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Green Building Technology: Functions, Impacts, and Future Prospects Word Count (excluding references and footnotes): 2941 words Table of Contents 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………..Pg.2 2. Functions in Resource Conservation…………………………………...Pg.3 2.1 Background ……………………………………………………………..Pg.3 2.2 Heat Control……………………………………………………………..Pg.4 2.3 Emission Control………………………………………………………...Pg.5 3. Impacts…………………………………………………………………...Pg.7 3.1 Social Impacts…………………………………………………………...Pg.7 3.2 Economic

Contents 1INTRODUCTION 2 2. WHAT ARE GREEN BUILDINGS 3 2.1 LIFE CYCLE ASSESMENT 3 3. GROWTH OF GREEN BUILDINGS IN INDIA 4 3.1 GREEN BUILDING MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE 4 3.2 MARKET TRANSFORMATION 4 3.4 INCREASED MARKET POTENTIAL FOR GREEN BUILDING PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES 5 4. WHY DO WE NEED TO INVEST IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS? 6 4.1HOW DO GREEN BUILDINGS IMPROVE BUSINESS? 6 4.2 COMPANIES INCORPORATING SUSTAINABILITY PERFORM BETTER 7 4.3 BUILDING GREEN INCREASES PROPERTY VALUE AND REDUCES

The concept of green building builds upon the model of minimal disturbance to landscapes and site condition, use of non-toxic recycled and environmental friendly building materials and renewable energy. In the US, green building accounts approximately about 2% in 2005 of the new non-residential building market, 12% in 2008; and is expected to grow to 28%-35% in 2010. The estimates for green residential buildings are even lesser, at 0.3% of the market. But this trend is likely to grow due to high

2.0 Introduction Factory buildings make significant impact to their surrounding environment. Green building concept is a fine solution for this situation, but occupation satisfaction must be considered for organization and occupants’ wellbeing. This chapter describes about the applicability of green building concept in Factory buildings and Sri Lankan context. Furthermore it explains about occupants’ satisfaction on factory buildings and importance of it. Key criteria which influence for occupants

Green Buildings As Goldman Environmental Prize winner Terry Swearingen stated, “we are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” In today’s society, the architectural process is beginning to exponentially grow due to the vast need of building construction for evolving communities. However, many architects are massively constructing without truly realizing the side effects of building architecture to the economy or environment. A building plan should not be viewed solely on the physical

Green Building Technology: Functions, Impacts, and Future Prospects Word Count (excluding references and footnotes): 2941 words Table of Contents 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………..Pg.2 2. Functions in Resource Conservation…………………………………...Pg.3 2.1 Background ……………………………………………………………..Pg.3 2.2 Heat Control……………………………………………………………..Pg.4 2.3 Emission Control………………………………………………………...Pg.5 3. Impacts…………………………………………………………………...Pg.7 3.1 Social Impacts…………………………………………………………

Introduction A green building (also referred to as sustainable building or green construction) is a structure that employs an approach that is responsible for the environment besides being efficient in regard to resources all through its life cycle: This is from selecting the site to designing it, constructing, operating, maintaining, renovating and demolishing it. To achieve this, the client, the engineers, the architects and the entire design team closely cooperate at all stages of a project (Yan

ecological balance. Anything with the word green is often associated with the label environmental friendly. Did you ever wonder if green buildings are worth the cause or even worth the amount of money it takes to fund? There are many benefits and negatives for green buildings. A green building is the “act of making a building more eco-friendly with certain technology that is currently available” (Simple mom). A benefit that comes with building a green building is that they are designed to have more

According to Bauer, Peter, & Schwarz (2010), green buildings represent a revolution in environmental sustainability and are gaining increasing acceptance in many organizations. Green buildings significantly reduce the incidence of workplace hazards and illnesses, which might increase the productivity and personal mood of employees. (Leaman, Bordass, 2007) assert that “the natural world is a source of guidance and a mirror that often reflects back to the soul”. The relationship between individuals

The Green Building Movement “North American homes, offices and other buildings contribute an estimated 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere every year—more than one third of the continent 's greenhouse gas pollution output” (Biello). Global warming is a worldwide issue that is thought to be one of the most severe problems around the globe. Pollution in the atmosphere is one of the main causes of global warming. This pollution starts to build up and destroy the ozone layer causing