Recently I came across with an article on net on eHow.com . The eHow Contributor Linda Wong has described the principle if Green building design in a nice way.
Solar Design :
Successful passive solar design means being able to naturally heat and cool a building without dependence on a mechanical system. The orientation and shape of a building on the site, location and size of windows, and the insulation of the building envelope are critical to successful solar design.
Energy Efficiency:
Efficient design of the mechanical, electrical and lighting systems in a building reduces energy usage and significantly reduces utility costs. Low-energy light sources, such as fluorescent and LED bulbs, are more expensive to buy initially, but they use significantly less electricity and last much longer than standard incandescent light fixtures.
Water Efficiency :
Selection of water-saving plumbing fixtures, such as low-flow toilets and faucets, will net significant savings in water usage. Reducing potable water usage in landscape design is another effective green building strategy, achieved through incorporating more drought-tolerant native planting and collecting rainwater to irrigate the landscape.
Green design is the future.The Mumbai based green architecture company iDream (www.idream.in), green design is future and it is getting popular day by day.I shall bring more information on it in future.
Author Resource:-
Rajendar Bairi is a Mumbai based writer. He is associated with idream and lightgreen
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