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A green or sustainable building relies on a special design that emphasizes the efficient use of all the resources from the materials to the heating and the water systems. Following the green criterion, the construction, the sitting, the design and the maintenance of a building have a limited impact on the environment. The best of practices are needed for good sustainable building construction, and the standards to work by refer to the reduction of polluting agents and waste, the efficient use of all the resources and the protection of the occupants’ health. At a small scale, sustainable building is known in the form of natural building.

Local resources only serve for the construction. The benefits of such a sustainable building are manifold if we consider the aimed efficiency of all the processes. The water and energy consume are low and therefore the operating costs are pretty reduced. The impact on the indoor quality remains high, meaning that there are fewer chances to get mold inside the house. Enthusiasts of sustainable building also try to create a balance between the architecture or design lines and the surroundings of the structure.

Ifmore people take up sustainable building practices, a serious reduction of the environmental impact of business can result from it. Statistics indicate that homes take up most of the total energy consume both in the European Union and the United States, and commercial buildings are following close behind. It is with buildings that the highest levels of carbon dioxide are also generated, and pollution levels become critical. The solution could thus come from the practices and techniques specific to sustainable building in order to reduce the negative impact of human habitat on the environment and implicitly make living conditions healthier.

Solar panels and rain gardens work great for sustainable building. Rain and sun light help one reduce the consume of resources because they are free and abundant. Why use tap water for the garden when there are special collecting systems that capture rain water? Moreover, the architecture specific to sustainable building relies on special materials such as ecology blocks, dimension stones and even wood from forests certified as sustainable managed. Recycled materials such as wood fibers, calcium sand stone, compressed earth blocks, foundry sand and even demolition debris could also turn into useful resources for sustainable building.