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John A Herbert | Director
The future environmental impact of today’s products, services and infrastructure is determined at the design stage. The design decisions shape the building, its material and energy required to make them, the ways we operate them, and what happens to them when we no longer need them. Design has an enormous impact on resource efficiency, and it critical contribution in the transition to sustainability.
We are faced with increased energy and environmental regulations, a financial crisis, and pressure for change from customers and the general public, building owners have found sustainable building benefits their business. Don't be mislead, building green does not mean sacrifice, it means building smarter, it means lowering the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for the property whilst simultaneously minimizing the impact upon the climate and our environment.
Kelcroft
is corporate member of BEAM
(Hong Kong's Building Environmental Assessment Method) and US Green
Building
Council.
Sustainability
No matter how hard we try to ignore it, nobody escape
the damage human activity has caused to our
environment, everyday a new story of disaster unfolds - building
sustainable means tackling the challenges head on today!
Indeed because of the increased awareness and continuing
spread of green
building, there may come a time, when green building is the norm.
Sustainable
Development, and therefore green building relies
upon three principles, Social, Economic and Environment, and planned
developments
need to weigh each factor equally. Very often literature and
media will cite the need for balance, this is plainly incorrect, if we
are to succeed with social needs, economic needs cannot out weigh
environmental needs.
Milestones
During the process of design critical decisions that impact
the
operation of buildings for their entire lifespan are often made very
early in design, and often long before the end user, owner
or operator are known. It is important to understand, and
appreciate this subtlety because retrofitting an existing occupied
building is challenging, so much so that upgrades are never carried
out.
Consider
a conservative estimate of a building
with a 30 year lifespan, the construction cost is only 2% of
the total cost of ownership and it becomes apparent that those initial
decisions are important milestones.
Green for Profit
Building green creates more comfortable and
profitable solution for your business. Who would not want a healthier,
high quality, more durable, efficient building? Building green
delivers long term savings, a with lower environment impact, and
reduces waste.
A healthier built environment means a more
productive space
for your staff to flourish.
Kelcroft's green building consultant
services covers all the
aspects of green building including:
- Energy Efficiency
- Passive solar heating
- Site
- site usage
- Sustainable design
- Site management
- Passive solar
- Renewable energy generation
- Resources
- Building
- Materials
- Energy Efficiency
- Resource Efficiency
- Water efficiency
- E&M Engineering
- Natural light and daylight
- Indoor air quality and health
- Water treatment
Need more information?
Kelcroft is a member of both the Hong Kong BEAM society, and US Green Building Council - we are here to help you build smart, better, more sustainable, and greener - don't hesitate to contact us for free telephone consultation, we are here to discuss your requirements - Call us today Tel +(852) 2335 9830 if you have questions about green building services.
