adpractice Ltd Hertfordshire architects
Adpractice Architectural Designers in St Albans Hertfordshire
The environmental benefits are probably fairly obvious:
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Enhance and protect biodiversity and ecosystems - ranging from local parks and water courses to the Amazon rainforest
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Improve air and water quality - keeping the local paddling areas clean for those warm summer days
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Reduce waste streams - reducing the swathes of land used for landfill, freeing it up for better uses
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Conserve and restore natural resources - allowing us to replenish forests and farm sustainably
Some of the economic benefits are well known:
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Reduce operating costs - keeping those ever-rising energy bills down
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Improve occupant productivity - keeping employees healthy and happy goes a long way
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Enhance asset value and profits - making your home or workplace a more desirable prospect when it comes to sell
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Optimise life-cycle economic performance - factoring in future maintenance and designing for deconstruction
The social benefits are often left unconsidered but are no less important:
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Enhance occupant health and comfort - keeping family members and employees alike healthy and happy
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Improve indoor air quality - helping to mitigate against health problems such as asthma and reducing damp
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Minimise strain on local utility infrastructure - freeing up energy to binge-watch the latest Netflix series
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Improve overall quality of life - who doesn't want to feel happier?!