The Environmental Benefits of Building Green-An Overview

Buildings consume a significant amount of our natural resources and have a wide range of environmental impacts. These environmental concerns are a key driver behind the sustainable design movement. Selecting environmental friendly building materials and methods are one way to minimize a building's environmental impact. In fact, energy efficiency reductions in the construction and operation of buildings, offers one of the single most significant opportunities to reduce man's impact on climate change. The main objective of this paper is how the sustainable or green buildings benefits and impact on the environment.