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Green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's lifecycle. This includes siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. Green buildings aim to reduce environmental impacts and prioritize sustainability. They provide environmental benefits like reduced water and resource usage as well as economic benefits such as lower operating costs and improved occupant productivity. Globally, buildings are major contributors to energy, water and materials consumption, so green building practices can significantly reduce environmental impacts.

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Green Building

Green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's lifecycle. This includes siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. Green buildings aim to reduce environmental impacts and prioritize sustainability. They provide environmental benefits like reduced water and resource usage as well as economic benefits such as lower operating costs and improved occupant productivity. Globally, buildings are major contributors to energy, water and materials consumption, so green building practices can significantly reduce environmental impacts.

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GREEN BUILDING

Introduction
Green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally
responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle from sitting to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction. This practice expands and
complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.
Green building is also known as a sustainable or high performance building. Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design is a set of rating systems for the design, construction,
operation, and maintenance of green buildings which was Developed by the U.S. Green Building
Council. Other certificates system that confirms the sustainability of buildings is the British
BREEAM for buildings and large-scale developments. Currently, World Green Building Council
is conducting research on the effects of green buildings on the health and productivity of their
users and is working with World Bank to promote Green Buildings in Emerging Markets through
EDGE Market Transformation Program and certification.

A similar concept is natural building, which is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus on
the use of natural materials that are available locally. Other related topics include sustainable
design and green architecture. Sustainability may be defined as meeting the needs of present
generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Although
some green building programs don't address the issue of the retrofitting existing homes, others
do, especially through public schemes for energy efficient refurbishment. Green construction
principles can easily be applied to retrofit work as well as new construction.

A 2009 report by the U.S. General Services Administration found 12 sustainably-designed


buildings that cost less to operate and have excellent energy performance. In addition, occupants
were overall more satisfied with the building than those in typical commercial buildings. These
are eco-friendly buildings
Benefits of green building

With new technologies constantly being developed to complement current practices in creating
greener structures, the benefits of green building can range from environmental to economic to
social. By adopting greener practices, we can take maximum advantage of environmental and
economic performance. Green construction methods when integrated while design and
construction provide most significant benefits. Benefits of green building include:

Environmental benefits:

 It Reduce wastage of water


 It Conserve natural resources
 It Improve air and water quality
 It Protect biodiversity and ecosystems

Economic benefits:

 It Reduce operating costs


 It Improve occupant productivity
 It Create market for green product and services

Social benefits:

 It Improve quality of life


 It Minimize strain on local infrastructure
 It Improve occupant health and comfort

Reducing Environmental Impact

Globally, buildings are responsible for a huge share of energy, electricity, water and materials
consumption. The building sector has the greatest potential to deliver significant cuts in
emissions at little or no cost. Buildings account for 18% of global emissions today or the
equivalent of 9 billion tones of CO2 annually. If new technologies in construction are not
adopted during this time of rapid growth, emissions could double by 2050, according to the
United Nations Environment Program. Green building practices aim to reduce the environmental
impact of building. Since construction almost always degrades a building site, not building at all
is preferable to green building, in terms of reducing environmental impact. The second rule is
that every building should be as small as possible. The third rule is not to contribute to sprawl,
even if the most energy-efficient, environmentally sound methods are used in design and
construction.

The Goals of Green Building

Green building brings together a vast array of practices, techniques, and skills to reduce and
ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health. It often
emphasizes taking advantage of renewable resources, e.g., using sunlight through passive solar,
active solar, and photovoltaic equipment, and using plants and trees through green roofs, rain
gardens, and reduction of rainwater run-off. Many other techniques are used, such as using low-
impact building materials or using packed gravel or permeable concrete instead of conventional
concrete or asphalt to enhance replenishment of ground water.

While the practices or technologies employed in green building are constantly evolving and may
differ from region to region, fundamental principles persist from which the method is derived:
siting and structure design efficiency, energy efficiency, water efficiency, materials efficiency,
indoor environmental quality enhancement, operations and maintenance optimization and waste
and toxics reduction. The essence of green building is an optimization of one or more of these
principles. Also, with the proper synergistic design, individual green building technologies may
work together to produce a greater cumulative effect.

Article By:-
Govind Singh Chauhan
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engg
Madhav university, Abu Road Rajasthan

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