Act Green Blog

The elements of green design includes: sustainable site design, water conservation and quality, energy and environment, indoor environmental quality, and the issue of materials and resources. When designing, one is supposed to choose sites such that they do not damage any parts that are critical to the ecosystem. This ensures that certain important parts of the landscape including water towers do not become unnecessarily endangered.

When planning for the structure, the designer should create a budget that allows for retention of low impact storm water and include in the design features which will make it possible to achieve this. Solar energy is quite an effective resource if only one could work in features that help them capture the passive potential of this source. Maximization of the day’s light and making it well ventilated makes for a well designed structure. Engineer designed stress building materials make for an efficiently safe structure.