Green Building Program
Nowadays, there are many natural resources face the problem of shortage. Since we use many natural resources in daily life, it's time to think twice before we continue to use them. The city of Las Vegas has started a Green Building Program with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and some local public agencies to encourage the design of green building.
Here are some concepts of green building :
1. Increase the efficiency use of energy
-Install solar panels on the roof top could generate electricity for own use, and sell the excess electricity to the electricity company;
-Design with more glasses to receive sunlight during the day time, which can reduce the use of electricity for lights.
2. Increase the efficiency use of water
-reduce the water consumption (e.g. cover the swimming pool with a heat-proof mat to avoid water evaporates and use water smart landscape for gardening)
-recycle and reuse the filtered water
3. Reduce the waste during the construction
The city of Las Vegas encourages everyone to participate in the Green Building Program for both commercial and residential builders. They attract people by providing rebate programs for the green buildings.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design)
LEED is a rating system to rate the green buildings base on the design, construction and the efficiency of energy and water. It was developed by the USGBC (1).
There are more and more LEED certified buildings in Las Vegas and part of them are casinos and hotels. Everyone in Las Vegas are making it green.
LEED is a rating system to rate the green buildings base on the design, construction and the efficiency of energy and water. It was developed by the USGBC (1).
There are more and more LEED certified buildings in Las Vegas and part of them are casinos and hotels. Everyone in Las Vegas are making it green.
Reference
1. LEED is changing the built environment. Retrieved from http://www.usgbc.org/leed/why-LEED
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1. Retrieved from http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/sustaininglasvegas/greenbuilding.htm?ID=#
2. Retrieved from http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/travel/travel-events-2010/
1. LEED is changing the built environment. Retrieved from http://www.usgbc.org/leed/why-LEED
Image (from top to bottom)
1. Retrieved from http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/sustaininglasvegas/greenbuilding.htm?ID=#
2. Retrieved from http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/travel/travel-events-2010/