EnviroBuild Cellular Light Weight Block / Concrete can be an ideal building material for LEED Certifying construction, being required by many state and local municipalities for government and school projects. LEED certified building is gaining popularity in the private construction community with builders and architects becoming more aware of cost, environmental and health advantages of green building.
EnviroBUILD Light Weight Concrete is an excellent choice for green building projects and makes good environmental sense. Concrete does not produce toxic runoff as some other materials such as Clay Bricks & asphalt do and is usually manufactured locally.
Rating System for LEED Green Building
The LEED Green Building Rating System was established in 1998 and developed by United States Green Building Committee (USGBC) members. LEED Green Building strives to reduce waste during the building process and promote environmentally conscious construction that improves indoor and outdoor building quality in buildings.
Building using green techniques.
Utilizing EnviroBUILD [CLC] it is possible to accrue LEEDS points in the ways:
* Minimizing energy use
* Optimizing energy performance
* Incorporating recycled content
* Use of local or regional materials
* Innovative design techniques
* Reduction in the use of Portland cement
* Reducing construction waste products
* Reducing construction steel
* Reducing construction material like sand ,Cement and Water etc
Recycling
EnviroBUILD [CLC] Concrete is incorporate recycled materials into the mix. Several common materials include as well as fly ash which is a by-product of coal burning in power generating plants.
Energy Efficiency
EnviroBUILD [CLC] offers energy saving benefits when used in commercial buildings and homes. Concrete, especially when combined with foam as fillers, can contribute more to high R-factors and moderate fluctuations in temperature by storing and releasing energy for heating and cooling.
