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Green Building

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71059-4_20-1
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Synonyms

Eco-friendly building; Environmentally friendly building; Environmentally safe building; High performance building; Nonpolluting building; Ozone-friendly building; Sustainable building and construction

Definitions

Green buildings are considered to provide a solution to many of the infrastructural concerns impacting our ecosystem today. The green building movement, almost two decades old, have seen the most progressive trends and outcomes in the last few years. With the amount of awareness, knowledge, and research available on the topic, green buildings have developed as a discipline of its own.

Several definitions of a green building are discussed in the vast body of literature available. Simply put, a green building’s structure is designed and constructed such that resource use is low in the construction and operation of a building. Once constructed, the building continues to reduce environmental impacts; create economic benefits; and improve social and well-being outcomes....

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.School of Property, Construction and Project ManagementRMIT UniversityMelbourneAustralia
  2. 2.Co-lead Sustainable Buildings and Construction Programme, United Nations One Planet NetworkParisFrance
  3. 3.ResearcherMelbourneAustralia

Section editors and affiliations

  • Luciana Londero Brandli
    • 1
  1. 1.University of Passo FundoPasso FundoBrazil