2024年3月29日发(作者：泰天罡)
Green building
Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building)
refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and
resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This requires
close cooperation of the design team, the architects, the engineers, and the
client at all project stages. The Green Building practice expands and
complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility,
durability, and comfort.
Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement
current practices in creating greener structures, the common objective is that
green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built
environment on human health and the natural environment by:
Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources
Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
Reducing waste, pollution and
A similar concept is , which is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus
on the use of that are available locally. Other related topics include and.
Sustainability may be defined as meeting the needs of present generations
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs. Although some green building programs don't address the issue of the
retrofitting existing homes, others do. Green construction principles can easily
be applied to retrofit work as well as new construction.
A 2020 report by the . General Services Administration found 12 sustainably
designed buildings cost less to operate and have excellent energy performance.
In addition, occupants were more satisfied with the overall building than those
in typical commercial buildings
Reducing the
Green building practices aim to reduce the of buildings, so the very first
rule is: the greenest building is the building that doesn't get built. New
construction almost always degrades a building site, so not building is
preferable to building. The second rule is: every building should be as small as
possible. The third rule is: do not contribute to sprawl (the tendency for cities to
spread out in a disordered fashion). No matter how much grass you put on your
roof, no matter how many energy-efficient windows, etc., you use, if you
contribute to sprawl, you've just defeated your purpose. Urban infill sites are
preferable to suburban "greenfield" sites.
Buildings account for a large amount of land. According to the National
Resources Inventory, approximately 107 million acres (430,000 km2) of land in
the United States are developed. The released a publication that estimated that
2024年3月29日发(作者：泰天罡)
Green building
Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building)
refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and
resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This requires
close cooperation of the design team, the architects, the engineers, and the
client at all project stages. The Green Building practice expands and
complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility,
durability, and comfort.
Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement
current practices in creating greener structures, the common objective is that
green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built
environment on human health and the natural environment by:
Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources
Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity
Reducing waste, pollution and
A similar concept is , which is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus
on the use of that are available locally. Other related topics include and.
Sustainability may be defined as meeting the needs of present generations
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
needs. Although some green building programs don't address the issue of the
retrofitting existing homes, others do. Green construction principles can easily
be applied to retrofit work as well as new construction.
A 2020 report by the . General Services Administration found 12 sustainably
designed buildings cost less to operate and have excellent energy performance.
In addition, occupants were more satisfied with the overall building than those
in typical commercial buildings
Reducing the
Green building practices aim to reduce the of buildings, so the very first
rule is: the greenest building is the building that doesn't get built. New
construction almost always degrades a building site, so not building is
preferable to building. The second rule is: every building should be as small as
possible. The third rule is: do not contribute to sprawl (the tendency for cities to
spread out in a disordered fashion). No matter how much grass you put on your
roof, no matter how many energy-efficient windows, etc., you use, if you
contribute to sprawl, you've just defeated your purpose. Urban infill sites are
preferable to suburban "greenfield" sites.
Buildings account for a large amount of land. According to the National
Resources Inventory, approximately 107 million acres (430,000 km2) of land in
the United States are developed. The released a publication that estimated that