| The construction industry is one of the major | | | | features. |
| resource consumers in the country, using up around | | | | Furthermore, green materials such as the coating |
| 70% of the nation's electricity resources every year. | | | | systems used by painting companies cost higher |
| It is also a consistent top consumer of water and | | | | then, because these products were not very |
| other resources, driven by the necessity of providing | | | | abundant. In those days, few manufacturers |
| critical services to building occupants. | | | | produced low- or zero-VOCs emitting formulations. |
| The building sector is also generating large amounts | | | | At present, however, environment-safe buildings are |
| of harmful operational by-products and toxic | | | | less costly to build, because the green building |
| emissions. Waste disposal and environmental pollution | | | | technology has improved greatly. Builders have more |
| are always among the challenges faced by facility | | | | experience in environment-friendly construction, |
| managers, because these can potentially and | | | | manufacturers have enhanced the science of green |
| negatively affect the health and safety of human | | | | products formulations, and painting companies have |
| occupants. | | | | grown in knowledge and expertise of green |
| With such high costs in terms of resources and | | | | applications. |
| impact, the Green Building Movement is looking more | | | | Financial Benefits of Green Building |
| and more appealing to building owners and the | | | | At each green building successfully built, builders |
| painting companies who often deal with these cost | | | | learned important lessons and gained new knowledge |
| challenges. | | | | that allowed the sector to gradually decrease the |
| Why Painting Companies are Going Green | | | | costs involved in building and maintaining green |
| Environment-friendly buildings use less amounts of | | | | buildings. Below are a few of the cost benefits in |
| energy, water and materials during construction, and | | | | maintaining a green building: |
| utilize resources more efficiently in the course of its | | | | 1. Lesser energy costs |
| operational life. Green designs work with the | | | | Better natural lighting and heat circulation within the |
| environment, not against it, such as in the use of | | | | facility lowers electricity and gas consumption. The |
| natural light to illuminate interiors. Painting companies | | | | adoption of renewable power sources also reduces |
| supporting green construction use low- to zero-VOC | | | | energy expenses. |
| emitting products. | | | | 2. Lower maintenance costs |
| Because of the more efficient resource consumption | | | | Green buildings implement sustainable systems that |
| involved in the construction and operation of green | | | | ensure longevity of the structure, from non-toxic and |
| buildings, there is a great potential for cutting | | | | resistant protective coating systems installed by |
| expenses. Green facilities are also built with | | | | painting companies, to improved thermal systems for |
| sustainable features that imply long-term operational | | | | better air circulation and ventilation. |
| cost savings. | | | | 3. Health benefits |
| Costs | | | | Lesser toxic emissions and lower pollution levels |
| At the beginning of the Green Building Movement, | | | | increase the environmental quality of within the |
| there has been a general perception that green | | | | facility. With cleaner air, building occupants and |
| buildings are more expensive to build than | | | | workers are less likely to contract pollution-related |
| conventional buildings. That was primarily due to the | | | | illnesses that drive up health care costs. |
| initial inexperience of the building experts -- designers, | | | | 4. Increased productivity |
| architects, engineers, painting companies and | | | | Employees and occupants spend their indoor hours in |
| contractors. Green building design was | | | | healthier and more comfortable environs, increasing |
| highly-experimental in those days, with designers | | | | the sense of well-being that boosts productivity. |
| taking more time to incorporate the new green | | | | |