.gov)

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By Brooke Adams and Clay Fellows