The Cost of Green Business
Going green offers a variety of long-term benefits. In addition to being much better for the environment, it also saves us money in heating and cooling, water, electricity and other expenses.
Knowing we were making a long-term investment meant also understanding that the initial cost of building green was higher than traditional construction.
Now that we’ve been in our space for a couple of years, we clearly see the benefits of building green. As a case in point, the 5,500-square-foot building right next door where we were formerly housed costs about $600 per month in the winter on gas for heating and electrical for lighting and running equipment. “Our building is more than twice the size of the other, yet we’re spending only about $800 for our electrical – used for both heating and lighting.” Saving money and doing something good for the environment, after all, are what going green is all about.
