Here's how the pandemic has boosted the cause of green buildings

 After two years of ups and downs, a more discerning house buyer is emerging. People are aware and understand the need of living in a healthy and disaster-resilient home.

Following the upheaval of the previous two years, homebuyers' major worry has shifted to the safety and strength of their property. Although the pandemic provided the impetus for looking at why we need better housing, the construction-quality of the home and its capacity to survive rapid changes in environment are also important driving reasons.

Green building agenda

Staying indoor, irrespective of the difficulties, has helped us appreciate how buildings can shield us from health concerns such as COVID-19. It has also underlined the need of green buildings. We already know that green buildings are a step toward decarbonization.

Green buildings provide cleaner air as well as improved insulation, ventilation, and lighting. This results in a healthier, more pleasant, and productive work-from-home environment. Furthermore, green buildings utilise less construction materials. They limit resource extraction, minimising wildlife habitat damage and biodiversity loss. These all are thought to be the origins of the pandemic.

According to Atul Goel Pune, buildings now play an important role in the prevention and management of the COVID-19 virus. Indeed, green buildings can help us stay healthy throughout the present worldwide pandemic and may help avoid the next one.

Build better

The epidemic has totally altered people's perspectives. Alternatives such as earth and timber-derived materials, as well as bamboo, which is abundant in tropical nations and serves as feasible sustainable equivalents, are critical.

“We're also looking into various design options, such as building structures. This allows for natural cooling on-site and in the surrounding environment. Steel, glass, concrete, and cement are traditional materials with a high carbon footprint. People appear to be more receptive to creating a home that can resist harsh weather in the previous two years, rather than only thinking about building a concrete home”, says Atul Goel Ganga.

Withstand the heat

The buyer is the most crucial aspect in creating a more sustainable housing structure. The house buyer should be informed not only of the necessity for a green home, but also of the qualifications the developer possesses in order to get a green certificate. One of the most significant advantages of a green building is that it keeps your home cooler while also saving you more water and electricity. Developers are also moving in this direction, but it must be done more quickly. Going green in building helps to reduce environmental harm, and it is no longer a rich man's notion.

Various other benefits of green buildings

• Green buildings may provide several concrete and intangible benefits, including:
• Water and energy use are reduced from the first day of tenancy.
• The energy savings might vary from 20% to 30%.
• Water savings might range from 30 to 50%.
• Intangible advantages of green buildings include improved air quality, excellent daylighting, tenant health and well-being, safety improvements, and the conservation of limited national resources.

Acceleration of the transition to sustainability, including designs for healthy living

Governments may stimulate the economy by promoting carbon-reduction initiatives, such as modifying housing stock to increase energy efficiency. Such inducements might take the form of a combination of policy changes and direct public investments.

We at Goel Ganga Group anticipate a comparable change in demand for more sustainable buildings and communities. The projects encourage healthy lifestyles such as access to local amenities and outdoor space, higher standards on air quality, and recycled and sustainable materials, says Atul Goel Ganga Pune.

Conclusion

We should be aware of how human activity affects pollution levels. The COVID-19 pandemic presents chances to examine how a genuinely robust and sustainable post-pandemic recovery may also be a green and inclusive recovery for all.