A green roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and ...
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SAVE ENVIRONMENT WITH GREEN BUILDINGS
Green buildings around the world uses natural sources of energy, lighting, ventilation, temperature control etc and make building environment friendly.
Site and Landscape Planning for Green Building Construction
The site and landscape planning for green building construction are performed such a way that the design and construction strategies are sustainable and efficient. Site and landscape planning for green building ensures following objectives: Minimum disruption of the site Landscaping ...
What Makes a Building Green? – Green Building Concept
Green buildings are designed to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and natural environment by: Efficiently using energy, water and other resources. Protecting occupant’s health and improving employee productivity. Reducing waste, pollution and environment degradation. ...
What are Eco-Friendly Building Materials used in Construction?
Today many people that are building or remodeling their houses choose to use eco-friendly building materials. An eco-friendly building material is one that increases the efficiency of energy used and reduces impact on human well-being and the environment. There are ...
ESTIMATING LIFE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
There are different methods of estimating the life of a building. This can be done by carrying out health check up of the building. Depending on the degree of sophistication and desired accuracy level vis-a-vis the problem in hand ,there ...
Brick Masonry Terms and Definitions
Brick Masonry Terms and Definitions Course A course is a horizontal layer of bricks or stones. Bed It is the surface of stone perpendicular to the line of pressure. It indicates the lower surface of bricks or stones in each ...
Cool Roof System for Buildings – Types and its Benefits
Cool roof system for buildings is a roofing system that can deliver high reflectance (the ability to the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelength of the sun, reducing heat to the building) and high thermal emittance (the ability to release a ...