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Follow on Google News | BluEnt Reports on Sustainable Architectural Design Trends in 2016Dodge Data & Analytics recently released their annual report World Green Building Trends, which revealed valuable insights on the future of sustainable architecture.
By: BluEntCAD Green Buildings Offer Increasing Asset Value and Savings • Respondents expect savings of 14% in operational costs over five-year period for green buildings • Owners reported a 7% increase in asset value of green buildings over non-green buildings in 2015 Green Building Growth Is a Global Phenomenon • Global green building development continues to double every three years • Across all countries surveyed, a significant number of respondents projected that over 60% of their projects will be green by 2018 • Commercial construction is the top sector for international green building growth; 46% of total respondents expect to take on a green commercial project over the next three years Eastern Health Concerns Begin to Influence Western Design • China's employees are becoming progressively more concerned with indoor air quality; 90% of Chinese staff reported a willingness to switch jobs for higher pay alone in 2015, but 56% of Chinese staff today consider office health as reason to change employers • 20-60% of Canadian office staff experience sick building syndrome, compelling North American architects to look to Eastern techniques of improve air quality through building design This trend was well-explained by Lisa Bate, Regional Managing Principal, North America, B+H Architects, who stated "What I am finding interesting is the technology and innovation that is given birth in China, often in collaboration with Westerners... who are focused on sustainability and developing green global databases that are free to suppliers. Suppliers can feed their information into the database, and it is third-party verified. And then it goes out to all the designers [who then] create the greenest spec possible… So what I really like right now is that in some things, the East is starting to lead the West because there are requirements in China to make broad moves and to get things really moving." Finally, the following are the top three sustainable architectural building features that we found prominent globally according to the 2016 report: • Building forms designed to maximize daylighting • Building placement based on shading and cooling strategies • Improved air quality and protection against environmental disasters As a world-wide corporation, BluEnt prides itself on delivering quality that meets international standards. In order to address the shifting global landscape in architectural design, BluEnt Canada will look to facilitating our core value of meaningful cross-communication among BluEnt's Eastern and Western offices to inform the services we provide to North American stakeholders. Our combined experience in integrating building systems, sustainable design principles and extensive construction knowledge will be our greatest asset moving forward in developing green solutions for the future. Furthermore, we will leverage BluEnt's intercontinental exposure to a variety of movements around the world, ensuring that clients receive cost-effective services that expertly address local issues in Canada as well as incorporate the latest global discoveries in green buildings. In addition, BluEnt Canada will work to provide revolutionary drafting solutions (http://www.bluentcad.ca/ About BluEnt Headquartered in Toronto, ON, U.S., BluEntCAD is specialized in outsourcing millwork, shop drawings, architectural design and drafting solutions including – BIM construction documentation, CAD services, AutoCAD to Revit conversion, and BIM consulting services with accolades in U.S., UK, New Zealand, Australia and APAC region. For more information on our company and services, visit www.bluentcad.ca. Contact Information: BluEnt Ph: +1 647 478 5230 Fax: +1 801 991 7047 Email: cad@bluentcad.ca 4 Robert Speck Parkway, 15th Floor Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1S1 Greater Toronto Area, Canada End
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