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Reduce Operating Costs by Going Green

An article in Medical Construction & Design reported on operation & maintenance cost savings of "going green." Here are five tactics that the article discusses as being the most important green measures to reduce operational costs in the long run:

• Geothermal Heating / Cooling: geothermal takes advantage of the natural earth temperature thus reducing the amount of external energy required to heat or cool the air in a building.
• Green Roofs: a roof covered with living vegetation filters rain water improving the quality of storm water discharged into a municipal system. It also helps cool the building itself thus greatly reducing energy needs for heating and cooling.
• Water Re-use: collection of rain water for reuse in landscape irrigation, toilets & sinks can greatly reduce water consumption.
• Landscaping Location & Species: appropriate landscape location and species can significantly reduce water consumption.
• Reduction of Parking: by reducing the amount of parking the heat island effect can be reduced thus reducing the amount of heat gain around the building and the amount of energy needed to cool a building. This will also reduce the amount of maintenance to the impervious field.

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