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3 Economics, Ethics, and Employment
3 Economics, Ethics, and Employment
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Building a green facility involves following guidelines, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) , the nationally recognized green building rating system developed by the U.S.
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However, he suggested that some of the cost premium can be attributed to the novelty of building green and the fact that many builders are on a learning curve. Construction costs decline as more green buildings are constructed and familiarity with green design increases, and when green building principles are incorporated early in the design process.
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Both the conventional and the green school buildings averaged approximately 125,000 square feet for 900 students. The average cost premium for the 30 green schools in 10 states nationally was 1.65 percent, which translates into a cost premium of $3–4 per square foot.
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The committee did find sufficient scientific evidence to establish an association between some aspects of building design and human outcomes, including acoustics and learning, excess moisture and health, and indoor air quality and health. Additional findings and recommendations on the state of research on the building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting, acoustics, ventilation, and the transmission of infectious diseases are included in the report.
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SOURCE: Carnegie Mellon University Center for Building Performance (2005)
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Health and productivity benefits of working in a green building outranked the benefits of decreased energy consumption and operating costs. Kats views this as another indicator that the real estate community recognizes health and productivity as driving forces, although they are harder to measure than reduced energy and water consumption.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center embarked on constructing a state-of-the-art green building for its nursing students with the goal of teaching them early in their careers about the benefits of building green, as well as instilling an appreciation for the green healthcare facilities in which they are likely to work during their careers. The building was financed primarily with fees assessed to students.
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Poretto asserted that green buildings accomplish this because they use natural materials, are flexible, and are multigenerational in their approach. Higher education and healthcare associations have outstanding yet currently underrealized opportunities for bringing about volume pricing breaks and providing support for smaller companies to offer competitively priced green goods and services.
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INCREASING WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY George Bandy of Interface Research stated that business may have framed the phrase "worker productivity" too narrowly. The sciences connected to produc tivity are ergonomics, cognitive psychology, social psychology, cultural psychol ogy, ecology, biology, economics, leadership, and management.
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2 eConoMiCs, etHiCs, And eMployMent the working environment: personal space, climate control, daylight, office design, and quiet facilities. He concluded that the evidence suggests a need for sustainable development, especially for healthcare facilities, and further suggested that developed countries can provide leadership in sustainability and serve as a model for developing countries.
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