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The common objective is that green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment.

Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This requires close cooperation of the design team, the architects, the engineers, and the client at all project stages.  The Green Building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.  On the aesthetic side of green architecture or sustainable design is the philosophy of designing a building that is in harmony with the natural features and resources of the surrounding the site. There are several key steps in designing sustainable buildings:

• Specify 'green' building materials from local sources

• Efficiently using energy, water, and other resources

• Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity

• Reduce loads, optimize systems, and generate on-site renewable energy

• Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation

There are a number of motives for building green, including environmental, economic, and social benefits. However, modern sustainability initiatives call for an integrated and synergistic design to both new construction and in the retrofitting of existing structures. Also known as sustainable design, this approach integrates the building life-cycle with each green practice employed with a design-purpose to create a synergy among the practices used.