Sustainable building practices

New development impacts the environment by reducing the number of natural areas and wildlife habitats in the community. However more sustainable building practices can help to limit these impacts while also reducing pollution to the air, water and grounds during the development process.

Adopting green business practices can help developers continue to find new ways to create while minimizing the effect of development on the environment.

Sustainable building practices can also lead to cost savings and lessen building construction and operating costs.

Developers can do their part to preserve the environment by:

• Adopting proper stormwater treatment policies;
• Using low-impact development on projects to manage storm water;
• Finding ways to recycle items during the demolition process;
• During construction site runoff control; and
• Building LEED-certified buildings through the U.S. Green Building Council