A green building is designed and operated to minimize environmental impact through resource-efficient construction and operation. Green buildings aim to reduce impacts on human health and the natural environment by preventing soil erosion, harvesting rainwater, using landscaping to reduce heat, minimizing potable water and waste water usage, and employing energy efficient practices. The objectives of green building are to have low environmental impact, high energy and water efficiency, protect occupant health, and minimize waste.

1. GREEN BUILDING

2. GREEN BUILDING
• A green building is an environmentally sustainable building,
designed, constructed and operated to minimise the total
environmental impacts.
• Green building is the practice of creating structures and processes
that are environment friendly and resource-efficient throughout the
life span of a building right from site selection to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and
deconstruction.
• Green building is a resource-efficient method of construction that
produces healthier buildings which have less impact on the
environment and cost less to maintain.

3. GREEN BUILDING
• Green Buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact on
human health and the natural environment.
• The techniques associated with the `Green Building' include
measures to :
1. prevent erosion of soil,
2. rainwater harvesting,
3. preparation of landscapes to reduce heat,
4. reduction in usage of potable water,
5. recycling of waste water and
6. use of world class energy efficient practices.

4. OBJECTIVES OF GREEN
BUILDING
• Low Impact
-Minimize impact on natural environment
• Energy Efficient
-Reduced Energy usage and Water usage
• Healthy
-Protect occupant health and increase productivity
• Minimize waste
-Designed and constructed in a manner that minimizes waste,
pollution, and environmental degradation

5. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
• Structure design efficiency
• Energy efficiency
• Water efficiency
• Materials efficiency
• Waste and toxic reduction

6. GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS
IN INDIA
• In India, three certifying agencies are most popular, and they certify
buildings under the names:
1. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
2. Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA)
3. Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

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