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Why green commercial buildings are always a hit with tenants

KCB building in Upper Hill taken on 29th January 2016. PHOTO:WILBERFORCE OKWIRI

Using green building technology has been hailed as the best option when it comes to saving on the world’s limited resources. In fact, experts have said that the planet would use few of such resources if every human alive today were to do his part in incorporating such designs in everyday life.

On the other hand, developers have decried the high cost of installing aspects of green technology in their developments. Experts on the other hand have not tired of telling the world that a green building may only increase upfront green design costs by no more than two per cent but saves 20 per cent of construction costs in its overall lifetime cycle.

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