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Michelle Kaufmann.
Energy efficiency
An eco-house at Findhorn Ecovillage with a turf roof
and solar panels
Water efficiency
Materials efficiency
Building materials typically considered to
be 'green' include lumber from forests
that have been certified to a third-party
forest standard, rapidly renewable plant
materials like bamboo and straw,
dimension stone, recycled stone,
recycled metal (see: copper sustainability
and recyclability), and other products that
are non-toxic, reusable, renewable,
and/or recyclable. For concrete a high
performance or Roman self-healing
concrete is available.[22][23] The EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency) also
suggests using recycled industrial goods,
such as coal combustion products,
foundry sand, and demolition debris in
construction projects.[24] Energy efficient
building materials and appliances are
promoted in the United States through
energy rebate programs.
Waste reduction
Green architecture also seeks to reduce
waste of energy, water and materials
used during construction. For example, in
California nearly 60% of the state's waste
comes from commercial buildings[43]
During the construction phase, one goal
should be to reduce the amount of
material going to landfills. Well-designed
buildings also help reduce the amount of
waste generated by the occupants as
well, by providing on-site solutions such
as compost bins to reduce matter going
to landfills.
International frameworks
and assessment tools
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
GHG Indicator
Agenda 21
FIDIC's PSM
The International Federation of
Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Project
Sustainability Management Guidelines
were created in order to assist project
engineers and other stakeholders in
setting sustainable development goals
for their projects that are recognized and
accepted by as being in the interests of
society as a whole. The process is also
intended to allow the alignment of
project goals with local conditions and
priorities and to assist those involved in
managing projects to measure and verify
their progress.
ISO 21931
See also
Natural building
First EcoHouse
National Green Building Standard
General
References
1. "Green Building -US EPA" .
www.epa.gov.
2. Yan Ji and Stellios Plainiotis (2006):
Design for Sustainability. Beijing: China
Architecture and Building Press. ISBN 7-
112-08390-7
3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(October 28, 2009). Green Building Basic
Information. Retrieved December 10,
2009, from
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bout.htm
4. "EDGE Buildings - Build and Brand
Green" .
5. Hopkins, R. 2002. A Natural Way of
Building. Transition Culture. Retrieved:
2007-03-30.
6. Allen & Iano, 2008[Allen, E, & Iano, J.
(2008). Fundamentals of building
construction: materials and methods.
Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons
Inc.
7. "GSA Public Buildings Service
Assessing Green Building Performance"
(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on
2013-07-22.
8. "Presentation" (PDF). www.ipcc.ch.
9. "Howe, J.C. (2010). Overview of green
buildings. National Wetlands Newsletter,
33(1)" .
10. Goodhew S 2016 Sustainable
Construction Processes A Resource Text.
John Wiley & Son
11. Mao, Xiaoping; Lu, Huimin; Li, Qiming
(2009). "A Comparison Study of
Mainstream Sustainable/Green Building
Rating Tools in the World". 2009
International Conference on Management
and Service Science. p. 1.
doi:10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5303546 .
ISBN 978-1-4244-4638-4.
12. Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. N.p.:
Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Print.
13. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(October 28, 2010). Green Building Home.
Retrieved November 28, 2009, from
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/c
omponents.htm
14. WBDG Sustainable Committee.
(August 18, 2009). Sustainable. Retrieved
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http://www.wbdg.org/designsustainable.
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16. Hegazy, T. (2002). Life-cycle stages of
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17. Pushkar, S; Becker, R; Katz, A (2005).
"A methodology for design of
environmentally optimal buildings by
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18. "NREL: U.S. Life Cycle Inventory
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19. "Naturally:wood Building Green with
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External links
Sustainable Architecture at the Open
Directory Project
Green Building Directory & Discussion
Network
Prochorskaite A, Couch C, Malys N,
Maliene V (2016) Housing Stakeholder
Preferences for the “Soft” Features of
Sustainable and Healthy Housing
Design in the UK. Sustainability 14(1)
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