Green building | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-03

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building


00:04:28 1 Reducing environmental impact
00:06:28 2 Goals of green building
00:09:52 2.1 Life cycle assessment
00:12:40 2.2 Siting and structure design efficiency
00:13:57 2.3 Energy efficiency
00:16:08 2.4 Water efficiency
00:18:21 2.5 Materials efficiency
00:19:29 2.6 Indoor environmental quality enhancement
00:24:50 2.7 Operations and maintenance optimization
00:26:13 2.8 Waste reduction
00:29:20 2.9 Reduce impact onto electricity network
00:30:39 3 Cost and payoff
00:32:51 4 Regulation and operation
00:34:49 5 International frameworks and assessment tools
00:42:18 6 See also
00:42:36 6.1 Green building by country



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Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This requires close cooperation of the contractor, 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.Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings which was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. Another certificate system that confirms the sustainability of buildings is the British BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) for buildings and large-scale developments. Currently, World Green Building Council is conducting research on the effects of green buildings on the health and productivity of their users and is working with World Bank to promote Green Buildings in Emerging Markets through EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Market Transformation Program and certification. There are also other tools such as Green Star in Australia and the Green Building Index (GBI) predominantly used in Malaysia.
Building information modelling (BIM) is a process involving the generation and management of digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of places. Building information models (BIMs) are files (often but not always in proprietary formats and containing proprietary data) which can be extracted, exchanged or networked to support decision-making regarding a building or other built asset. Current BIM software is used by individuals, businesses and government agencies who plan, design, construct, operate and maintain diverse physical infrastructures, such as water, refuse, electricity, gas, communication utilities, roads, railways, bridges, ports and tunnels.
Although new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices in creating greener structures, the common objective of green buildings is 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 (see healthy building)
Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradationA similar concept is natural building, which is usually on a smaller scale and tends to focus on the use of natural materials that are available locally. Other related topics include sustainable design and green architecture. 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 retrofitting existing homes, others do, especially through public schemes for ...