GE appliances and lighting have recently opened a new data center at its headquarters in Kentucky, which is equipped with an innovative highly efficient cooling. He also uses a high-density servers with more computing power per square meter, thereby reducing the amount of energy needed for the refreshment center. The company has installed water saving devices to reduce water consumption in buildings by 42%.
Burj Dubai, Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, announced last year its intention to meet most of their water heating needs, to 378 solar panels, heating of 140,000 liters of water a day. According to the management of sustainable investment is expected to save 3,200 kWh per day, accumulating energy savings 690MWh years.
Riviera Resort Hervey Bay broke the record for solar panels in Queensland this month to install solar panels on several buildings six stories than any other state in Australia. Station owner says he received $ 16,000 in savings – and a reasonable profit for sustainable investment.
Companies are not alone in using innovation and the environment. ZeroCottage in San Francisco, a number of projects to build a net zero energy and Architecture, David Baker Partners is to take advantage of high performance windows, tight folding doors, walls, rainwater use efficiency and water heating. Grocoff Kelly and Matt, a couple from Michigan, his rebuilt 1901 meters square Victorian house in 2200 and became a zero net investment sustainable. It cost the family a total of $ 47,130, is expected to return $ 104,000 in 20 years.
According to estimates by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the buildings in most countries at least 40 percent of energy consumption. In the European Union, the building consumes 42 percent of final energy consumption in the EU and represents approximately 35 percent of greenhouse gas (GHG), the European Commission estimates. In an economy where firms and households are reducing costs at all levels, energy is one of the first areas to feel a bar. Governments consider this trend and encourage investment in instruments for sustainable energy-saving incentives such as exemption from taxes and duties on food.
2010 Deutsche Bank Research shows that green buildings have energy savings of 30% more than conventional buildings. Sustainable buildings in general, tend to use less water and are cheaper to maintain. McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook 2011 reports green building increases the value of green buildings in the United States, 50 percent from 2008 to 2010. Green buildings represent 25% of all new buildings in 2010, according to McGraw-Hillprojections, market size is likely to increase to about $ 135 billion by 2015. Britain is likely to increase and the government set a target to increase energy savings in the country and achieve carbon neutrality in all new dwellings in 2016 in English, WBCSD.
Before the start greening your office or home and reap the benefits of reducing energy costs, government incentives and maintenance of buildings accessible, and investors need to educate industry standards and regulations of the country. As the construction market is to accelerate sustainable investment, which brings the need for additional security.
There are several others to establish standards and certification of buildings in sustainable investment initiatives. In the U.S., management system certification for green building leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED developed in 2000 to provide homeowners and commercial buildings and operators with a set of indicators for assessing building efficacy.In practice, efficiency and management in Europe and the United States, Britain in particular control system uses the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM). The company was founded in 1990 by building Research Institute, UK (BRE) BREEAM was to evaluate the durability of new commercial buildings. It is extended to residential buildings under its auspices. In 2003, Green Building Council of Australia launched the Green Star – rating system to quantify the environmental impacts of buildings and improvement due to innovation in construction.