What are the Economic Benefits of Green Building?

It’s true that a green building could cost you more money up front, but in the long run it will save you thousands through low operating costs during the life of your building. The approach of green building applies a cost analysis of the project life cycle for figuring the correct up-front expenditures. The analytical method will calculate the costs over all the buildings useful life.

The economic benefits of having a green building can be huge! Here are some of the benefits you can enjoy if you have a green building.

1. Water and Energy Savings

You will see drastic reductions in your operation costs that are going to quickly recoup the money you invested and you will continue to see the huge long term savings. Now you can use that money for other things besides your utility bills.

2. Increased Property Values

Since energy costs are at an all time high, the low cost of operating and the easy maintenance of the green building will make for much lower vacancy rates along with much higher property values.

3. Improved Employee Attendance

The green buildings have control of temperature and ventilation along with increased natural lighting. This attributes to a much improved employee attendance and health. It has been found that the improvements to your indoor environment lowers your health care costs along with your work losses.

4. Increased Employee Productivity

Your employee productivity will be much greater because of the positive indoor environmental conditions. They will be sick much less often and will have a better over sense of well-being.

5. Sales Improvements

Studies have shown that there are better sales in building with more natural light and you will find that many retailers are more and more now using day lighting as an effort to bring in the huge sales benefits.

If you already have a building, you don’t have to run out and buy a new green model, you can have yours looked at and change it over so that you can start taking advantage of all the savings and benefits of having a green building. Anyone can do something to improve their building whether big or small it’s still helping our environment!