09-10-2014, 11:50 AM
Abstracts: Today the world is witnessing tremendous increase in population and so as pollution. So it is the uttermost need to reduce both. One of the way-out to prevent the pollution is to go “Green”. As we enter a new century, we are recognizing the “side effects” of our activities: pollution, toxic waste, global warming, resource and ozone depletion, and deforestation. Green buildings are introduced to increase the efficiency of the building by the use of as much natural resources as possible. These can be achieved by the use of the solar panels instead of electricity which is mostly produced by thermal power station and this in turn can reduce the consumption of coal. Similarly building orientation also plays a major role. The orientation of doors and windows is important for throughout the day ventilation & lightening and Water usage is also independent by adopting the rain water harvesting similarly the solid waste and water; both treated by the individual and producing useful fertilizer and recycle water up to certain extent. LEED– Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is the agency which gives rating to the building for the number of grade concept used. By using the concept of green building and following the criteria given by LEED, attempt has been made to assign the rating to the existing building a “Green” building.