Air Quality Part II: Shocking Proof of Added Expense of Building Green!

In an earlier post, we talked about the importance of paint in preserving air quality. Here's another example of how green building construction improves air quality in a building--and yes---shockingly adds expense. As you can see in the photo above, the ends of our air duct are wrapped in plastic wrap.

In typical building construction, air ducts are roughed in, then all the walls are put in. This involves cutting drywall, sanding it, and is one of the dustiest phases of the whole construction process. Well, as those ducts sit there, all that dust settles into them. On move-in day, the owner turns on the air exchange units and all that dust blows out, right into the lungs of the employees.

Our ducts are sealed and will be until the building is ready for occupancy. Thus, no construction dust exposure during the early weeks of occupancy.

This is one of the added expenses of building green, because in addition to all of the other things that go into the building, we'll get charged for a couple of rolls of Saran Wrap. Finally......proof of the added expense of green buildings. I knew we'd find it somewhere!