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RELATED ARTICLES: Sustainable by design | Facilitating sustainability | The green bottom line
This year has seen many examples of companies looking to construct more sustainable buildings, both to cut costs and make use of natural resources to benefit the environment.
At the centre of this has been the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the industry-wide green building certification system. Though it is by no means the only system of accreditation in the GCC, it is, without debate, somewhat applicabile in the current climate, and perhaps the most well-known.
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LEED was developed by the US Green Buildings Council to better define ‘green buildings’, provide a measurement of energy and waste efficiency and to recognise industry efforts to be sustainable.
It works on a points-based system, so that developers and contractors can adjust their design, building processes and material to earn points in different categories, gaining accreditation as per three standards: silver, gold and platinum.
But what can you actually use in your buildings to earn accreditation? CW has brought together a number of products for the building and interior.
Next page: The products - HVAC
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