Archive for January, 2010

Minor distanvantages of green buildings

01 29th, 2010 Author: admin

Though we have always been hearing of its pros but it does have cons too. The main con being additional costs in its construction. Another under cover disadvantage is the pollution it causes. It’s the indoor pollution I am talking about. We are locked into our homes that the indoor air becomes more and more polluted. Also, the lights which are environment friendly emit more radiations than ordinary lights and hence harm more.

Why green buildings?

01 9th, 2010 Author: admin

The construction of green buildings was started keeping in mind sustainable construction. By sustainable I mean which is friendly to the environment, leads to the efficient use of energy resources which we are already short off. They help us preventing huge percentage of pollution and wastage due to construction. Though research for new technologies for construction of green buildings are being done on regular basis for experts.