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Green Buildings

The built environment contributes 40% of the annual carbon emissions.

Reduction in the carbon footprint of the building sector is essential for

achieving the Paris agreement for climate change. In a rapidly urbanizing

world and increasing built up space, energy efficiency of buildings plays

an important role in combatting climate change. It is well established that

consumption of energy and consequent carbon footprints of buildings

can be considerably reduced through adoption of efficient, solar passive

and sustainable design & technologies, appropriate choice of green &

ecofriendly materials and green construction practices.

The approach for green building begins with site selection, building planning

& orientation and design incorporating measures to reduce water and

energy resources and attempts to Net Zero Energy (NZE) i.e. Zero Energy

Building (ZEB)

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