Benefits of Eco Friendly Construction
The
conventional construction methods worked just fine so far and many people who
have decided to build a new home therefore wonder why would they choose eco
friendly construction over the conventional one as most of them grew up in
conventionally built homes. However, the things have changed a lot in the last
two decades. Not only is energy becoming more and more expensive due to the
increased demand but the humanity perhaps faces the greatest challenge in
history – the climate change which is in the first place a result of human
actions. And this is where eco friendly construction comes in. The green
building methods and techniques are constantly being evolved, however, the
existing ones offer two key advantages over the traditional construction
methods – more efficient use of energy and reduction of human impact on the
environment.
As
already mentioned earlier, energy is getting more expensive and the costs of
monthly energy bills are therefore only getting higher and higher. And
considering the increased demand for energy due to the global population
growth, the energy bills will probably never get any lower. On the contrary,
they will continue to rise as energy generation almost exclusively depends on
fossil fuel burning. There are sustainable and environmentally friendlier
sources of energy too, however, less than one fifth of global energy is
obtained from renewable sources. An eco friendly construction enables you to
reduce energy consumption due to the use of energy efficient design, materials
and building techniques, while some types of green building enable energy
production on-site eliminating the energy bills completely.
Energy
efficiency of eco friendly construction significantly reduces homeowners’ costs
for energy as green buildings consume up to one third less energy in compare to
conventional buildings. But financial benefits of green building are not the
only reason why people are becoming increasingly interested in environmentally
friendly homes. Reduced energy consumption automatically reduces their carbon
footprint and helps reduce the human impact on the environment. In addition,
green construction typically uses environmentally friendly materials and
construction methods which are good for both the environment and human health.
Eco friendly buildings are a safer and healthier place to live in, while their
renovation or demolition reduces or eliminates exposure to potentially
hazardous materials.
Eco
friendly homes offer all the comfort and convenience of conventional homes and
are not any less durable. But their operation and maintenance is by far less
costly in compare to conventional homes due to above mentioned reasons, in the
first place due to better energy efficiency. The only disadvantage of eco
friendly construction is perhaps initially higher investment, especially if
opting for the type that includes generation of energy on-site. However, the
initially higher investment for an eco friendly construction pays off in the
long term and it is less expensive to own an environmentally friendly than a
conventionally built home. There are, of course, less expensive eco friendly
construction methods too and an environmentally friendly home is not
necessarily a significantly costlier than conventionally built homes.
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