Sustainability & Risk / Green Building

Why Strive for a Green Building?

There are several benefits-- economic, environmental and ethical--for improving the environmental impact of your building and tracking these efforts with the Archibus Green Building application.

Benefit Description Use Green Building to...
Compliance with mandates Governments throughout the world are issuing mandates for improving energy efficiency and environmental impact. For example, US Executive Orders EO13423 and EO13514 set sustainability goals and focus on improving environmental, energy, and economic performance.

establish baselines, identify opportunities for improvement, monitor progress, and assemble annual reports.

Cost recovery Studies have shown over a 20-year period, some green buildings have yielded savings of $53 to $71 per square foot. For example, by improving your building's environmental impact, you often qualify for tax rebates, zone allowances, and other incentives. provide supporting data gleaned from the Green Building application to qualify for green incentives.
Strategic decision support Typically, there are many ways that a company can improve their environmental impact, and deciding how to get started can be overwhelming. identify the green strategies with the best payback period and prioritize them for future projects. Set up rating projects and data for what-if analyses.
Reduction of operating costs Significant savings come from more efficient use of utilities, resulting in decreased energy bills. identify areas with highest emissions, and then take steps to improve these areas.
Marketing value Improving your green building performance and obtaining a certification can enhance your company's image because many customers want to do business only with companies that value green building strategies. provide supporting data gleaned from the Green Building application when promoting your green message to the public.
Ethical value Your corporation can be a better world citizen through environmental stewardship and responsibility. meet the requirements to get a sustainability certification so that you can reduce waste sent to landfills, conserve energy and water, and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.