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Go Green – Green Concept |
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| GREEN BUILDINGS: FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY |
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| Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources – energy, water and materials – while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better site, design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal (i.e) the complete building life cycle. |
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| Green buildings are steadily increasing their footprint in India with an increase from 6000 sq m of green space in 2003 to 304, 800 sq m expected by the end 2008. Today a variety of Green building are coming up in the country – residential complexes exhibition centers, hospitals, educational institutions, laboratories, IT parks, airports, government buildings and corporate offices. |
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| India, which has an estimated 19 years for the domestic oil reserve to last and 86% of its oil consumption being imported, has taken a leading role in promoting Green buildings. Green buildings utilize designs and materials that are environment friendly. They ensure pollution-free environment and reduction in energy bills through application of smart energy management, building management, application of solar photovoltaic system, high performance windows and heat resistant paints among others. |
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| Green buildings have provision for solar protection to prevent heat gain in the premises during the day. This helps in putting less of load on air-conditioning system to maintain ambient temperature within the premises. The solar protection mechanism in Green building ensures the usage of natural light to the maximum and that results in the reduction in the consumption of electricity used for lighting. This mechanism also protects the premises from the glare and heat of harsh Sun in the summers and maintains the warmth of Sun during the winter. This helps in the increase in the comfort level of users as it enables natural ventilation, natural light and climate control in a natural way. |
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| The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) estimates the demand for Green building materials and equipment will reach $ 4 billion per annum by 2010. Going green is the latest trend among corporate and residential apartments. Green building, as the concept is called, ensures environment protection, water conservation, energy efficiency, use of recycled products and renewable energy. In tune with the global trend to protect the environment, the number of Green building projects in India is expected to go up from the current 164 to over 2000 by 2012, industry experts feel. |
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