GREEN CONSTRUCTION OR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

Construction of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial building is very fast. Shelter is the basic need of mankind and without well-defined head offices and branches and other necessary buildings like go-downs etc. corporate world cannot work. A safe structure is very necessary say for residential purpose (like row houses, multistory buildings, etc.) commercial purpose, (like shops, mall, wholesale market) Institutional purpose (school, colleges, etc.) organizational purpose (like NGOs and other private organizations) corporates offices, industrial buildings, etc. These contribute largely to adverse effect of environment like lessening of natural ground due to increase in concrete structures and pavement result is lessening a ground water storage, overuse of electricity, reduction in air quality due to AC, etc. this is causing degradation of environment. Forests and trees are cut down quadruple speed than their plantation concrete gardens are seen all around. To reduce and trying to eventually encounter the above effects, green building is necessary concept. Green building provides natural ventilation sunlight, rainwater harvesting, terrace gardens and other facilities which will help the environment and provide the same luxurious life to humans. Green building have been practice knowingly or unknowingly for many years it is time to understand its concepts and implement it in construction and deliberately by and effectively.