Green Building: Strategic Approach to Sustainable Economy

Abstract

Green buildings generally known because of the economic benefit of saving utility bills, return higher rent, offer faster letting, greater occupants' health and higher resale value compared non-green buildings. In an economic environment where the quality is the main objective, green buildings provide higher quality with reasonable additional cost. As an economic point of view green buildings also decrease a variety of risk factors such as, marketing, financial and political. This study attempts to investigate the role of green buildings to promote a sustainable economy. The data has been collected through literature review. Results reveal that green construction will lead to sustainable economy in national level according to high contribution with Gross Domestic Product.