Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources – energy, water, and materials – while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal – the complete building life cycle.
Effective green building can lead to:
1. Reduced operating costs by increasing productivity and using less energy and water
2. Improved public and occupant health due to improved indoor air quality
3. Reduced environmental impacts by reducing and/or eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, recyclability, reduction in waste and construction time
In the United States, buildings account for:
- Between 40 and 49% of total energy use
- 25% of total water consumption
- 70% of total electricity consumption
- 38% of total carbon dioxide emissions
However, the environmental impact of buildings is often underestimated, while the perceived costs of building green are overestimated.
Green building brings together a vast array of practices and techniques to reduce and ultimately eliminate the impacts of buildings on the environment and human health.
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