Actions to Sustain Healthy

Outdoor Environments

GREEN BUILDING DESIGN AND RENEWABLE

ENERGY
 Key Vocab

Sustain
Renewable
 Green Building Design

A green building incorporates design, construction and

operational practices that significantly reduce or eliminate its
negative impact on the environment and its occupants. Building
green is an opportunity to use resources efficiently while creating
healthier environments for people to live and work in.
Examples
Composting Toilet
Master Switch for energy use
Use of timber waste products
Solar Heating
Northerly Facing Windows
Double Glazed Windows
Water tanks to capture rain
Solar Panels
Individual room heating (zoning)
Cooling Through Circulating fountain outside slatted window positioned
where breeze flows naturally through
Insulated Roofing and Bricks
LED lighting strategically placed
 Renewable Energy

Energy produced from sources that can be

replenished or replaced. It includes energy that is
generated from natural resources.
 Renewable Energy
Solar Power
Hydro-electricity
Wind
Wave and tidal
Wind energy
Solar Power
Wave Power
Hydro Power