Abstract
A Green Building also known as a sustainable building is a multisystem multimodality concept which seeks to give birth to a building which is sustainable by itself going beyond just energy consumption. These buildings aim to not just preserve but to even restore and revitalise the environment and also positively impact people and their health as they live in these buildings. The effort is to amplify the positives and eliminate the negative aspects of construction using newer design ideas such that the resources available are utilised judiciously ensuring sustainability of these very resources for the future generations, thus needs of the present generation are taken care of without compromising on those of the next.
The sustainable technologies encourage use of natural and biodegradable materials, solar power, green insulation, cool roofs, smart appliances and many more resulting in a building that is a low energy or even a zero-energy building.
The goals that we wish to achieve are energy efficiency and renewable energy, water efficiency, waste reduction, toxic reduction, indoor air quality and smart growth and sustainable development.
The future of green construction is immense and as the concern for the environment rises the scope for future innovations is also huge. With people becoming more and more aware of the advantages the red herring of the cost will also cease to be a barrier in the days to come. Newer innovations and use of local resources will bring down the costs in the times to come.
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Aziz, A., Beg, M.R. (2022). Green Building: Future Ahead. In: Agarwal, P., Mittal, M., Ahmed, J., Idrees, S.M. (eds) Smart Technologies for Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80702-3_10
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