First World Green Building Day
September 22, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Home & Living
The inaugural World Green Building Day will be observed on Wednesday, September 23.
On Wednesday, a group of green building leaders, including architects, engineers, builders, planners, contractors and building owners will advocate for climate change legislation on Capitol Hill.
“As the built environment accounts for 40 percent of global carbon emissions, the green building movement has an unprecedented opportunity to make a major contribution to both national and international carbon reduction targets,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council.
With World Green Building Day, it’s a good time to think about LEED for homes. If you’re building a home in the future or renovating an existing one, ask your architect about it.
With the LEED rating system, you can end up with a high-performance home that not only saves you money in the long run, but uses fewer natural resources and is more comfortable to live in! Not to mention, there’s much less waste with a LEED-certified home.
To learn more about LEED certification, visit the US Green Building Council’s website, The Green Home Guide.
(Image via flickr/Udall Legacy)
I think it is great that so many people are trying to go green. Having a day to really focus on it will hopefully help others to see the importance of it and motivate/educate them to do likewise!