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In this article we set out to present the benefits of green buildings in the context of sustainable development after studying the specialized literature. In the context of sustainable development, there is a lot of evidence around the world that green buildings bring multiple benefits; they provide some of the most effective means to achieve a number of global goals, such as tackling climate change, creating sustainable and prosperous communities, and stimulating economic growth. In recent decades, there has been a growing concern about environmental issues as well as the consumption of energy and resources in the construction sector. Green buildings or sustainable development are a response to growing environmental concerns. The green building is the practice of building or rehabilitating structures to be energy and resource efficient throughout the life cycle of a building, from site planning to construction, operation, maintenance, rehabilitation and demolition/decommissioning. Green buildings use natural resources efficiently, in the sense that the quantity is reduced and thus their waste is reduced, which leads to the reduction of both utility bills and environmental impact. However, the idea that these benefits range from being fairly predictable (energy, waste and water savings) to relatively unsafe (productivity/health benefits) must still be accepted. So energy and water savings can be predicted with reasonable accuracy, measured and monitored over time; while, productivity and health-related benefits are much less accurately understood and much harder to predict with precision. |
