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Construction

Management

Building Technologies

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Gre

en B

uild

ing

Green building refers to new and emerging building technologies that have a low impact on the environment

Recycling, water conservation and new materials, these all make a difference on the way a building is erected


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Tradit

ional

Const

ruct

ion

Traditionally, construction would just happen, without much thought as to the impact on the environment

Usually trees would be leveled on a new site without thought to the future

Building materials would be shipped in from all over the world, without any thought to the way it was manufactured or shipped


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Envi

ronm

enta

l Im

pact

With green building, a lot of thought and preplanning goes into the building

Where do materials come from, how were they made, how does the building use and produce energy

New building technologies have allowed for buildings to have a low carbon footprint


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Carb

on F

ootp

rint

When you walk in the sand, you leave a foot print

In the same ideal, when a building is constructed, it also leaves a footprint on the land

It can drastically change the make up or operation of the environment

The “carbon footprint” is a way of measuring the impact a building has on the environment

Now green buildings make an effort to have a zero carbon footprint on the world

There is a rating systems developed just for this type of construction


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LEED

Rati

ng S

yste

m

There is a rating system for green building

It is known as LEED or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

The more sustainable a building is designed, the higher the LEED rating

There are different levels, with Platinum Level being the highest rating achieved

Some governments have begun to give incentives to buildings that meet certain levels of LEED ratings


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Work

Tim

e!

Let’s apply your new found knowledge and look at a real world issue


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