Environmentally Friendly Buildings

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

1.1Introduction1

1.2Objective2

1.2 Aims of the research2

1.3 Research methodology2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW9

2.1 Introduction9

2.2 Definition9

2.3 Environmentally Friendly buildings9

2.4 Features of Environmentally Friendly buildings11

2.5 Assessing Building Rating System14

2.6 Environmental problems20

2.7 Summary26

REFERENCES28

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Introduction

An environmentally friendly building is a structure designed to reduce its environmental impact as compared to a standard building of its type, based on the construction and operations of the building. This impact includes the use of resources such as energy, water, and materials, as well as the reduction of outputs such as storm water runoff, construction waste, and indoor emissions. Because of the holistic nature of this approach, Environmentally Friendly Buildings projects generally require closer collaboration between designers and builders than traditional projects.

Creating and developing robust, yet environmentally friendly building paves way for improving and escalating the environment that yields the accounts of building a humble, yet effective community to control the hindrances and pollution of the work done. It belongs to the concept of “sustainable development,” which also serves as the driving force. However, instead of simply regarding Robust building as an assembly of new materials, technologies, and other pieces of environment-friendly innovations, it should be a holistic solution to achieve the concept of sustainable development in the project life cycle including project planning, designing, constructing, and operating. In the past few decades, robust building has been through a flourishing development due to a growing market demand for environment-friendly solutions and products. The practices of robust building were initiated primarily from the non-profit sector, federal, state, and municipal building projects. However, the concept of robust building is now widespread in the construction industry due to the rising awareness of sustainability (Wilson, Alex, 2000, pp 62).

Objective

Climate change and other pressures make it desirable that more Robust and Environmentally Friendly (REF) buildings are constructed. This dissertation considers how clients might be encouraged to commission more Robust and Environmentally Friendly buildings.

1.2 Aims of the research

To identify both the short-term and the long-term benefits of building significantly more environmentally friendly and robust buildings;

To assess the probable risks of not building more robust buildings

To identify, from a client's perspective, the current (and future) drivers and impediments for them commissioning more Robust and Environmentally Friendly buildings.

To assess what steps are already being taken to encourage clients to commission more Robust and Environmentally Friendly buildings, and what future steps may be required.

1.3 Research methodology

1.3.1 Mixed Methods Design

Mixed methods are a research orientation that possesses unique purposes and techniques. It integrates techniques from quantitative and qualitative paradigms to tackle research questions that can be ...