Demarits of Green Building

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• Air-cooling features Particular cooling components that control precisely the indoor temperature in green buildings don’t exist. The only thing that influences it is natural ventilation, which cannot be regulated. • Location To amend sun exposure green building may need a correct structural orientation. It influences how natural light enters the building, how to shade some part of it. As far as the building will contain recycled resources the location of the building is affected by the land’s humidity, the circumstance of the surrounding area. • Availability of materials In urban areas materials can be found easily than in rural areas. Green buildings require special materials. A lot of eco-friendly materials re not available in the US, so sometimes these materials are hard to find and transportation fees may be high. If you order them from the internet you should pay additional cost for shipping and handling. • Time To build a green building in some cases takes more time than an ordinary one. Sometimes it takes too much time to find the needed material.The client can delay the construction. • Green roofs Green roofs consist of several layers plus a vegetation layer, culture medium, drainage, isolation, waterproofing membrane, and roof support. Green roofs are heavier than simple once, so the roof’s strength should be improved in order to construct this type of roof correctly. • Cost Many believe that the cost of green building is cost-prohibitive. You need to invest a lot of money. However later with energy saving possibilities the invested money may come back. • Low indoor quality Green buildings are eco-friendly and healthy, but too much emphases are put on sealing them. This isolation may cause indoor pollution. It can be harmful to the health of the occupants. Damage to health can also cause fluorescent lights. Their radiation in isolated places
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