ESD has several main principles that are in place to minimise damage to the environment, whilst still maximising the health and comfort within buildings. These principles include some of the following:
- Optimising site potential
- Minimising non-renewable energy consumption
- Using environmentally friendly products
- Using energy and water efficient appliances
- Reducing potable water use
- Enhancing indoor environmental quality
- Optimising operational and maintenance practices
By incorporating ESD you are not only able to aid the environment but yourself, it helps reduce bills through lower energy,water consumption and a lot cheaper operational costs.
There are several main points as to why the geodesic dome is sustainable, that main two being their ability to produce little to no waste and they have high energy efficiency.The dome guarantees a 50% increase in energy efficiency in comparison to the averaging building structure, this will reduce energy cost and minimise environmental footprint which are two major principles in ESD.
