GREEN BUILDING:

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It represents an intelligent approach to energy

it impacts energy consumption minimization at every stage of the lifecycle of a building, ranging from the idea formation and realization, to the final usage, thus rendering new and renovated buildings more comfortable, less expensive to maintain as well as more suitable for the environment; at the same time, it helps users of buildings learn how to efficiently use energy resources that are becoming increasingly expensive and unavailable
It integrates technologies which encourage the use of renewable energy sources and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions into the environment, to provide buildings with optimal supply of energy resources, thus making the building design completely efficient and harmonized with the natural environment

It protects our water resources

green building searches for ways to achieve effective managing of water resources as well as efficient managing of drinking and waste water, using innovative methods for collecting water for safe use indoors and reduction of water use in building construction sector, in general
Considering the impact of built environment on rainfall and rainfall runoff drainage system, green building ensures the use of technologies which foster healthier interaction between water, soil and the whole environmental system

It reduces waste and encourages re-use of materials through recycling

reduced use of building materials, use of materials of higher quality and longevity, reduced construction waste production, including correct calculation of the duration of the lifecycle of a building, from design and construction up to its use, conversion and demolition
It encourages building owners and users to properly use, store and recycle building materials, so that they can be reused

It promotes health and well-being of all building users

through an adequate supply of fresh air throughout the building premises, which is achieved by good ventilation which maintains high indoor air quality, and avoidance of materials and chemicals that can cause emissions of harmful gases
It encourages extensive use of natural light to illuminate rooms and makes sure that their occupants have a nice view of the surrounding environment, which not only provides the building users with great amount of comfort and a possibility to enjoy the surroundings, but also reduces the need for artificial room lighting.
It is a design that “appeals to both eyes and ears”. In fact, when it comes to schools, health care institutions, private homes and workplaces, acoustics and sound insulation play an important role in providing an ambience that is good for concentration, recovery as well as for enjoying work and spending time in one’s own home
By providing a pleasant indoor temperature regardless of the season or outside temperature, for which it uses intelligent building solutions, it contributes to the creation of a good atmosphere and a pleasant microclimate in rooms where people spend most of their time

It keeps our landscape green

at the same time emphasizing the need to preserve the nature in our urban areas and to contribute to protection of the environment; it ensures the conservation or special monitoring of flora and fauna diversity as well as of soil quality, and creates green areas through remediation of contaminated soil
It looks for ways in which it can make our urban areas more productive and in which it can bring agriculture into our cities or even on our rooftops

It produces resilient and flexible building structures

it easily adapts to changes in the environment as well as to the caprices of nature and makes sure that buildings are resistant to natural hazards, such as floods, earthquakes or large fires, thus enabling the buildings to stand the test of time and renders spaces safer for people
It designs flexible and dynamic spaces, by foreseeing changes in their use through time and thus avoiding the need for their demolition, rebuilding or renovation, which effectively prevents their abrupt deprecation

It connects us

by creating diverse social environments which encourage the process of establishing new connections among communities as well as their growth. It searches for ways in which buildings can contribute to their spatial context in terms of exerting a positive economic and social impact; it encourages the local community to participate in the planning of the construction of higher-quality neighborhoods and urban blocks.
As early as at the design stage of a building, thought is given to shortening the distance between people’s homes and workplaces or other social locations, which results in a reduced environmental impact of personal vehicles as well as of road and rail traffic in general
It encourages the use of environmentally friendly means of transport, such as bicycles
It investigates the potential of ICT technologies for improved communication with the rest of the world, for example through smart grids, which distribute energy depending on the place and time of actual energy demand

It considers every stage of the lifecycle of a building

thus, reducing its negative impact on the environment and showing respect for its social and economic value over its entire lifespan, beginning with its design and construction, through use and maintenance, up to its renovation and demolition. In green building, the fragmentary nature of valuation in the building industry chain implies long-term maintenance of buildings, but Green Building Councils promote integrated operation of the entire building chain, ranging from idea formation to the realization of the building;
making the invisible visible. Embodied resources are the invisible resources used in buildings: for example, the energy or water used to produce and transport the materials in the building.