Economic Benefits of Sustainable Construction Avantages économiques de la construction durable
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Abstract
This article discusses the economic benefits of sustained construction; it demonstrates the
economic value of green construction projects. As a step to depict the contribution of
ecological construction to the development and to the growth of economies, this study has
shown the principles of sustained construction and their direct and indirect economic
impacts. It concludes that sustained construction projects affect economic growth through
two main advantages; these are: less energy consumption and expenditures, and economic
efficiency.
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