Question

What is green building?

Answer 1

The definition of green building

Green building is a holistic concept that starts with the understanding that the built environment can have profound effects, both positive and negative, on the natural environment, as well as the people who inhabit buildings every day. Green building is an effort to amplify the positive and mitigate the negative of these effects throughout the entire life cycle of a building.

Answer 2

E2020 answer:It is the practice of maximizing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites use resources (energy, water, and materials).

It is the practice of minimizing building impacts on human health and the environment.

Green building is also known as sustainable or high-performance building.