Explian the requirements of green building
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A ‘green’ building is a building that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces or eliminates negative impacts, and can create positive impacts, on our climate and natural environment. Green buildings preserve precious natural resources and improve our quality of life.
There are a number of features which can make a building ‘green’. These include:
Efficient use of energy, water and other resources
Use of renewable energy, such as solar energy
Pollution and waste reduction measures, and the enabling of re-use and recycling
Good indoor environmental air quality
Use of materials that are non-toxic, ethical and sustainable
Consideration of the environment in design, construction and operation
Consideration of the quality of life of occupants in design, construction and operation
A design that enables adaptation to a changing environment
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There are certain requirements that will be required to build a green building, they are:
1. Life Cycle Assessment: It helps in having a narrow outlook social, environmental and economic concerns.
2. Siting and structure design efficiency: In designing environmental efficient buildings, the objective to minimize the total impact associated with the life-cycle stages of the project.
3. Energy Efficiency.
4. Water Efficiency.
5. Material Efficiency.
6. Waste Reduction.
7. Reduce impact onto electricity network.