Green Architecture: A Concept of Sustainability

Author

AmanyRaghebaHishamEl-ShimybGhadaRaghebb

a

Department of Architectural Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Mansoura, Egypt

b

Department of Architectural Engineering, Pharos University, Alexandria 21311, Egypt

Available online 21 January 2016.

Abstract

In recent years, sustainability concept has become the common interest of numerous disciplines. The reason for this popularity is to perform the sustainable development. The Concept of Green Architecture, also known as “sustainable architecture” or “green building,” is the theory, science and style of buildings designed and constructed in accordance with environmentally friendly principles. Green architecture strives to minimize the number of resources consumed in the building's construction, use and operation, as well as curtailing the harm done to the environment through the emission, pollution and waste of its components.

To design, construct, operate and maintain buildings energy, water and new materials are utilized as well as amounts of waste causing negative effects to health and environment is generated. In order to limit these effects and design environmentally sound and resource efficient buildings; “green building systems” must be introduced, clarified, understood and practiced.

This paper aims at highlighting these difficult and complex issues of sustainability which encompass the scope of almost every aspect of human life.

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