4. BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE
BUILDING
Generally, sustainable constructions offer a number of
benefits which can be listed as follows.
- lower life cycle costs
- lower insurance fees
- higher value of the building
- higher productivity
- improved image
- reduced risks
- positive influence on the health of tenants and
users
- reduced effects on infrastructure,
- environment and local economic structures
Many of these advantages only play a role in case the
house owner does not use the building himself, but
when he lets it to tenants. Nevertheless, several of
these advantages are important for owners of
privately owned houses as well. This gives a hint that
the schemes first and foremost target at big building
such as offices and administrations.
Especially for the group of real estate companies the
certification of the compliance of their building with
sustainability (keeping in mind the involved
advantages) is really essential as it goes in line with a
number of advantages as to be seen above.