Green Building: An Approach Towards Sustainable Development
A building is not merely a structure with four walls and a slab over it but should provide comfort, a healthy climate, aesthetic beauty, and living standards to its users. The buildings in which we live, work, and play, safeguard us from nature's extremes. However, they also affect our health and environment in countless ways. As the environmental impact of buildings becomes more evident, a new concept called 'green building' is gaining momentum. Green Building promotes the efficiency of buildings regarding the use of water, energy, and materials while reducing its impact on individual's health and the environment through better design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. Through this post, I have thrown some light on this relatively new trend in the construction field. What are Green Buildings? A ‘Green Building’ is defined as a building that minimizes or eliminates the negative impacts and tends to generate positive impacts on our climate and environm...