November 20, 2008
Thursday

Green Building : Opinion

Green building is the design and construction practice of increasing the efficiency of buildings and their use of energy, water, and materials, and reducing building impacts on human health and the environment.
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"Green Technology is not Something that can be Bolted on" (opinion)

Green buildings have emerged as a hot topic in recent weeks with everyone from London mayor Boris Johnson to CBI boss Richard Lambert singing their praises and calling for wider adoption of sustainable construction techniques.

But what constitutes a truly green building and why, when they can deliver significant long-term savings in terms of energy cost, does adoption remain so low?

Here more from leading green architects here. 

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