The Importance of Green Buildings
Green buildings greatly affect all environmental, economic, and social levels. The environmental benefits of these buildings are represented in their reliance on biological and recyclable sources or renewable materials.
Green buildings are of great importance to society and they are as follows:
- Improve the quality of the environment and life by enhancing the health and comfort of the people surrounding it.
- Provide better air quality, abundant natural light, and views, as it helps in noise reduction.
- Reduce energy consumption at the global level by ٥٠٪.
- Reduce harmful emissions by ٣٥٪.
-Protect biodiversity and ecosystems, green structure supports ecosystems by promoting the efficient use of energy, water, and other resources.
- Reduce water consumption by up to ٤٠٪ by using more efficient water pumping and reuse systems.
-Reduce the harmful impact of water use on the surrounding environment, as it is characterized by the efficient use of energy, water, and resources.
- Lessen respiratory diseases by improving the quality of air inside homes by controlling and reducing sources of pollution via using purification and filtration.
- It is characterized by a profitable return on investment, as it is considered a very profitable investment because the units of those buildings are at high prices. Green buildings are more profitable than ordinary buildings.
-Enable the reuse and recycling of materials as the used materials are non-toxic, ethical, and sustainable.
