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Sustainability of Green Building Practices in Residential Projects

Sustainability of Green Building Practices in Residential Projects

Subhankar Das
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781522597544|ISBN10: 1522597549|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522597551|EISBN13: 9781522597568
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9754-4.ch012
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Das, Subhankar. "Sustainability of Green Building Practices in Residential Projects." Green Building Management and Smart Automation, edited by Arun Solanki and Anand Nayyar, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 235-249. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9754-4.ch012

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Das, S. (2020). Sustainability of Green Building Practices in Residential Projects. In A. Solanki & A. Nayyar (Eds.), Green Building Management and Smart Automation (pp. 235-249). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9754-4.ch012

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Das, Subhankar. "Sustainability of Green Building Practices in Residential Projects." In Green Building Management and Smart Automation, edited by Arun Solanki and Anand Nayyar, 235-249. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9754-4.ch012

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Abstract

A green building is a sustainable building that has minimal impacts on the environment throughout its life. For the purposes of this report, “green building” is understood to mean construction that makes efficient use of energy and resources in every aspect. This includes the production of building materials, and the design, use, and eventual demolition of a building in any sector (commercial, residential, industrial, public buildings) and at all stages, from new buildings to “retrofitting” or adapting existing ones. The construction sector, which accounts for 10% of global GDP, has direct and indirect impacts on the environment. It produces 23% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and buildings are responsible for between 30% and 40% of all material flows. A green building is a sustainable building that has minimal impacts on the environment throughout its life.

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