green architecture
Environmentally conscious design
Green architecture is building design that minimizes environmental impact through energy efficiency, sustainable materials, and reduced waste.
The term covers a range of approaches—from solar panels and rainwater collection to passive heating and recycled building materials.
Also called sustainable architecture or eco-friendly design: The new campus showcases green architecture with its living roof and geothermal heating.
- bambooTall woody grass
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- biomimicryDesign imitating natural systems
- living wallVegetation installed on facades
- wind turbinesMachines converting air movement to electricity
LED lighting · cradle-to-cradle · rammed earth · sustainability · net zero · reclaimed wood · rooftop gardens · cross-ventilation · photovoltaic panels · vernacular · insulation · rainwater harvesting · natural ventilation · cork · solar panels · natural light · breathable · recycled materials
- green techsolar panels, solar power, wind energy, clean energy, wind turbines
- green businesssustainable business, corporate responsibility, ESG, CSR, sustainable packaging
- American Architecturecolonial, Craftsman, bungalow, ranch house, Cape Cod
- green energywind power, solar power, renewables, solar farm, solar panel
- housing typesranch house, split-level, Cape Cod, bungalow, apartment complex
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs