Question

What are the long term cost benefits for using an LEED building?

Answer 1

What are the long term cost benefits for using an LEED building?

Introduction

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is the full-form of the LEED. It is the most widely used  building rating system in the world and it is the  building certification  program. . LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement.

Some iong term cost benefits for using an LEED building are :-

Operation & Maintenance cost of some parameter can be save:-

• Water savings
• Energy savings
• Waste cost savings

Other maintenance savings

• Work, Life & Community
• Health benefits
• Increased productivity
• Lower emissions / overall environmental impact,

Good point,

• Developer's reputation
• Higher lease rates and occupancy
• Higher sales chances and prices,

So to design and build energy and environmental friendly house in LEED is working in its field . It gives better result and can be consider as the outstanding way of preserve nature and go back to sustainable development .As a civil engineer we are also being a responsible for the proper implementation of design and innovation on green building for reducing cost and make our life easy and healthy.