Archetech Issue 43 2019 | Page 121

Designing with partnering in mind emphasises communications, the importance of avoiding delays, and the need to programme out errors. Prof. Dr. Michael Benfield Green Building, green construction, or sustainable building is not new; it’s the practice of designing, constructing, and operating buildings to minimize resource use, reduce waste and avoid negative environmental impacts. For 25 years -and more -we’ve been designing, manufacturing and constructing ‘Green Buildings’ and components in a ‘Green’ way. Creating buildings that deliver a positive impact on our climate and natural environment. It’s in our DNA! Low Energy Buildings are what we are about. By helping reduce your energy consumption we help you reduce your energy bills, increase your property value and, if you’re a business, increases your profits and marketing potential. If you’re a homeowner it gives you more free cash to spend on the other things you’d like in life. Lifestyle Living is, therefore, one more box our buildings can tick for you. It’s also one of our aims when working with you and your professional advisors. Understanding the way you live and operate, sharing your aspirations for ‘something better’ is part of what drives us. Going Green is not a fad or a fashion. It is a way of life and an important reason for adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle, making conscious decisions about sustainability, reducing harm to our world and creating positive conditions for the environment to flourish and thrive. Green buildings conserve precious natural resources and improve our quality of life. Benfield ATT, Caldicot, NP26 5PR [email protected] www.benfieldatt.uk 01291 437 050 We hold many certifications, qualifications and memberships, including Chartered Building Consultants, Chartered Surveyors, TRADA, ISO, IIP, etc.