Green+Building+(Marisa+Celeste)

Green Building Green Building (can also be called sustainable buildings) are buildings that are constructed and designed to support the community, human health and the environment. They are designed to protect our health and employee productivity; using water, energy and other resources more effeciently; and reducing waste and pollution. They developed wind energy, solar energy and nuclear energy as a way to use it more resourcefully.
 * What is it?**

For almost 30 years, America depended on forgein oil and wanted to reduce their energy use and remodel their homes. They wanted to improve the aesthetics, increase space, make the home more kid-friendly and just wanted to raise their quality of life. Their main focus is to increase the resource use: energy, water and materials.
 * What problems is it trying to address?**

Benefits: - a healthier home: natural venilition filters fresh air inside to increase residents breathing - a cost-effecient home: this technique saves money and gives you the best quility - an environmentally friendly home: uses less energy, uses recycling and generates their energy from the sun and wind (aka wind energy and sun energy)  -This drawing on the right shows the resources that are used to create a Green Building. The venilation control from improving insulation; to the lighting control which uses natural light and sensors; also, reuses rainwater into the utilization system.
 * Why is it useful?**

Green Building is related to the Carbon Cycle by which the energy used to heat and power buildings, leads to the consumption of large amounts of energy, (mainly from burning fossil fuels), oil, natural gas and coal (which generates huge amounts of carbon dioxide). Reducing the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions produced by buildings is said to slow down global climate change. Green Buildings are related to the release of greenhouse gases by the construction and destruction waste that builds up in landfills can generate methane, and the removal or manufacturing of building materials can also generate greenhouse gas emissions.
 * How does Green Building relate to one of the nutrient cycles?**


 * Is it a viable solution to protect the biosphere?**


 * What are the possible consequences to the environment?**