GREEN BUILDING CONCEPT, RATING SYSTEM AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN INDIA

Ehtesham Ahmad, Massom Reza

Abstract: As we are aware that there is enormous increase in basic facilities and development of construction field in india and it is very important sector because it creates employment on large scale and play a pivotal role in economic growth. Due to economic growth , India is witnessing increase percentage of 9.5% as estimated to world standard of 5% in construction industry .Due to growth in Construction sector and urbanization of population in india , construction sector exerts a lot of environmental pressure and consumes natural resources such as soil, water, wood, stones, metals, glass etc during construction and consume energy. Due to this ,there is a rise in green growth in india because it focuses on energy conservation, energy efficiency, integration of renewables, lesser consumption of water and sustainable waste management. It also aims better indoor environment for the occupants and low emissions of CO2 by using recycled material. The green building concept has been gaining importance in India due lesser amount of energy consumption, lesser consumption of water and better solution for waste management .It is well known that Nothing can be achieved without energy and to reduce and utilize maximum level of energy ,there should be consideration of how to decrease energy consumption throughout the course of construction, renovation and opreration of building. Due to global warming and environmental issue such as rise in air ,water and land pollution we are at the stage where green concept building is to be adopted at war level in construction industry. As we are aware that Buildings is , enormous consumer of energy and responsible for emission of green house gases, the concept of green building is the need of the Hour. Here it’s a small concept presented in paper how building can meet environmental goals with minimum use of energy and the organization involve in the management and promotion of green building.

Keywords: Sustainability, CO2, Ecosystem, Green Buildings, Renewable, Green Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2018.0708002