A green building is any building that is sited, designed, constructed, operated, and maintained for the health and well-being of the occupants while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Green building construction refers to those practices that promote occupant health and comfort while minimizing negative impacts on the environment. There are different degrees of “greenness.” Often it is necessary to strike a balance between many different sometimes conflicting “green” options based on the particular conditions of a given project. For example, a proper strategy for a sustainable retrofit project may differ from that of a new construction design.
Green building practices offer an opportunity to create environmentally sound and resource-efficient buildings by using an integrated approach to design. Green buildings promote resource conservation by including design features, such as energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, and water conservation.
By promoting resource conservation, green building design creates healthy and comfortable environments, reduces operation and maintenance costs, considers the environmental impact of building construction and retrofit, and concentrates on waste minimization.
In the interim, green building design addresses such issues as historical preservation and access to public transportation and other community infrastructure systems. The entire life cycle of the building and its components is considered, as well as the economic and environmental impact and performance.
A green building is any building that is sited, designed, constructed, operated, and maintained for the health and well-being of the occupants while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Green building construction refers to those practices that promote occupant health and comfort while minimizing negative impacts on the environment. There are different degrees of “greenness.” Often it is necessary to strike a balance between many different sometimes conflicting “green” options based on the particular conditions of a given project. For example, a proper strategy for a sustainable retrofit project may differ from that of a new construction design.
Green building practices offer an opportunity to create environmentally sound and resource-efficient buildings by using an integrated approach to design. Green buildings promote resource conservation by including design features, such as energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, and water conservation.
By promoting resource conservation, green building design creates healthy and comfortable environments, reduces operation and maintenance costs, considers the environmental impact of building construction and retrofit, and concentrates on waste minimization.
In the interim, green building design addresses such issues as historical preservation and access to public transportation and other community infrastructure systems. The entire life cycle of the building and its components is considered, as well as the economic and environmental impact and performance.
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