Green building (also called green construction or sustainable building) is the act of building structures and using resources or methods that are safer for the environment. The resources used for the building’s purpose is to be efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle. The cycle of the building’s life is from choosing the design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction. This act of Green building enhances the way classical building designs were created. Green building focuses and carries out concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.
New ways to create greener structures are being developed everyday. The common goal is that green (sustainable) buildings be designed to have a better impact on human health and the natural environment:
- Building efficiency in using energy, water, and other resources
- Protection of occupants health and improving employee productivity
- Lowering waste, pollution and the natural environment.
