Green building refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This requires close cooperation of the contractor, 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. Green building also refers to saving resources to the maximum extent, including energy saving, land saving, water saving, material saving, etc., during the whole life cycle of the building, protecting the environment and reducing pollution, providing people with healthy, comfortable and efficient use of space, and being in harmony with nature. Buildings that live in harmony; green building technology focuses on low consumption, high efficiency, economy, environmental protection, integration and optimization.’
US EPA Kansas City Science & Technology Center. This facility features the following green attributes: LEED 2.0 Gold certified Green Power Native Landscaping
Hanging gardens of One Central Park, Sydney
Blu Homes mkSolaire, a green building designed by Michelle Kaufmann.
Shanghai Tower, the tallest and largest LEED Platinum certified building in the world since 2015.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and neighborhoods, which aims to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.
Taipei 101 is one of the tallest buildings to be LEED-certified
Washington, D.C., is the first LEED Platinum city in the world. Pictured is 1225 Connecticut Avenue, the first redeveloped office building on the U.S. East Coast to receive LEED Platinum status.
Arlington County, Virginia, is the first LEED Platinum community in the world. Pictured is 1812 N Moore, the tallest LEED Platinum building in the Washington metropolitan area, and other towers of various LEED status.[citation needed]
Shearer's Foods plant in Massillon, Ohio, is the first food manufacturing plant to receive LEED Platinum status.