Business Opportunity
Competition escalates every year. Your approach to design can be a major ally. In today's marketplace clients come out ahead with an energy-savvy building. The benefits are wide ranging, beginning with the fact that every energy dollar saved falls straight to your client's bottom line, at a fraction of the costs and personnel most new revenue requires. But that's not all:
Direct Financial Benefits
- Increased business revenue, win more RFPs and projects.
- Stay competitive and viable by being able to deliver a high performance building to your clients
- Reduced operating costs. All high performance buildings have one thing in common: they use energy more efficiently. And that lowers your client's utility bill. And depending on the project, a lot can be done at no extra cost or with a short payback or high ROI.
Indirect Financial Benefits
- Less tenant turnover. High performance buildings are more comfortable, giving tenants fewer reasons to leave and more reasons to stay.
- Less employee turnover. Many features make high performance buildings healthier and more comfortable. If employees like the space, they're more likely to be longtermers.
- Fewer sick days. High performance buildings usually feature more effective ventilation and less toxic materials. This means employees will be genuinely healthier.
- Adjustable, flexible space. Many high performance buildings are designed to adapt, making it easy for tenants to move in or manipulate the space as needed.
- Marketing advantage. There are many features in high performance buildings that can be leveraged in marketing materials that traditional buildings don't have.
Human Benefits
- Occupants are often more comfortable, healthier and more productive. Studies show that high performance buildings with their improved ventilation, lower toxicity and abundant natural light are better for everyone inside.
Community Benefits
- Corporate citizenship. Instead of an imposing outsider, high performance buildings are welcomed additions to the community and demonstrate shared values.
Environmental Benefits
- Stewardship. High performance buildings use less energy less CO2 emissions, less water, manage runoff and pollutants, preserve natural areas and restore them.
Personal
- Added value you can offer your clients. Unlike conventional buildings, high performance design turns a structure into a financial asset with lower bills, greater marketing potential and higher leasing rates.
