Environmental awareness has had a great and beneficial impact on the construction industry. New property developers and owners alike are demanding improved green credentials at the planning stage, whilst existing property owners and sellers are all but to aware of the need to go green by improving on the energy saving features of their property. Where property owners are not demanding green credentials, municipalities have become aggressive by demanding that improved energy savings measures are included in building plans as part of local building codes. Apart from the broader implications of benefitting society, building green benefits property owners by:
· Cutting down on energy bills whilst keeping you warm in winter and cool in summer
· Cutting down on water bills for swimming pools and gardens
· Having safe, healthy drinking water
· Imporiving a property’s resale value