{"id":142,"date":"2019-02-21T00:02:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T00:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/superiorstonemadera.com\/blog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2019-02-21T00:02:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T00:02:47","slug":"how-construction-is-going-green-through-renewable-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superiorstonemadera.com\/blog\/how-construction-is-going-green-through-renewable-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"How Construction is Going Green through Renewable Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the last two or so\ndecades, green construction has become more popular and common than ever\nbefore. The trend is expected to continue in the future. Since the real estate\nindustry is becoming bigger and bigger every year, green and sustainable\nconstruction is quite necessary for the conservation of the environment. There\nare two main reasons why green construction has become the trend and these\nincludes: 
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\n\u2022 The need to reduce energy consumption because the construction of commercial,\nindustrial and residential has been accounting for more than 35 percent of\nenergy consumption in the United States. The green construction initiative will\nassist in lowering of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of industrial waste\nand conservation of natural resources. 
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\n\u2022 Some people may not care about the green construction but in some states; it\nhas been made a law that every construction company must support green and\nsustainable construction. For instance, Washington, Maryland, California, and\nColorado have made it a requirement for new public and private buildings to be\nbuilt or be renovated using green technologies and materials. While these new\nlaws may not be taken seriously right now, by the year 2030, it is possible\nthat all states will have similar laws that are fully enforceable. 
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How green constriction is achieved<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Use of Renewable Building Materials<\/strong>

\nGreen building materials are those materials that are made from renewable\nresources or can be recycled after their useful life. Other materials\nconsidered as green include those manufactured from eco-friendly resources,\nsalvaged resources or waste contents. Almost every building is made of steel\nand concrete, and the production of these materials accounts for more than 10\npercent of total greenhouse emissions in the country every year. While\ntechnology is used to come up with more eco-friendly ways to produce steel and\nconcrete, this goal is very far from being achieved through innovation, and\nstill, the materials produced cannot be termed as green yet. 

\nConstruction companies are being pushed from using steel and concrete to using\nwood on major projects such as the construction of skyscrapers. For instance,\nif you have a dock construction project, it is advisable that you use dock material<\/a> made of timber or other green materials for\ndecking. This will help you abide by the green construction requirements. As\nlong as timber is sourced in a responsible manner whereby people plant more\ntrees as they cut some, then this will act as a renewable and sustainable materials<\/a> for construction. The greenhouse gases\nproduced during mass timber production are far less as compared to what is\nemitted during concrete and steel production. 

\nAnother green building material is recycled fiberglass for insulation. In other\ncountries, some construction companies are using hemp as part of the foundation\nmaterials and also for insulation. Unfortunately, the United States does not\nallow growth of industrial hemp that is usually mixed with lime to produce\nhemcrete; a mixture similar to concrete. However, the recycled fiberglass has\nbeen used by many companies in the country for insulation. The process involves\nusing old junks. For instance, most the soft blue insulations you see in modern\nhouses today are made from recycled jeans and denims. That is a good example of\ngreen and sustainable insulation. Another green insulation is cellulose\ninsulation which is usually made of old papers. This is a better form of green\ninsulation as compared to fiberglass insulation because for one, it consumes\nlesser energy to produce and secondly, it is made of 75 to 85 percent of\nrecycled materials. Fiberglass insulation is made of 30 to 40 percent recycled\nmaterials. 

\u2022 Renewable Energy<\/strong>

\nGreen and sustainable construction is also made possible through the use of\nrenewable energy such as wind, geothermal and most importantly solar energy. Many\nbuildings have solar panels installed on them, and this includes commercial\nbuildings. In fact, even big companies such as Walmart and Apple are using\nsolar energy in their operations. A new initiative known as Zero Energy buildings<\/a> is calling for companies to use\nrenewable energy through their operations using wind or solar power. This means\nthat every construction project will consume zero net energy and will not emit\ngreenhouse gases. While the initial cost of installing solar energy is\nexpensive, most companies are providing clients with flexible payment programs\nfor the installations. Again, the benefits of using solar energy will be\nenjoyed in the long run. 

\nEveryone has a responsibility to take care of the environment regardless of the\njob they do or the level of their income. It doesn\u2019t matter what you are\nconstructing because even a decking project can be completed using renewable\ndock material. Use of renewable power<\/a> such as solar energy in construction\nmight sound impossible, but as long you work with the right solar manufacturing\ncompany, then you will enjoy the benefits in the long run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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