Green Buildings Project Map

GREEN  BUILDING  is the practice of reducing a building’s effects on the environment through more effective design, construction, and use of the building. Architect's Responsibilities - create designs that reduce the use of energy, water, non-renewable materials, and eliminate chemicals harmful to the environment, etc. Contractor’s  Responsibilities - build using methods that reduce erosion, reduce energy use, reduce water use, and recycle waste, etc. Owner’s  Responsibilities - build only what you  need not what you want, reduce the use of energy and water, open windows to eliminate indoor air pollution, and eliminate watering landscaping through the use of xeriscape plants, etc. QUOTES “Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans” - Jaques Cousteau “If we continue the current trend, 2/3 of the world will not have sufficient water by 2025" - United Nations Development Program “Indoor air can be up to 10 times worse for you than the outside air”  - treehugger.com “Recycling one ton of paper saves 7000 gallons of water”- greenlivinglovetoknow.com “Buildings use 40% of the total energy used in the U.S.”- wikipedia.org LINKS Sustainable Development Description Photovoltaic's description Cisterns Description  Guiding Principles of  Sustainable Design  Recycling Facts Mass Extinction Warning  -  101 Nobel Laureates & hundreds of other scientists Sustainable Environment Green Products Consumer Reports - Greener Choices Amazon - Discover eco-friendly products Architectural Record - green product RealGoods.com - Solar Living Products Recycling Pinellas County            St. Petersburg