Preliminary Application of Green Building Principles to a Library

Civil Engineering

Green buildings are one of the creations of modern architectures that are popularly used in latest technologies. They are designed, constructed, and operated in such a way that they have minimal environmental impact and attempts to leave a positive impact on the same throughout the entire building life-cycle. Due to the rapid growth of technology, there is diminishing of the resources or pollution of the environment. Therefore, we desperately need to save the environment which is the resource of life on earth. In architecture, green and sustainable building construction is sought-after. IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) is the Indian standard to measure the performance, whereas LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the major performance standard in countries abroad. This paper deals with the concept of green building used in the construction of a library. This involves the plan, methodologies incorporated, various components encompassed, how they are authorized and about how energy efficient the library is. In order to achieve energy efficiency, numerous renewable resources are used in the place of non-renewable resources. It is also made sure that a number of factors are considered before deciding the selection of materials and components for green library construction. This critical review also explores various advantages and limitations associated with green components and recommend strategies to overcome. The outlook of the research spans the political, economic, technological, social, and environmental perspectives. This study reveals the significance and challenges of sustainable library for special collections, and takes them a step further by favoring a user-centered design approach that encompasses more user-importance levels than energy and resource points. Such an approach can provide increased insights into sustainable design, planning and administration, resulting in a greater likelihood of meeting users needs, demands and expectations.

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