{"id":65,"date":"2020-09-10T07:28:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenifyi.com\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:30:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:30:24","slug":"environment-friendly-buildings-are-an-immediate-need-for-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenifyi.com\/blog\/environment-friendly-buildings-are-an-immediate-need-for-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment-Friendly Buildings are an Immediate Need for the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWe do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.\u201d <\/strong>When Ralph Waldo Emerson phrased these lines, he might have foreseen the current predicaments of the world in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global warming has been sitting on top of the global agenda for a long time. Despite that, the situation has only worsened. According to a NASA report, we have already experienced 16 out of 17 warmest years since 2001. And if we don\u2019t do something soon, we may not be in a position to return the world we borrowed from our future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Bank, in one of his articles titled \u201cFighting climate change with green infrastructure\u201d, said, \u201cWith acute effects of global warming already being felt, further resilience against climate change is needed.\u201d Adding further, the article emphasizes on the need for the need for green infrastructure to meet both mitigation and adaptation objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Buildings are the need of the hour!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional buildings consume a huge amount of energy to operate, contributing immensely to GHG emissions. Besides that, the construction of traditional spaces generates massive waste which disturbs the soil and topography of the area; leading to severe energy consumption along with toxic waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n